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dave barker
at Sun Dec 14 12:42:51 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dave barker ]
I thought amikacin was administered either IM or intravenously. The second mode is, of course, a near impossibility with snakes.
Is there some new recommendation to administer amikacin subcutaneously? In general, snakes have very little circulation and absorption of sub-Q medications.
In any case, for about 15 years I have used amikacin in IM injections with very satisfactory results. It's a great antibiotic for pythons.
In blood pythons and short-tail pythons, amikacin should be administered every four days, not every three days as in other pythons.
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amikacin injections - dave barker, Sun Dec 14 12:42:51 2003