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<blockquote data-quote="cowvet" data-source="post: 358909" data-attributes="member: 5975"><p>The standard injectible penicillin we use crosses from the blood into the udder poorly. It is great on specific bugs when given as an intramammary preparation. There are some "special" penicillins (not sure what brand names they are called on the US market) that have been specifically formulated to be used for mastitis and as an injectible do cross into the udder well. These are mostly used in cattle with multiple quarter involvement or for those that are difficult to treat with an intramammary!!!</p><p></p><p>There are many different families of antibiotics - some work better than others on udder infections (mastitis). Also, some work better on different bugs compared to others. In an ideal world it would be great if each case of mastitis could be cultured to identify the bacteria involved so that the best antibiotic for that bacteria could be used and therefore increase the chances of a successful outcome. </p><p></p><p>It is common knowledge that if you don't cure on your first attempt at treatment is gets progressively harder with each attempt after that - hence the importance of using the correct antibiotic in the first place!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowvet, post: 358909, member: 5975"] The standard injectible penicillin we use crosses from the blood into the udder poorly. It is great on specific bugs when given as an intramammary preparation. There are some "special" penicillins (not sure what brand names they are called on the US market) that have been specifically formulated to be used for mastitis and as an injectible do cross into the udder well. These are mostly used in cattle with multiple quarter involvement or for those that are difficult to treat with an intramammary!!! There are many different families of antibiotics - some work better than others on udder infections (mastitis). Also, some work better on different bugs compared to others. In an ideal world it would be great if each case of mastitis could be cultured to identify the bacteria involved so that the best antibiotic for that bacteria could be used and therefore increase the chances of a successful outcome. It is common knowledge that if you don't cure on your first attempt at treatment is gets progressively harder with each attempt after that - hence the importance of using the correct antibiotic in the first place!!! [/QUOTE]
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