Doses - CHLORTETRACYCLINE

Dogs & Cats:

For susceptible infections:
a) 25 mg/kg PO q6-8h (Papich 1992)
b) To prevent recurrence of mycoplasma or chlamydial conjunctivitis in large catterieswhere topical therapy is impractical: soluble chlortetracycline powder in food at a doseof 50 mg per day per cat for 1 month. (Carro 1994)
Birds:For the treatment of chlamydiosis: In small birds add chlortetracycline to food in a concentration of 0.05%; larger psittacines require 1% CTC. (Flammer 1992)
Cattle and

Swine:

For susceptible infections: 6 - 10 mg/kg IV or IM; 10 - 20 mg/kg PO Note: Although notspecified in this reference, chlortetracycline is generally administered once daily(Howard 1993)
Dosage Forms/Preparations/FDA Approval Status/Withholding Times - Veterinary-Approved Products:
There are several feed additive/water mix preparations available containing chlortetracycline.
Trade names may include Aureomycin® (Cyanamid), CTC® 50 (AL Labs); Pfichlor®(Pfizer). See individual labels for more information.

Human-Approved Products:

A human labeled topical ointment and an ophthalmic ointment are commercially available.