ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY IN GERMAN-SHEPHERD DOG PYODERMA (GSP) - AN OPENCLINICAL-STUDY

Twenty-five pure-bred and two cross-bred German Shepherd dogs with Ger man Shepherd dog pyoderma (GSP) were treated with enrofloxacin as an a ntimicrobial therapy. Following 28 weeks of treatment at a dose rate o f 5 mg kg(-1), administered orally once daily, excellent results were obtained in 23 dogs (85.2%), and fair results in three dogs (11.1%). O ne dog (3.7%) showed no response. These findings indicate that enroflo xacin therapy is an effective antimicrobial treatment for the bacteria l infection in GSP.