Without going into a long drawn out explanation I will say this. Reptile biology is very different from mammal biology. It was very surprising to find out how little is actually known about reptile medicine in general. Combine that with the differences in species and you are left with a lot of question marks.Originally Posted by HouseofNoodles
What makes you say that? I am a university animal biology student so I know how antibiotics work, however he's completed the full round twice. Signs of septicemia dissapeared completely after first round, and the vet agreed with me that time that a second round was purely to take extra caution. Not disagreeing with you, just wondering why you think the antibiotic cream wouldn't be enough at this point
Pretty sure it was exoterra. Set up the same as my others, no reason it shouldn't have worked.
The biggest indicator to me that makes me agree with the vet is the fact that the animal has not eaten. You stand a higher chance of the antibiotics being effective when the metabolism of the animal is higher. This means that the temps are a little higher than normal and that the digestive process of the animal is engaged. Deborah is absolutely right that this animal is not a baby and it won't hurt it to miss a few meals, however this reduces the effect of the antibiotic. The lower the metabolism the longer the antibiotic course needs to be.
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