Clavamox is this safe for pregant females

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by trixx on 17 May 2011 - 18:05

my dr. said this drug was ok to use with a pregant female, i like to know has any one use this drug and what the out come on the pups were.

by BMartin on 17 May 2011 - 19:05

Warnings

Safety of use in pregnant or breeding animals has not been determined. Store in a dry, cool place at temperatures not above 25°C (77°F). Do not remove from foil strip until ready to use

taken from this site: http://www.drugs.com/vet/clavamox-tablets.html

by Penny on 17 May 2011 - 20:05

Also remember give the dog a little food before giving this medication, as it can cause vomiting until the gut has accepted the first few doses, and it eases its strong affect on the gut lining when the dog has food ingested. I havent heard that you can`t use it on pregnant females, and if your female has an infection that is likely to need this drug, and your vet says its safe, then I would say your need to quell the infection in a pregnant female out weighs the worry that your vet might be wrong - google it also might give you the contraindications if you are really concerned that your vet isnt correct. Mo.

by trixx on 18 May 2011 - 03:05

Thanks guys, everyone i have talked to say this drug works fine with a pregant female, will see how it goes.

by Penny on 18 May 2011 - 08:05

Dont forget to give after food for the first few days, it really can cause gastric irritation. MO.

by Ryanhaus on 18 May 2011 - 17:05

Hi trixx,
About ten years ago I had a pregnant female that was on clavamox and when she delivered
she had it was either one or two pups that had a very strange birth defect that I had never seen in any previous litters out of the same bitch, or for that matter, ever in my whole life, and till this day hope to never see again.

I would never use clavamox on a pregnant dog ever again,

just because of what I saw....

by trixx on 18 May 2011 - 19:05

what did you see, i would be intrested to know mirasmom?

and thanks for your experience.

by Ryanhaus on 19 May 2011 - 12:05

Born alive, brains exposed and one eye wide open, sort of like a fish eye, quite horrid looking.

I won't even give my pregnant females heart worm medicine, after seeing that, especially when the
pups are born at 2AM in the morning, you're half asleep as it is, and to see something like that, eek.

Never had anything like that happen again, so I can only assume it had to have been the clavamox.

by trixx on 20 May 2011 - 02:05

OMG that is terrible, yea i hope you never see another one like that poor pup. the worst i have seen was the intestine on the outside, that was so sad too. i dont believe in giving my pregant female any drugs only if i have too.

by gsdland on 22 May 2011 - 19:05

Strange you said that Mirasmom..I had a female several years ago that was on Clavamox, she was about 38 days into pregnancy and took a low dose for 7 days. She delivered 7 beautiful pups but one had an open skull, she was dead at birth but was very sad to see. I just figured she did not develop correctly, I really did not give it a second thought about it being the Clavamox..I dont apply any flea/tick product, heartguard or antibotics anymore either. I would guess if it were life or death I would give an antibotic if its what my female needed but if it can be avoided I would. Just my 2 cents..

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