Anti-biotic therapy:

• Penicillin G (25 mg/kg IV or IM twice daily) or ampicillin (10 mg/kg IV, IM or
• SC twice daily, or 10-20 mg/kg orally three times daily) for 2 weeks to control
• bacteraemia.
• Dihydrostreptomycin (15 mg/kg, IM or SC twice daily) for 2 weeks to eliminate renal infection. Only use streptomycin once renal function has returned to normal.

Supportive therapy, including rehydration and/or blood transfusion can be necessary, and possibly diuretics or even peritoneal dialysis in persistently oliguric animals. Appropriate low-protein diets can help in the management of renal failure.



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