Is Clindacure safe for my small dog before dental anesthesia?

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Bella (3.8lbs) is having remaining 5 teeth removed and a small pink lump on gum biopsied 6/19. A few teeth are loose. Has collapsing trachea and very scared. Vet also said she can have .4ml clindacure twice a day until procedure. Is that too much for weight? Also, is there risks with anesthesia while being on this? We will do anesthesia pre-blood but worry about all of the medicine and clindacure being filtered out or any adverse reactions with the two. I am sure she will be on meds after too. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 9 years and 6 months old | 3.6 lbs

Emily, DVM · Accepted Answer

Clindamycin is a very safe antibiotic. Depending on the manufacturer they can have different concentrations. If you could post the number of milligrams per ML listed on the bottle it would help if the dosage is correct. However it does seem like a good dose me. There are no known risk of a pet being on clindamycin prior to anesthesia and in fact it is a very common drug before a dental cleaning is done.

Is Clindacure safe for my small dog before dental anesthesia?

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