Veterinary Drugs - C

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• Carprofen – COX-2 selective NSAID used to relieve pain and inflammation in dogs. Annedotal reports of severe GI effects in cats.
• Cefovecin – Cephalosporin-class antibiotic used to treat skin infections in dogs and cats.
• Cephalexin – Antibiotic, particularly useful for susceptible Staphylococcus infections.
• Chloramphenicol – Particularly Useful for Anaerobic Bacterial Infections, both Gram (+) and (-). Crosses blood brain barrier, useful in treatment of meningitis
• Cimetidine – H2 antagonist used to reduce GI acid production aids in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as esophageal reflux. Newer agents may be more appropriate as they have a longer duration of action and fewer drug interactions (i.e. ranididine, famotidine, omeprazole). It is starting to be recommended for treatment of Melanoma in horses
• Clamoxyquine – Antiparasitic to treat salmonids for infection with the myxozoan parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis.
• Clavulanic acid – Adjunct to penicillin-derived antibiotics used to overcome resistance in bacteria that secrete beta-lactamase.
• Clenbuterol – A decongestant and bronchodilator used for the treatment of recurrent airway obstruction in horses
• Clindamycin Hydrochloride – Antibiotic with particular use in dental infections. Effective against most aerobic gram positive cocci (not Strep faecalis), Corynebacterium diptheriae, Nocardia asteroides, Erysepelothrix, Toxoplasma, and Mycoplama. Anaerobic bacteria susceptible: Clostridium perfringins, C. Tetani, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Actinomyces.
• Clomipramine Hydrochloride – Primarily in dogs: Obsessive-compulsive disorders, dominance aggression and anxiety., may be useful in spraying cats
• Cosequin