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What happens if my cat accidentally gets a double dose of antibiotics?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 1 month old

I accidentally gave my cat 2 doses of his antibiotics?

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Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 30th, 2018

This should be fine as most commonly used antibiotics have wide dose ranges and good safety margins. It does depend on the specific antibiotic though and dosage, to be safe you can either ring your vet for advice or repost with more details here.

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