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Actually there are 3 types of RI. Bacterial, viral, and fungal. The above poster is correct that there is no treatment for viral RI. However there are many types of bacterial RI. Not all antibiotics can treat certain bacterial RI, which is why you need a culture to target what kind of bacteria the infection is and what kind of antibiotics you need to treat the targeted bacteria. For example, Baytril is often used as a default antibiotic. But the thing is, Baytril may be ineffective towards certain bacterial RIs. So yes. Get a culture done.

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Yes, I did forget to mention fungal, mainly because personally I've never dealt with it nor seen it myself in any animals, I suppose this would be treated differently.

Most RIs can be treated just fine with Baytril and good husbandry, and some simple treated water. If your BP can't recover from an RI, you are doing something wrong. I have treated everything from colubrids, to boids, to monitors for RI, and I have NEVER found a case of RI serious enough to need to waste money at a vet.