Re: Healing Upper Respiratory Infection With F10 Nebulization?
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Originally Posted by
Fellowdt23
Hi ,
Can i just ask a question, this Is the first time ive encountered an RI with a beardie and my local vet gave baytril oraly for 10 days 6 weeks ago and again for another 10 days 2 weeks ago which still hasnt touched it
So im seeing specialist next week 100 miles away could someone tell me what the likely treatment would be for example
1 injection?
Different oral med?
Baring in mind i cant travel 100 miles everyday back and forth
Thanks i know it is slightly off topic but help would be appreciated
I have never seen RI in a beardie. I have seen lots of rescue snakes with ri. Oral treatment should be fine. The thing I question is 10 days. Reptiles have slow metabolisms and it usually takes 10 days to start working. I would expect to see 30 days in a snake anyway. Also my vet very very rarely uses baytril anymore as many bacteria are resistant to it and it is only gram negative bacteria. Did the vet do a culture? This is the best way to resolve the best drug to use. Sadly they typically are not as useful after a round on antibiotics.
You might PM skiploader and seek his insight.
Re: Healing Upper Respiratory Infection With F10 Nebulization?
oskyle, I'm glad your baby is doing better. I know how stressful it can be to have a snake with an RI. Yay for small steps for the better!
How often do you sterilize the quarantine tub? And could you send me a link to the big apples disinfectant you are referring to? I want to keep some stuff around so I don't have to wait on a shipment if a RI case pops up suddenly.
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Originally Posted by
kitedemon
There are a lot of different versions only two could get confused for Nebulization the f10 sc and the f10 sc xd the xd would be very bad in the lungs.
That's a really good point. I'm checking out the xd, and I guess that's because it has detergent in it as well. just to reiterate for anyone looking to try this treatment, nebulize with F10 SC.
Re: Healing Upper Respiratory Infection With F10 Nebulization?
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Originally Posted by
kitedemon
I have never seen RI in a beardie. I have seen lots of rescue snakes with ri. Oral treatment should be fine. The thing I question is 10 days. Reptiles have slow metabolisms and it usually takes 10 days to start working. I would expect to see 30 days in a snake anyway. Also my vet very very rarely uses baytril anymore as many bacteria are resistant to it and it is only gram negative bacteria. Did the vet do a culture? This is the best way to resolve the best drug to use. Sadly they typically are not as useful after a round on antibiotics.
You might PM skiploader and seek his insight.
Hi heading to specialist next wednesday only time i could get because i live so far away, did my vet do a culture? No as she said she would rather leave it to specialist because baytril never worked, it helped clear the mucus but failed to rid of his cough!
Just wondered if injection was the prefered method from reptile vet?
Re: Healing Upper Respiratory Infection With F10 Nebulization?
Day 3 with F10 and Nebuliser
My beardie is showing more interest with food after eating locust yesterday but yet to eat today definatly more interested though
and also he has just basked properly for the first time in 8 weeks with mouth wide open enjoying the bask, since he fell ill 8 weeks ago and during his 2 baytril treatments he has failed to do this
So day 3 with F10 further improvement where baytril failed
:) long may it continue
Re: Healing Upper Respiratory Infection With F10 Nebulization?
Day 4 nebuliser
Still very bright bearded dragon he also attempted to eat a couple of adult locusts but missed even though i held them lol
Day 5 10:30 am Before nebulising
He ate 2 adult locusts 1 after the other so if anything the nebuliser is either holding his condition back and making him hungry or he is actualy on the mend bare in mind he hadnt touched food in a long time until day 3 of neb and he also hasnt hidden in tank since i started this i think the infection is still lingering and maybe feel the neb with F10 helps but doesnt cure
Ive 2 more days before the vet
He was seriously down hill before i started this black beard every day but since he had first neb he hasnt had black beard once
Re: Healing Upper Respiratory Infection With F10 Nebulization?
Well, good thing you're taking him to the vet. The RI might be really well entrenched in his system by now.
But, yay for him eating! That's a small triumph, that's for sure.
Oh, and what is "black beard?" argh, matey!