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We now know that indiscriminate use of antimicrobials contributes to antibiotic resistance. However, dogs receiving chemotherapy often suffer from bone marrow suppression, which can lead to dangerous secondary bacterial infections. This study of 181 dogs receiving chemotherapy had two aims: to compare the incidence of febrile neutropenia and nonhematologic toxicity in dogs that were and were not receiving prophylactic antimicrobials, and to compare the proportion of chemotherapy patients that would require prophylactic antimicrobials when varying neutrophil cutoff counts were used.

• Findings showed that significantly fewer than 1% of chemotherapeutic administrations resulted in febrile neutropenia and nonhematologic toxicity 
• There was no significant difference between the dogs that were receiving prophylactic antimicrobials and those that weren’t

Because the absolute neutrophil cutoff count used here was lower than that in previous studies, clinicians can make more informed choices on when to use prophylactic antimicrobials and look for more opportunities to keep the antibiotics on the shelf—and help decrease global antimicrobial resistance.

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Recommending the gold standard—topical treatments for skin infections—is simpler when they’re effective and easy for clients. Learn from Lana, the allergic Labrador. Offer these options.

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