Quote Originally Posted by Awesomethepossum View Post
Metronidazole and Fortaz

He received 3 doses of Metronidazole for the hookworms.

And the injections of Fortaz which, I believe, was every 3 days for about 2 months. That was for the infection shown in his high WBC count, which was assumed to be related to the hookworms, since IBD was ruled out and his blood tests came back normal otherwise


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So if your vet is SURE that this snake has hookworms, then metronidazole would seem to be the wrong drug for the job. See my post #64 above.

And by all means, do your own reading up on treating hookworms effectively in snakes. I don't find Metronidazole recommended anywhere for hookworms.

I'm not a vet but I can read. And WOW, that was a LOT of Fortaz! I've never used it & haven't researched that specifically (yet), but antibiotics in general are rough on a snake's body, & every 3 days for 2 months is a long time. It would be a miracle if he WASN'T regurgitating after killing off his gut bacteria so effectively.