Animals, like people, are subject to various diseases, be it a pet or an agricultural animal. And since our smaller brothers are more vulnerable in the face of illness, then it is our direct responsibility to help overcome it.
Veterinary pharmacology develops various tools for the treatment of certain diseases and produces them in convenient formats adapted for animals and birds. Today we consider the veterinary drug "Enroksil" used for livestock, poultry and pets.
Enroxil: General Information and Composition
The drug "Enroxil" is available in several dosage forms:
- tablets (15 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg), the active ingredient is enrofloxacin;
- powder 5%, odorless, yellowish. Packing: packages weighing 1 kg, 25 kg - drum, the main active ingredient is enrofloxacin;
- Enroxil for poultry is produced as a 10% solution for oral use, in glass containers of 100 ml, 1 liter in a container made of polyethylene, the active element is enrofloxacin;
- injection 5%, the main substance - enrofloxacin, auxiliary - water for injection, butanol, potassium hydroxide.
Pharmacological properties
Enroxil is used in veterinary medicine as a broad-spectrum drug. He belongs to the group fluoroquinolones. These are antibiotics that destroy the infection at the cellular level, substances are quickly absorbed, removed for a long time, which allows them to act in the body for a long period.
Enroxil fights against bacterial microorganisms in case of respiratory diseases, animal skin, urinary system, diseases of the stomach, intestines, actively helps to overcome mycoplasma infections.
Enroxil in pill form is convenient for dogs and cats. The pills have the smell of meat, so the animal does not have to torment to force to swallow the medicine. The tablet, getting into the stomach, is quickly absorbed by the mucous membrane, after a couple of hours after taking the maximum concentration of the drug is observed in the blood. The effect of the drug lasts for a day.
Enroxil oral administration is more convenient for poultry. The drug through the mucous membrane of the stomach spreads through the tissues of the body, the maximum concentration is observed after one and a half to two hours, lasts up to six hours. 
Injections of the drug are more suitable for large and small cattle and pigs. Absorbed and spread through the tissues of the body within an hour after the injection. The therapeutic effect lasts about a day.
The drug is excreted from the body naturally.
Drug use
Enroxil has no complicated instructions for use, it is necessary to know from what age and in what form to give the drug to animals.
Important! Injections of the drug are prescribed to agricultural animals and dogs with such diseases: salmonellosis, streptococcosis, necrotic enteritis, mycoplasmosis, campylobacterium hepatitis, colibacteriosis, hemophilia, bacterial and enzootic pneumonia, colisepticemia, atrophic rhinitis, pasteurellosis.Enroxil tablets for cats and dogs can be mixed into the feed. Cats are allowed to give the drug from two months of age, dogs of small breeds - from the year, large breeds - from the age of 18 months.
Good effect is observed in the treatment of chlamydia in cats and rickettsiosis in dogs. Also prescribed to dogs and cats with infected wounds, infections of the urogenital system and the digestive system, respiratory diseases, otitis. 
Did you know? Cats and cats lick wool, not only to maintain cleanliness. Feline during the procedure, lick off some wool substance containing vitamin B, which is responsible for the balance of the nervous system in cats. Thus, the cat calms down, reduces its own aggression.Enroxil's oral solution is indicated mainly in poultry. It is used for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory-infectious diseases in broilers.
Dosage
Using the drug "Enroksil", it is important to know the dosage for each type of animal.
The solution for injection of 5% is administered subcutaneously to sheep, goats and calves, intramuscularly to sows, piglets and gilts for three days once a day. Dosage: per 20 kg of animal weight - 1 ml of the drug.
With salmonellosis once a day for five days dosage: per 10 kg of weight - 1 ml of the drug.
The dogs are given injections subcutaneously, the course of treatment is five days, once a day, dosage - per 10 kg of weight of 1 ml of solution. 
The oral solution is given to poultry along with water. In case of salmonellosis, the course of treatment will be five days, in other cases three. Enroxil, following the instructions for use for chickens, calculated 5 ml per 10 liters of drinking water; for birds older than 28 days - 10 ml per 10 liters of water. Medicinal solution is prepared at the rate of poultry water needs.
Cats give the following pills: 1 tablet per 3 kg of weight, up to two times a day, for 5-10 days.
Dogs - 1 tablet per 3 kg of body weight twice a day. The course lasts from five to ten days. Both types of animals eat the drug with food.
Interesting! The oldest dog breed is the saluki. These dogs contained the royal personages of ancient Egypt. Interestingly, the animals were treated very respectfully, and after death they betrayed mummification.Enroxil is a safe drug, overdose symptoms in animals and birds have not been identified.
Contraindications and side effect
Chicken-laying hens are strictly contraindicated: enrofloxacin enters the egg. Possible individual intolerance to the drug. It is not advisable to give the drug to kittens up to two months of age, puppies up to one year.
Attention! Do not combine the use of the drug "Enroksil" with other anti-inflammatory drugs: macrolides, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, theophylline and other nonsteroidal drugs.
When injecting Enroxil, in order to avoid a painful reaction, no more than 5 ml of large animals should be administered in one place, 2.5 ml for small animals (rabbits).
It is impossible to prescribe the drug to pregnant animals and dairy cattle, it is not recommended to take the drug for kidney disease in animals.
Terms and conditions of storage of the drug
The drug "Enroxil" in the form of tablets is stored in a dry and dark place, the storage temperature is from 5 to 25 degrees Celsius. Shelf life - no more than two years.
The drug for injection and oral solution is stored under the same conditions, the duration of storage is three years.
When working with the solution for injection should follow the rules of personal hygiene and safety measures. Medicines are kept out of the reach of children.
You can not use in everyday life containers from under the drug "Enroksil". Empty containers - bottles, blisters must be recycled.
"Enroxil" has no analogues, but judging by the description of the drug and a wide range of use, this veterinary drug fits the animals as well as possible. It can help animals and birds in the treatment of a large list of diseases. In addition, it is safe for animals, although treatment should be prescribed by a qualified specialist.
