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Does anybody know if it is safe to give a baby panther cham (about 3 months old) baytril. I cannot get hold of my vet and i would like to start treating him asap. Anybody know the correct dosage. I know for an adult its about .02cc. anybody have any suggestions on how to force feed a baby who keeps his eyes closed. i have a syringe with a very large blunt tip and I have some liquid food I used to force feed an adult female. But i just dont see how im going to be able to get him to open his mouth.thanks all.

What is wrong with it that you would want to give it baytril? I can't imagine a baby chameleon getting an infection so young. IF he's 3 months old, and is not keeping his eyes open, sticking a cricket in his mouth MAY work. What's wrong with it? do you think he has a resp. infection?

Baytril is a powerful drug. You MUST know for certain there is an infection sensitive to this med before using it! It is very hard on kidneys. You would need a vet to determine what type of infection is going on anyway. Even then there are gentler meds you could use for a baby (amoxicillin for one). You didn't say what is wrong with your baby. I would rather you provide supportive care (Pedialyte for dehydration, bug juice for feeding, very careful monitoring of humidity, temp, correct UVB lighting) first before giving meds that can cause a lot more stress. A recipe for bug juice is on www.adcham.com. Hydration is most important, proper temps and lighting, then food.

I would really recommend not using Baytril. Any efforts to reverse an infection will most likely backfire and cause a lot of damage on such a young cham.
If you feel like the cham is fading, and this is a last ditch effort, make sure you let a vet administer the bio's. You're looking at such a small dose, that the slightest mistake and you could have a total shutdown.