Also sometimes called Baytril, enrofloxacin is in a class of safe antibiotics called fluoroquinolones which have a common side effect of causing tissue damage and discoloration at the injection site. It is typically used for respiratory, skin, and muscle infections. I could be wrong, but I am assuming it was given to counter any enteric (intestinal) infection that could be involved with the fecal impaction. Another fluoroquinolone antibiotic known as ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, is not as well known by most vets because it is a human drug. It comes in pill form, and if the snake is feeding, it is a great choice for enteric infections. The appropriate size dose can just be inserted into a small prey item. It has a little better bacterial spectrum of activity and you avoid the tissue damage caused by enrofloxacin. Any vet can write a prescription for it and help size the dose for you. Hope this helped.



Kelly

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• Update on Boris's health (male borneo, 8months old) - leocrespo, Wed Nov 24 16:07:50 2004
• What is the name of the antibiotic you are using. n/p - Kelly_Haller, Wed Nov 24 17:27:10 2004
• RE: FLOTRIL 10% (Enrofloxacina) more.... - leocrespo, Thu Nov 25 16:22:17 2004
• Side effects of enrofloxacin...... - Kelly_Haller, Fri Nov 26 15:27:23 2004
• Forgot to mention, in snakes Cipro is dosed at 10 mg/ kg. n/p - Kelly_Haller, Sat Nov 27 13:17:22 2004
• RE: Update on Boris's health (male borneo, 8months old) - jordanm, Sun Nov 28 00:16:23 2004