Re: Treating respiratory/bacterial infections

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Posted by Jean Lobel on October 29, 1999 at 20:00:48:

In Reply to: Re: Treating respiratory/bacterial infections posted by CJ on October 29, 1999 at 17:16:54:

: I like both Baytril and Amikacin for treating UR's in snakes. I believe that Baytril is considered to be somewhat safer than Amikacin (i.e. less nephrotoxic) but perhaps slightly less effective.

: My non-scientific observation is that Amikacin is more effective for 'stubborn' UR's.

Please give the dosage per weight your vet likes to use.My vet is a nice guy,and will give me meds,but he expects me to do the research because he is a cat/dog vet not really interested in snakes.He will do fecals,and even called me back to look at the scan so he could show me how to spot eggs.Where I live,I am lucky to find one to help much at all(with snakes).This snake,a young wc gray rat,only weighs about 1/4 lb,and that makes it not as easy to dose as a bigger,heavier snake.
Thanks,
JL

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: : I like both Baytril and Amikacin for treating UR's in snakes. I believe that Baytril is considered to be somewhat safer than Amikacin (i.e. less nephrotoxic) but perhaps slightly less effective. : : My non-scientific observation is that Amikacin is more effective for 'stubborn' UR's. : Please give the dosage per weight your vet likes to use.My vet is a nice guy,and will give me meds,but he expects me to do the research because he is a cat/dog vet not really interested in snakes.He will do fecals,and even called me back to look at the scan so he could show me how to spot eggs.Where I live,I am lucky to find one to help much at all(with snakes).This snake,a young wc gray rat,only weighs about 1/4 lb,and that makes it not as easy to dose as a bigger,heavier snake. : Thanks, : JL

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