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My casper has RI...help

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  • 01-16-2009, 05:25 PM
    keelenswife217
    My casper has RI...help
    Last week we noticed casper wheezing so we took him to the vet. He gave him an injection n gave us 22mg baytril for 11 days. we give him 11 mg in the morn n 11 mg in the evening. the baytril is pills that we mix with water. we give him a bath everyday. the vet said it would help. he stays 85-90 degrees. but the past two days he has starting opening his mouth to breathe n is still wheezing. the vet said there was nothing else we could do. i was wondering if somebody on here had advice. casper is like our kid n we really dont want nothing to happen to him. please somebody help?!
  • 01-16-2009, 05:32 PM
    llovelace
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    Why bath him daily? If that antibiotic did not work, maybe your vet should try fortaz, I can't believe he would say "there is nothing else we can do". Ask about the fortaz.
  • 01-16-2009, 05:39 PM
    JKExotics
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    I don't know if that daily bath is actually doing more harm than good. Just give him the meds and let him be no need for that daily bath.
  • 01-16-2009, 05:43 PM
    keelenswife217
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    ok. what is fortaz?
  • 01-16-2009, 05:46 PM
    llovelace
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    Call the vet and take him back, he doesn't seem to be getting better, and ask the vet why the daily baths?
  • 01-16-2009, 05:46 PM
    llovelace
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    Fortaz is an antibiotic
  • 01-16-2009, 05:48 PM
    keelenswife217
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    do u have to get it from the vet? im new to ball pythons..im still learning.
  • 01-16-2009, 05:50 PM
    JKExotics
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    Make sure your vet is a herp vet not all vets know much about reptiles. I had a hard time finding the right vet and even travel alot further to get to the right one. If your vet doesn't know about Fortaz I'd say start looking for another vet, most vets specialize in dogs and cats.
  • 01-16-2009, 05:52 PM
    keelenswife217
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    i live in tennessee n ive tried looking for herp vets online in my area n im having no luck at all. we really love casper and want to do everything that we can. does anybody know a site to where i can find a herp vet?
  • 01-16-2009, 06:01 PM
    Muze
    Re: My casper has RI...help
    I don't think daily baths are necessary. He needs antibiotics, and boost up the humidity and heat a bit. I don't understand either why the vet would say there was nothing else to be done.
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