I did request a culture and vet advised that the infection was in the lungs and a culture from the saliva may or may not have any bacteria in it.

I noticed the RI when I was checking the cages and heard a "sniffle." I pulled my girl out (she is an 08 female and about 1200 grams)......a sub-adult. I opened her mouth a their was a lot of saliva and bubbles. For the first two days or so when I would pull her out for her Baytril injections, I could hear the weezing/liquidy breathing in her. After 3-4 days of treatment, I have not heard it. I gave her one Baytril injection for 7 days straight and that was all the vet gave me. Today is day 10 and she still has a lot of saliva/bubbles in her mouth but I have not heard any liquidy breathing in a week.

I have still been putting a slightly moist paper towel in with her so she is getting some descent humidity along with her water bowl. She is also in a 32q tub instead of the normal 41q tub she is usually in so that should provide a little more humidity. Still, with about 85% of the tub being at 92, it keeps things fairly dry.

She pooped (normal) on day 4 of the RI, she ate a small F/T rat as normal on day 8 of the RI, and she doesn't seem too irritated when I briefly handle her to check her mouth or remove her to clean her tub. The last thing I want to do is stress her out with another vet visit, exam, and more medications if the RI is going away. I left her at the vet for a couple hours last time and she bit one of the vet techs......which is abnormal for her but understandable since she is not feeling well and was in a strange environment.

I was just wondering if her having a lot of saliva/bubbles is ok. The vet explained the RI is like the flu, the Baytril will kill the bacteria and she will have to just fight the rest on her own.....let the RI take its course and her body should handle it.