Your cat named “Spot” snuck outside last week and got into a fight with another neighborhood cat. The result was puncture wounds and now an abscess on Spot’s left shoulder. The veterinarian cleans up the wounds, drains the abscess and elects to place Spot on a course of oral Amoxicillin™ therapy. Spot weighs 10.2 pounds. The dosage for oral Amoxicillin™ is 10 mg/kg given twice a day. Your veterinarian stocks Amoxi-tabs™ in strengths of 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg and 400 mg. A. What is Spot’s weight in kilograms? kg
B. What is the calculated dose of Amoxicillin™ for a single oral treatment for Spot? mg
C. Which Amoxi-tab™ would you choose to provide in a single dose for Spot?
D. How many tablets would be needed for a 7-day treatment of Spot?