Baytrill Injections Not going So good :(

If it being bitten you're afraid of, just get a (willing) friend to place a towel over his head end and firmly (not tight) hold him down, and then you can administer the shot with ease. I had a mean male BCI go to the vet because of a RI and the vet showed me how and where to administer the shots....I was kinda scared to do it, but with someone's assistance it was much easier than I thought.

Try this. Put the snake on a warm floor. Let him loosen up and spread out a little. Then restrain his head with one hand and stick with the other. With a snake that big (I think you said a Burm), you should be able to use a leg to weight down the back side of his body. That will keep him from hurting himself too much if he struggles, and will keep you from getting tagged if you can restrain his head with one hand. Keep in mind I do not have a Burm, or a grasp of thier power and strength. This might not work, but it sounds good on paper. I'm lucky enough to have my wife to help me.

I am also thinking that a big Burm is a two man/woman concept. You might not want to piss it off if your alone with it. I don't know how big yours is. Hope it helps somehow.

Also, men will do almost anything for a six pack. Offer up some beer and you should have a few helpers come running.

would injecting the dose into his meal help? i know a big burm can take a huge kill and not eat for like 2 weeks until the next feeding but what about feeding a mouse or rat every 3 days, might work but i dont know for sure anybody else think this might be a good idea???

Shawn, feeding during an antibiotic regimen can sometimes lead to the animal regurgitating the meal. It is best to not even attempt to feed until a few weeks after the antibiotic is finished. It gives the good bacteria time to build back up to normal functioning levels again and allows the snake to properly digest its food.

No wonder he reacts badly! 11.5 mls is ALOT! You will want to space that out hun! That much irritating fluid going into one single spot HURTS. If you would just give the antibiotic twice a day until gone, it would work just the same way and you could give much smaller doses.

If he needs 575mg every 3 days, you could do 192mg per day or 96mg twice per day which is roundabout 2 mls twice per day. That would be SO MUCH easier on him and would make your job that much simpler. 2 mls is a BIG difference from 11.5mls. He won't even feel 2mls. If you can get some 22g needles and some 3cc syringes from the feed store, you would be set.

There is NO need to give the snake antibiotics every 3 days. That large of an amount of drug is a big load on his system and can be destructive, especially to the tissues. Giving smaller amounts more frequently will help as he won't be stressed when you are administering the meds, and the meds won't irritate the muscle tissue as much since it's a smaller dose.

If you can get some Lactated Ringers solution from your vet, inject about 3 mls into the muscle before you inject the Baytril. This will greatly lessen the chance of abscesses or any burning he may feel.

Hope this helps, and if you have any questions, just ask away :)

Yeah I remember when I had to give my dumerils 1CC (or was it 2? I can't remember..) of fortaz.. my vet instructed me to give half the dose in one spot, and half in another. My dumerils was very well behaved for her shots, so it couldn't have hurt her very much.

I know! I can see 1cc here, 1 cc there. BUT NOT 11CC'S IN ONE SPOT! Holy hell in a handbasket! Does the vet not realize that snake's CAN feel these things...? They can feel the muscle and other tissues stretching to accomodate the meds.

When giving 1-2ccs in one spot, you don't have to withdraw the needle and restick, just pull the needle slightly and redirect, withdraw the plunger to make sure there isn't any blood, and inject. Easy as pie. You don't create an infection site either by doing that. Pulling the needle all the way out and resticking does, however, and hurts more.

If you need help calculating exactly what the snake would need twice a day or EVEN once a day, just ask and I can get everything done.

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

When giving 1-2ccs in one spot, you don't have to withdraw the needle and restick, just pull the needle slightly and redirect, withdraw the plunger to make sure there isn't any blood, and inject. Easy as pie. You don't create an infection site either by doing that. Pulling the needle all the way out and resticking does, however, and hurts more.

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I didn't know that.. I'll have to remember that!

I can't imagine even having a syringe big enough to hold 11CCs.. they give me these little skinny things with 1-2 CC capacity.

the needles were pre drawn up, so i started out with 8 needles that are prefilled with the baytrill.....maybe i typed that dose wrong im not sure.......oral way with water seems to be fine with him, he doesnt even makes a fuss, and is normal after i give it to him which was the opposite of the injection( he was frumpy and seemed kinda sad / tired kinda mood) ....and I havent heard him wheeze for about a week now....he is acting normal , little more active because i think hes getting pretty hungry, but otherwise he is normal. Wish the idoit that had him woula taken care of him :( ....but I guesse hes in better hands now (I hope lol!!!) anyways thanks everybody you guys have been such a huge help...return visit to the vet is soon so I will let everyone know how it goes :)

here is a picture, im almost 100% sure it is 11 mililiters per needle


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../Picture96.jpg

Well that looks more like 1-2CC somewhere in there.