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Is 125mg Clavamox the correct dose for my 14lb dog's anal infection?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | neutered | 3 years and 8 months old

My dog has a anal gland infection he weighs 14 pounds and the vet prescribed clavamox 125 mg twice daily Please do not tell me to check back with my vet because I already tried that I can’t get past the receptionist I just want to know if this is correct dose for a 14 pound dog thank you

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Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 16th, 2017

Hello, & thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The usual dose of Clavamox is about 13.75 mg/kg every 12 hours. For an anal gland infection, 125 mg every 12 hours is perfectly appropriate. Hopefully, Tiny will be well soon. Take care.

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    Answered By Debi Matlack

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    Published on June 10th, 2019

    The recommended oral dosage of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid per kg of body weight is 6.25 mg twice daily. That translates to 185 mg per dose, the volume will depend on the milligrams per milliliter concentration. If your Clavamox is 50 mg/ml that is 3.7ml per dose.

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    Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 28th, 2017

    three quarters of a tablet every 12 hours would be appropriate. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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