DOSE RATES OF CEPHALOSPORINS

TABLE 32: Dose Rates of Cephalosporins*

	Cephalosporin Dosage, Route, and Frequency Cephalothin 20-35 mg/kg, IM or IV, tid- qid Cephapirin 30 mg/kg, IM or IV, every 4-6 hr Cefazolin 20-25 mg/kg, IM or IV, tid- qid Cephalexin 10-30 mg/kg, PO, tid- qid Cefadroxil 22 mg/kg, PO, bid Ceftiofur 1.1 mg/kg, IM, sid
	*All for use in small animals, except ceftiofur, which is for use in cattle.