to a snake to treat RI???
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anybody know if you can give penicillin
rosaleesmommy
Aug 08, 2006 01:31 AM
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Rivets55
Aug 08, 2006 10:05 PM
Bear in mind, I don't know your level of expertise with snakes, so please don't take offense, but here's my advice...
Ask a Vet before you give ANY medication to a snake. Giving a snake the wrong meds, or the wrong dosage of the right meds, can:
- Kill it. Some medicines are highly toxic to snakes.
- Fail to cure the problem.
A good Exotic Vet can:
- Properly diagnose a problem.
- Determine the proper course of treatment.
- Prescribe meds as needed.
- If home treatment is required, the vet will show you how.
In short:
NO! YOU should NOT give penicillin to a snake!
Contact a Vet - that's what they go to school for.
Regards,
John D
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I am so not lesdysxic!
0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
althea
Aug 08, 2006 10:05 PM
A herp vet can prescribe the most effective drug for your snake's condition. There are certain antibiotics that work best for snakes. I've only had one with an RI, and was prescribed injectable baytril--worked like a charm. In the meantime, raising the temp a couple of degrees in the snake's enclosure sometimes helps the snake combat the infection.
Best of luck!
althea
epidemic
Aug 15, 2006 04:47 PM
In most instances, simple adjustments of the environmental conditions of an enclosure are all that is required to sufficiently treat URI, but such will only happen when the observant keeper notices such issues early on.
I find it odd, that so many veterinarians prescribe Baytril for RI and URI, as there are a few new generation and a few older antibiotics that are more effective in the treatment of such, as Baytril does not penetrate lung tissue very well. In some cases, I have to wonder whether it was the baytril that proved effective or simple changes to the environment, which are often prescribed in conjunction with the administration of the drug.
Anyhow, Penicillin is a controlled substance and to prescribe or administer such without a prescription and without a license is illegal...
Best regards,
Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947
