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Ive heard of it but never used ut til now I was wondering how you all feel about it does it work on a pretty bad case of a respratory infection? I took him to the vey today and they gave me that to give him orally every night. Does it work? he's pretty bad and im sure it is a resp. infec. please help what else can I do besides keep him really warm and the water really clean? also I leave the basking lamp on at night but with a red bulb I think im gonna leave the hotter bulb tonight. any suggestions?

BAYTRIL IS GREAT!!!

I'm currently giving it to my eastern painted turtle for a really bad lower RI. He was breathing with his mouth wide open, foaming, and everything(b/c the person i got him from didn't take care of him). So I took him to the vets this past wednesday, got the medication, and administered the 2nd medication tonight....he's doing great right now. Almost back to normal, bouncing off the walls and biting my hands...

this was my second night too and he hasnt shown any signs of improvement. Should I be worried?

No, you shouldnt worry, you should see improvements after a weeks tho, the reason her painted turtle is recovering so fast is because painted turtles are some of the hardiest turtles out there. You can see western painted turtles basking here in Nebraska in november well after the first frost.

Baytril is great stuff. Its only drawback is that it can be a little painful for animals when it is injected into their system and not given orally. (but this can be said of several types of injectible meds and when the bottom line is cure the turtle and have if feel some discomfort from the injection OR have the turtle die, the turtle can live with the discomfort for that few minutes after he gets his shot)

As far as not seeing results -- give it some time. Turtles are not like warm blooded creatures and generally do not respond as quickly to medications as they do.