Approved For Use On: Cattle, horses, sheep, and swine

Benefits:

• One product for cattle, sheep, swine, and horses
• Broad-spectrum activity
• Fast-acting quickly reaches therapeutic blood levels
• Economical and effective
• 48-hour milk out

Directions:

• A thoroughly cleaned, sterile needle and syringe should be used for each injection (needles and syringes may be sterilized in boiling water for 15 minutes).
• Before withdrawing the solution from the bottle, disinfect the rubber cap top with 70% alcohol.
• The injection site should be similarly disinfected with alcohol.
• Needles of 16 to 18 gauge and 1 to 1.5 inches long are adequate for intramuscular injections.
• In livestock intramuscular injections should be made by directing the needle of suitable gauge and length into the fleshy part of a thick muscle, such as rump, hip, or thigh region; avoid blood vessels and major nerves.
• Before injecting the solution, pull back gently on the plunger.
• If blood appears in the syringe, a blood vessel has been entered; withdraw the needle and select a different site.

Dosage:

• Penicillin Injectable is administered by the intramuscular route.
• The product is ready for injection after warming the vial to room temperature and shaking to ensure a uniform suspension.
• The daily dose of penicillin is 3,000 units per pound of body weight (1 mL per 100 lbs body weight).
• Continue daily treatment until recovery is apparent and for at least one day after symptoms disappear, usually in two to three days. Treatment should not exceed four consecutive days.
• No more than 10 mL should be injected at any one site.
• Rotate injection sites for each succeeding treatment.