Water ratio for Metronidazole Flagyl Powder

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Yeah its always just mg/kg

A calculator always helps, or having a scale that reads in kg like the one I have from Reptile Basics

You CAN always just remember that a kg is 1000 grams, so 3400 grams is 3.4kg, or like 950 grams is .95kg and so on....

You of course would always want to have a Fecal/Culture done to be sure you actually need ANY medication.

Of the liquids I had to use to be given orally, its always been the consistency of about milk if that helps.

Like I said the math is really easy, say you have a 1200 gram animal and the dosage for the drug is 75mg/kg

Just convert your 1200g to kg=1.2 kg

75 mg/kg times 1.2=90 mg

So you would just need to find out the concentration of the drug and dispense accordingly, something your Vet could always do for you and you could rest assured its correct.

Yes, this is something I would like to know for the future.
I figured the mg would be the amount of powder but would it be made more watery or more like paste? I imagine giardia parasites would be the only thing it would be used for. This is the biggest cause of runny feces or loss of appetite. I would like to have some on hand if its ever needed but I was unsure of the proper preparation. All the info I have found is vague.

Another thing that bothers me is how most dosages for medications are measured in kg. We weigh our animals in grams. I wish there was a site with more detailed information for reptiles in these cases.