gettin worried. help

[CritterVet]

It's totally fine to feed the snake if he will eat, the only caveat being that with daily dosing you will risk regurgitation of the meal. I would give the meds several hours before feeding, so he has time to get over the stress and will be more likely to take his meal. Be as gentle as possible when handling for medication the next day, but it's possible he will regurg. My feeling is it's better to give him the option of eating than not, as regurg is annoying but not really a huge deal. Illness raises metabolic rate, and calories and nutrition are good things for sick animals. Often sick reptiles won't eat, but as long as he is in good body condition I wouldn't stress too much about that.

If in doubt about anything, ask the vet that is treating him.

Glad to hear the dosing is going better. You'll be a pro by the time the treatment is done.

[mpkeelee]

ok i gave the medicine and held her head and things went good. she went inside her cage and laid around. after about an hour i fed her and everything went fine. she never regurgitated and never has. even when i handle her the day after feeding. (not by choice, she crawls up my arm during changes.) now i am only worried about the amount of fluid in her mouth. is the baytril causing this or is the RI? i really hope she isnt getting worse. i bumped up the temps so i hope shes ok

[Big Gunns]

ok i gave the medicine and held her head and things went good. she went inside her cage and laid around. after about an hour i fed her and everything went fine. she never regurgitated and never has. even when i handle her the day after feeding. (not by choice, she crawls up my arm during changes.) now i am only worried about the amount of fluid in her mouth. is the baytril causing this or is the RI? i really hope she isnt getting worse. i bumped up the temps so i hope shes ok

Fluid in the mouth is not a good thing. You may need some stronger meds. If she's eating that's a good sign though, but the fluid is not good.

[mpkeelee]

shes eating fine. tongue still flicking no mucus on tongue. still active and crawls around on me. it looks like it getting worse. im gonna call the vet tomoro and go down there

[Big Gunns]

shes eating fine. tongue still flicking no mucus on tongue. still active and crawls around on me. it looks like it getting worse. im gonna call the vet tomoro and go down there

It's always better to be safe than sorry. Call the Vet before you go and ask about Fortaz. If they don't know anything about it, tell them an experienced herper told you it's widely used with great success and see if they can get some.

[mpkeelee]

i was reading about that stuff. but should i stick with baytril but just toss the syrup and go to shots or change meds completely?

[Big Gunns]

i was reading about that stuff. but should i stick with baytril but just toss the syrup and go to shots or change meds completely?

Shots are probably better. You need to finish using the Batril, but adding Fortaz to the mix isn't going to hurt anything in BG's opinion.

Like BG said before...a culture is the best thing to do, but it's usually not needed if you use Fortaz and Baytril. BG knows many breeders that use this mix.

[mpkeelee]

i was thinking that the extra fluid in her mouth was caused by the baytril because she never had that until i started the treatment orally. first thing tomoro the vet is getting a phone call!!!

[CoolioTiffany]

the antibiotics is a bottle of baytril syrup, kind of like cough syrup, and its going to take a while to finish. i am going to have to feed her. its already been 7 days and i usually feed every 5

Snakes can go months without eating, so don't worry about it. I would not recommend feeding while giving antibiotics. Call your vet and see what he/she says, don't feed your snake just yet.

[pavlovk1025]

Im probably late on this and youve had all the responses you need, but I had a snake that had to take pills orally and to do it I crushed them up and mixed them with water. I filled up the syringe with the mixture and had to pry her mouth open, stick the syringe down her throat pretty far down, and inject slowly. Then you gotta let it drain down into their stomach. It's so stressful for the snake and the keeper but you gotta do what you gotta do.