Antibiotics

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Originally Posted by phystech

But once any antibiotic treatment has begun, even for the mildest of minor infections, what is the timeframe for the antibiotics to clear a horse's system?

Are there antibiotics that would clear within a few days if the horse was only treated for a day or two?

First of all most antibiotics take more than a few days to work. More than likely they are treating this horse with an antibiotic called baytril which can be given 5-7 days. Then yes of course you would want the horse to have some time after that for the horse to build up their immune system. It is all up to what the trainer and owner feel is the best for the horse. When we run a horse we usually scope them two works before they run to make sure they are clean and sometimes it can be as simple as a cycle of antibiotics and they are fine for the race.