Question about Baytril Dosing

[Rat160]

So it is 5mg for the dosage however I was told once a day for 14 days. My vet also teaches exotic pet medicine at OSU.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

My vet also teaches exotic pet medicine at OSU.

That makes it even worse.....

[Rat160]

That makes it even worse.....

Feel free to leave your vets information and I'll be happy to have my vet give them a call.

[satomi325]

So it is 5mg for the dosage

Yes. 5mg/kg
Just use this equation to figure out your other dosages. But I recommend running this by your vet for confirmation.



5 mg/kg x weight kg
--------------------------- = ____ cc or ml
100 mg/ml

[mikemdvm]

5 mg/kg x weight kg
--------------------------- = ____ cc or ml
100 mg/ml

This depends on the concentration of baytril you were given. It comes in 100mg/ml and 22.7mg/ml. The 100mg/ml is used mainly for farm animals. You better know for sure what concentration you were given before you treat any of your snakes.

I think that what your vet did was despicable. 1) they gave drugs for an animal that they never examined 2) they gave you drugs without instructions how to use it properly.

I agree with other posts about cultures. Except for the post that mentioned that vets were too lazy to do them. In most cases they are skipped because the clients don't want to spend money. $420 to bring 4 snakes in and get some baytril and no cultures... you need to find another vet!

I would avoid baytril if at all possible. the tissue necrosis is very severe and I've seen it cause permanent scarring.

[Skiploder]

This depends on the concentration of baytril you were given. It comes in 100mg/ml and 22.7mg/ml. The 100mg/ml is used mainly for farm animals. You better know for sure what concentration you were given before you treat any of your snakes.

I think that what your vet did was despicable. 1) they gave drugs for an animal that they never examined 2) they gave you drugs without instructions how to use it properly.

I agree with other posts about cultures. Except for the post that mentioned that vets were too lazy to do them. In most cases they are skipped because the clients don't want to spend money. $420 to bring 4 snakes in and get some baytril and no cultures... you need to find another vet!

I would avoid baytril if at all possible. the tissue necrosis is very severe and I've seen it cause permanent scarring.

Hey Doc:

Have you ever seen anything other than 2.27% baytril prescribed for snakes?

There have been a rash of forum members whose vets have flat out stated that they don't need to do cultures. While it is true that some people are to cheap to shell out the money for a culture, we have had many members ASK for them and told not to worry - inject the drug.

Rat:

Can you check the concentration of Baytril prescribed? Was it 2.27% (22.7 mg/ml) or 10% (100 mg/ml)?

You also have a DVM weighing in here on your thread and adding some compelling arguments that you may need to get a second opinion.

I've already shared with you my thoughts on how she has handled your situation, maybe you should reconsider the treatment course she has prescribed.

[satomi325]

Well. He said 100mg/ml in his first post. And if you do the math, that's what his vet came up with to get her dosages too.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I would go over and confirm with your vet.

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[Fila]

Years ago, something like in 1992, I took in a rescue Mexican Boa with a RI, Mouth Rot, numerous infected wounds, and emaciated. My country vet and I
e wormed him with Ivermectin and gave Baytril, injectable, one time at whatever dose the book said at the time and continued with oral Baytril, a liquid that was made from either the injectable or crushed pills, I do not remember which. I dosed him orally twice a day, again with whatever the book said at the time, using am insulin syringe with no needled and massaged it down his throat. My vet said what did come back out some with the removal of the syringe would help the mouth rot as well. I wiped him with betadine once a day, and kept the cage very clean and ever washed his food items as best I could. He did get over everything, and lived for many more years. Now, this was extreme rural Texas, and many hours (and maybe years) from anything remotely like a reptile exotics friendly vet so we did the best we could with what information he had in books at the time. I assume oral dosing with Baytril is now a no no? Just reading above about the problems with injecting this drug now and the damage it does. Thanks for the time you spend here!

*Fila*

I would avoid baytril if at all possible. the tissue necrosis is very severe and I've seen it cause permanent scarring.

[Rat160]

It is 100mg, This is the only herp vet in the area and I trust a world renowned vet with published journals who is an exotic vet professor at a major university and has over 28 years experience.

Sorry I havent responded just got tired of the bashing. My vet did me a favor so I didnt have to pay an office visit on all my snakes just to see.

Second your posts arent helpful. I actually praised this forum and honestly after this post not really so much. People were rude and downright mean. People should be helpful in these sitations so that new owners arent barraged away.

Final note, I got what I was looking for so thank you all that were helping.

[snake lab]

As i am guilty of treating ri in the past with baytril without cultures and i have had success every time and i have gotten the baytril from a hack vet. Not saying thats a good thing but it worked. Now with that said i will tell you my regular vet is number one in the country and vet stahl will not treat without cultures. So take that for what its worth. It should be followed to get a culture done. I have been lucky in the past that my decisions didnt come back to bite me but im also not saying to do as i do either.