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Kelly_Haller
at Fri Mar 11 11:18:50 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Kelly_Haller ]
Erin,
As Jeff stated you would need to have the milligram per ml concentration of the Baytril solution you are using to determine the dosage you are giving. A 10 pound boa would require a minimum of 25 mg of oral Baytril at each dosage. Oral liquid antibiotics are difficult to give to a snake, and typically require a tube inserted some distance down the throat. This is not a very efficient delivery method and is stressful to the snake. The best method for oral antibiotics, if the snake is feeding, is to use a tablet form that is cut to dosage size and placed just under the skin of the smallest feeder the snake will eat. If not feeding, injectable antibiotics are best, although as mentioned, injectable Baytril can cause necrosis at the injection site apparently if given too shallow and not deep in the muscle. There are other injectable and tablet form antibiotics that are more effective than Baytril that can be used, with most of these having been developed for human use. Vets obviously don’t typically have these in stock and so use what they have available on site. It will be interesting to see the results of sensitivity tests on the sample that was cultured. Good luck.
Kelly
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RE: Medicine question? Update on boa with R.I. infection. - Kelly_Haller, Fri Mar 11 11:18:50 2005