RI Treatment

[Freakie_frog]

Why did the Vet administer Baytril, without doing a Culture/Sensitivity test? How did your Vet know the RI would respond to Baytril? Baytril is the least harmful antibiotic compared to Amakacin and Fortaz, but it is also the least effective. Also 6 injections sounds way too small. When treating my Green Tree Pythons with Baytril, the schedual is 1 injection every other day for a month(14-15 injections).
I would have a culture(make sure your Vet gets the sample from the animal's Trachea, and not it's mouth) and sensitivity test done on your BP

Baytril is a wide spectrum antibiotic used for many different types of treatment's in reptiles. I've used it to treat wounds, RI's and even to ward off infection from Belly Rot.

Many vets will start with this as it is merely the first step in a treatment. As for the number of injections it all varies from vet to vet. I've given as many as 10 and as few as 4 before it depends on how bad the RI is and the over all health of the snake. A snake that is relativity healthy will be give Baytril to supplement it's own immune system where as a snake in poor health will be give Baytril piggy backed with something like Fortaz and maybe even an appetite stimulant.

So would I dis-agree with the vets decision nope..