Table 1.

Drugs recommended for treatment of arthropod-borne infectious diseases in cats

Drug	Infection	Dose rate (mg/kg)	Dose frequency (h)	Route
Antibiotic
Amoxicillin	Bartonellosis, borreliosis	10–20	12	IV, SC, PO
Amoxicillin/clavulanate	Bartonellosis	10–20	12	IV, SC, PO
Doxycycline	Ehrlichiosis, yersiniosis, borreliosis	5–10	12 decrease to 24	PO, IV
Oxytetracycline	Ehrlichiosis, yersiniosis, borreliosis	10–25	8	PO, IV
Erythromycin	Coxiellosis	10 622	8	PO, IV
Azithromycin †	Coxiellosis, borreliosis	7–15	12	PO
Chloramphenicol	Yersiniosis, tularaemia	25–50	12	IV, IM, SC, PO
Fluoroquinolones * eg, enrofloxacin	Bartonellosis, coxiellosis, yersiniosis, tularaemia	5–15	8–12	IV, IM, SC, PO
Aminoglycosides eg, gentamycin	Yersiniosis, tularaemia	2–4	12–24	IM
Rifampicin * †	Bartonellosis, coxiellosis	5–10	24	PO
Trimethoprim/sulphonamide/pyrimethamine	Coxiellosis	15–60	24	PO
Anti-protozoal
Imidocarb diproprionate †	Cytauxzoonosis	5–6.6	Once. Repeat in 2 weeks	SC, IM
Primiquine sulphate †	Babesiosis	1 mg/cat	Every 36 h for 6 days, then once weekly for 4 weeks	IM
Diminazene aceturate †	Cytauxzoonosis	3.5	Once. Repeat in 7 days	IM
Meglumine antimonate †	Leishmaniosis	5	24 for 20–30 days	SC

^*Used in combination with other antibiotics. See Table 2.

^†Not licensed for cats.