So Dizzy (1236g BP) developed the beginnings of an RI (wheezing here and there, some bubbles in her mouth). I called my vet, they gave me pre-drawn 0.3mL syringes to be given every 5 days for 25 days. Dizzy got 2 doses (10 days) and I found her dead last night 2 days after her last dose. Were the doses not enough? Was she supposed to be getting daily doses and not this long treatment? I'm really pissed off that she died and didn't even get that bad before she did. Now I'm freaking out because my het clown developed an RI too and I started treating her with the 3 remaining syringes (she's exactly the same weight, only about 10 grams different). She's gotten one dose so far and now she's getting worse.



They're in 41qt tubs, heat cable underneath the warm end kept at 90, cool side is room temp which is 78 during the day and 75 at night (fluctuates with sunlight -- house is kept cool). Is the cool side just too cool? I've already upped it with a room heater to try to save them from any further illness. They've done fine with this temp for the past 12 months since I moved back to Wisconsin -- can't figure out why the sudden illness (except for with the het clown, I think she got sick from being 3 days in a box with DHL -- long obnoxious story).



I need info -- vet was closed today (always on Wed/Thur). Will be calling them again tomorrow to see if we can do a different treatment for the het clown. Until then -- thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences treating RI?
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~* Jen *~



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