Antibiotics and antibiotic stewardship – dogs and cats
- General guidelines for dogs and cats
- Specific system-based guidelines – recommendation is to check these in first instance
| AAFP | American Association of Feline Practitioners |
| AAHA | American Animal Hospital Association |
| AIDAP | Australasian Infectious Diseases Advisory Panel |
| AMCRA | Centre of Expertise on Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance in Animals |
| ARSI | Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Initiative, University of Minnesota |
| AVPG | Australian Veterinary Prescribing Guidelines |
| BSAVA/SAMSoc | British Small Animal Veterinary Association/Small Animal Medicine Society |
| DVA | Danish Veterinary Association |
| DVSM | Department of Veterinary Services, Malaysia |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| ENOVAT | European Network for Optimisation of Antimicrobial Therapy |
| FFA | Finnish Food Authority |
| ISCAID | International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases |
| KNMVD-WVAB | Royal Dutch Veterinary Association – Veterinary Antibiotic Policy Working Group |
| PTA | Estonian Agriculture and Food Board |
| VS/SVK | Vetsuisse Faculty and Swiss Association for Small Animal Medicine |
General guidelines for dogs and cats
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Asia
Malaysian Veterinary Antimicrobial Guidelines – DVSM (2021)
Australasia
Antibiotic prescribing detailed guidelines (2nd edition) – AIDAP (2022)
Companion animal guidelines – AVPG (2025)
Guide for antimicrobial use in dogs and cats – AVPG (2025)
Guidelines for the clinical use of antimicrobial agents in the treatment of dogs and cats – NZVA (2018)
Europe
Categorisation of antibiotics in the European Union – EMA (2025)
Guidance for the rational use of antimicrobials: Recommendations for dogs and cats – Ceva Santé Animale (2016)
Belgium
Formularium voor verantwoord gebruik van antibacteriële middelen bij dieren: Hond – AMCRA (2026)
Formularium voor verantwoord gebruik van antibacteriële middelen bij dieren: Kat – AMCRA (2026)
Denmark
Antibiotic use guidelines for companion animal practice (2nd edition) – DVA (2019)
Estonia
Soovitused antibiootikumide mõistlikuks kasutamiseks väikeloomadel esinevate bakteriaalsete infektsioonide ravis – PTA (2025)
Finland
Mikrobilääkkeiden käyttösuositukset eläinten tärkeimpiin tulehdus- ja tartuntatauteihin – FFA (2016)
Netherlands
Formularium gezelschapsdieren: Hond, kat en konijn – KNMVD-WVAB (2017/2018)
Switzerland
Umsichtiger Einsatz von Antibiotika bei Hunden und Katzen: Therapieleitfaden für Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte – Hunde und Katzen – VS/SVK (2023)
United Kingdom
North America
Handbook of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animal Veterinary Settings – ARSI (2020)
Recommandations du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal (2026)
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