Ciprofloxacin

For susceptible infections:
a) Ciprofloxacin: 5–15 mg/kg PO q12h Avoid or reduce dosage of these drugs in animals with severe renal failure; avoid in young animals or in pregnant or breeding animals. (Vaden & Papich 1995)

15-20 mg/kg body weight q12 hours

For susceptible infections:
a) 5–15 mg/kg PO q12h; Avoid or reduce dosage of these drugs in animals with severe renal failure; avoid in young animals or in pregnant or breeding animals. (Vaden & Papich 1995)
b) For UTI: 10 mg/kg PO once daily (q24h) for 7–14 days For skin, soft tissue infections: 10–15 mg/kg PO once daily (q24h) for 7–14 days. For bone systemic infections, bacteremia and more resistant pathogens (e.g., Enterobacter): 20 mg/kg PO once daily (q24h) for 7–14 days (Greene et al. 2006)
c) For pyoderma: 11 mg/kg PO q12h (Miller 2005)

For susceptible infections:
a) 5–15 mg/kg PO twice daily (Williams 2000)

5–20 mg/kg PO q12h (Ivey & Morrisey 2000)

For susceptible gram-negative infections:
a) Using ciprofloxacin 500 mg tablets: 20–40 mg/kg PO twice daily. Crushed tablet goes into suspension well, but must be shaken well before administering. (McDonald 1989)
b) Ciprofloxacin (using crushed tablets): 20 mg/kg PO q12h (Bauck & Hoefer 1993)
c) Ciprofloxacin (using crushed tablets or suspend) 10–15 mg/kg PO q12h (Hoeffer 1995)
d) Ratites: 3–6 mg/kg PO twice daily (Jenson 1998)