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- Title
Florfenicol urinary excretion and its potential for treating canine urinary tract infections.
- Authors
KuKanich, Kate S.; Anderson, Elayna E.; Carcamo Tzic, Astrid D.; KuKanich, Butch
- Abstract
The canine urinary excretion of florfenicol was evaluated to explore its potential for treating urinary tract infections. Nine healthy male intact purpose‐bred Beagles and four healthy client‐owned dogs each received a single oral dose of florfenicol 20 mg/kg (300 mg/mL parenteral solution) with food. All voluntary urinations were collected for 12 h. Although florfenicol is reportedly bitter tasting, 7/9 Beagles and 4/4 client‐owned dogs completely ingested the florfenicol and were enrolled; salivation (n = 1) and headshaking (n = 3) were observed. The last measured urine florfenicol concentrations were variable: Beagles (0.23–3.19 mcg/mL), Pug (3.01 mcg/mL) English Setter (21.29 mcg/mL), Greyhound (32.68 mcg/mL), and Standard Poodle (13.00 mcg/mL). Urine half‐life was similar for the Beagles and the Pug, 0.75–1.39 h, whereas the half‐life was 1.70–1.82 h for the English Setter, Greyhound, and Standard Poodle. Larger breed dogs exceeded 8 mcg/mL florfenicol (wild‐type cutoff) in their urine at 12 h, whereas the Beagles and Pug had <8 mcg/mL; it is unclear if this is an individual, breed, or size difference. These data suggest oral florfenicol may need to be administered q6‐12h for canine urinary tract infections, but further data are needed (more enrolled dogs, multiple‐dose regimens) before considering clinical trials or breed‐specific differences.
- Subjects
URINARY tract infections; EXCRETION; PARENTERAL solutions; GREYHOUNDS; URINATION; BITTERNESS (Taste)
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024, Vol 47, Issue 3, p168
- ISSN
0140-7783
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jvp.13434