Table 5.

Empiric antibiotic choice for patients with pneumonia

Stable patient, mild clinical signs	Monotherapy: Trimethoprim sulfate 30 mg/kg PO every 12 h Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 13.75 mg/kg PO every 12 h (dog) 62.5 mg PO every 12 h (cat)
Moderate clinical signs	Monotherapy: As listed earlier Dual therapy: Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 13.75 mg/kg PO every 12 h (dog) 62.5 mg PO every 12 h (cat) And Enrofloxacin 10 mg/kg PO/IV every 24 h (dog) 5 mg/kg PO/IV every 24 h (cat) Or Amikacin 15 mg/kg SQ every 24 h
Critical patient, severe clinical signs	Dual therapy As listed earlier Monotherapy: Timentin-clavulanic acid 50 mg/kg IV every 6 h Meropenem 24 mg/kg IV every 24 h Imipenem 10 mg/kg IV every 8 h

Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; PO, by mouth; SQ, subcutaneous.