Question about Baytril Dosing

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Ok so a few snakes have an RI so I went to a vet that specializes in Exotic pets. She was cool enough to give me enough Baytril to treat all my snakes however she stated she couldnt give me the dosage for the snakes that she had not seen.

I was trying to figure it out by using the 4 doses that were given to me but they dont match up. Here is what was given to me.

2171G = .11
1505G = .05
249G = .01
473G = .02

Now I was told to administer daily for 14 days. The Baytril is 100mg/ml injectable.

So I was doing the math but none of the numbers added up.

For instance:
.11 / 2171 = .00005067
.05 / 1505 = .00003322
.01 / 249 = .00004016
.02 / 473 = .00004228

Since none of these matched up I took an average which was .00004158

The problem with this is using .00004158 my dosage for a snake that is 2304G would be .09 so my dosages seem low since 2304G = .09 but 2171 (what the vet perscribed) = .11

What am I doing wrong here? Anyone have any idea how to figure out dosing?

Every website I look at has different reccommended doses. One states 5mg, another is 25mg. I am totally confused.

just to give you an idea using my average idea this is a few of the dosages I came up with

1145G = .04
1675G = .06
1328G = .05
2991G = .12
2295G = .09
1383G = .05
2019G = .08
2263G = .09
1491G = .06
1330G = .05

Anyway thats a few please let me know what your take is on it.

What is the concentration of Baytril that was prescribed? Most Baytril is prescribed at 2.27%.

Then you need to know the dosage. RIs that culture sensitive to Bayril are often dosed at 5 mg/kg. Often vets are too lazy to culture so they go with the strongest recommended dose which is 25 mg/kg. Sometimes vets prescribe a 10 mg/kg dose. You therefore need to know the dosage to finish your calculations.

The calculation you should use is dose x weight/concentration, where all units are converted to kg, mg and ml.

So in the case of an animal that weights 1000 grams, the injectable amount would be:

at 5 mg/kg dose = 0.22 ml or cc
at 10 mg/kg dose = 0.44 ml or cc
at 25 mg/kg dose = 1.1 ml or cc

You should not treat any of your animals without getting a culture done. That will determine first and foremost if the infection is even susceptible to Baytril. Secondly, if susceptible, it will dictate the dosage.