Table 1.

Antibiotic choices for use in inpatient and outpatient treatment protocols for canine parvoviral enteritis

Antibiotic	Dose (mg/kg)/Route/Frequency	In/Outpatient
Ampicillin	20–40/IV/Q 8 h	Inpatient
Ampicillin-sulbactam	30–50/IV/Q 6–8 h	Inpatient
Cefovecin	8/SQ/once	Outpatient
Cefoxitin	20–30/IV/Q 8 h	Inpatient
Enrofloxacin	10/IV/Q 24 h	Inpatient
Metronidazole	10/IV/Q 8 h	Inpatient

Abbreviations: Q, every; SQ, subcutaneous.