Here is the story i purchased a hog island female a while back when she arrived she was deathly ill.She had the worst case of respiratory i had ever seen> I imeadiatly started treating her with 21/2 ml/250mg daily of tylan for 7 days this seemed like it was doing the trick but after i stoped treating her the ri quickly returned i have since tried baytril but to no avail . she is by no means as bad as she was when i opend the box but i can still hear the respiratory and feel it when i hold her(which i dont really do much as to not add more unneeded stress)i have no qualified herp vets in my area and in the past have pretty much treated my own animals very sucessfully i might add untill now i am stumped with this one can anyone add any insight that may prove helpfull any sugestions will be greatly apreciated
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Baytril is not very effective in the treatment of respiratory infections, as it does not penetrate the tissue of the lungs very well.
Tylosin, or Tylan, is not very effective for the treatment of respiratory infections either, though it is known to be very effective for it antiflammatory properties, especially within the large intestine, and is widely used to treat colitis.
I have found Cephalexin to be best applied, when treating serious cases of respiratory infection.
Regards,
Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.526.4856
