A rabbit is presented to your hospital with Pasteurella multocida infection. The rabbit weighs 10 pounds. The veterinarian orders enrofloxacin at a dosage of 5 mg/kg po q 24 hours for 14 days. On hand in the pharmacy is enrofloxacin suspension with a concentration of 22.7 mg/ml. How many ml should the rabbit get on a daily basis?
a. 0.55 ml
b. 0.75 ml
c. 1.0 ml
d. 14.0 ml
Ans: c. 1.0 ml
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