The above posts are all great; a little paranoid of antibiotics perhaps but still great. It is hard to base an honest recommendation on a specific case here, or a few problems there, but everyone was good enough to mention that it's all personal experience that they are sharing.

I am very happy with your explanation of what the veterinarian did, the X-rays and culture are often skipped the first go-around which is a poor choice in my opinion. I would guess that your veterinarian knows what dosage of antibiotics to give, I wouldn't worry about that. However assuming you were given injectable Baytril at 50mg/ml (also good for PO, and about the only available concentration) the dose seems good; on the high side but when giving by mouth this is normal to adjust for varients upon delivery.

The previous post mentioned a tube; keep in mind that if using this method for your 1cc of Baytril you will need 3-5ml of fluid to follow to make sure the Baytril has vacated the tube into the snake. I prefer injecting this amount into a rodent (smallest prey size that will be taken) and feeding daily.

I must also stress that husbandry must be as optimal as possible. It sounds like this snake was brought to you already sick; have temps in the mid to upper part of prefered range, include lots of security hides, reduce stress as much as possible, monitor humidity as well.


Good luck with your snake

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