---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 522.311"
title: "21"
number: "522.311"
heading: "Cefovecin."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/522.311"
---

# §522.311. Cefovecin.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter of constituted solution contains 80 milligrams (mg) cefovecin as the sodium salt.
- (b) **Sponsors.** See Nos. 054771 and 086163 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Special considerations.** Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
- (d) **Conditions of use—**
  - (1) **Dogs—**
    - (i) **Amount.** Administer 3.6 mg/pound (lb) (8 mg/kilograms (kg)) body weight as a single subcutaneous injection. A second subcutaneous injection of 3.6 mg/lb (8 mg/kg) may be administered if response to therapy is not complete.
    - (ii) **Indications for use.** For the treatment of skin infections (secondary superficial pyoderma, abscesses, and wounds) in dogs caused by susceptible strains of Staphylococcus intermedius and Streptococcus canis (Group G).
  - (2) **Cats—**
    - (i) **Amount.** Administer 3.6 mg/lb (8 mg/kg) body weight as a single, one-time subcutaneous injection.
    - (ii) **Indications for use.** For the treatment of skin infections (wounds and abscesses) in cats caused by susceptible strains of Pasteurella multocida.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 29685, May 22, 2008, as amended at 79 FR 16185, Mar. 25, 2014; 90 FR 40970, Aug. 22, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13858, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 29685, May 22, 2008, as amended at 79 FR 16185, Mar. 25, 2014; 90 FR 40970, Aug. 22, 2025]