How many cc of Baytril per 1,000 grams of body wight?

that's for RI

find someone with a copy of "the complete ball python". I'm pretty sure it tells you the dosage in there.

Most vet manuals I've seen suggest using 10mg/kg every other day

Baytril 2.27% solution contains 22.7 mg of enrofloxacin per mL (or cc).

So 10mg per kg / 22.7 mg per mL = .44 mL of Baytril 2.27% solution per 1000g of snake

Consult a vet first but that should be a typical dose.

If you have baytril, I assume you have seen a vet. Call him and get the correct dosage.

If you have baytril, I assume you have seen a vet. Call him and get the correct dosage.

I have seen a vet but i didn't recall the dose.. I will be calling him 1st thing Monday. thanks

In My Opinion Baytril is not a good antibiotic. Not to say it doesn't work.... Just not a fan. It burns, causes tissue damage, and can make snakes sterile while treating. I like Fortaz as it is just as good if not better without all the side effects. F-10 seems to be working well for a lot of people as well when used with a fogger. I know it did not answer the question, but may give you better options to pick from if you decide you do not like it.

joeellisreptiles
In My Opinion Baytril is not a good antibiotic. Not to say it doesn't work.... Just not a fan. It burns, causes tissue damage, and can make snakes sterile while treating. I like Fortaz as it is just as good if not better without all the side effects. F-10 seems to be working well for a lot of people as well when used with a fogger. I know it did not answer the question, but may give you better options to pick from if you decide you do not like it.

Joe one thing about Fortaz you need to administer sub-q fluids along with Fortaz and Amakcin, or you can end up with the animal in renal failure.
Scott

The F-10 did not do a dang thing to help when I tried it. I had a couple snakes come down with an RI/mouth saliva thing. I am at the point where I just lay down the money and have my vet take cultures so they can identify the exact little bugger causing the problem and select the right antibiotic to proceed. You really should not take guesses on antibiotics - the vets (if trained in reptiles) know what to do.

I have also heard that f-10 may cause resistance to some antibiotics. Not sure how true that is but I would not really recommend that as a treatment.

The F-10 did not do a dang thing to help when I tried it. I had a couple snakes come down with an RI/mouth saliva thing. I am at the point where I just lay down the money and have my vet take cultures so they can identify the exact little bugger causing the problem and select the right antibiotic to proceed. You really should not take guesses on antibiotics - the vets (if trained in reptiles) know what to do.

I have also heard that f-10 may cause resistance to some antibiotics. Not sure how true that is but I would not really recommend that as a treatment.


You are absolutely right on this point. Especially if you've tried one already and it didn't work.

This information came from a study that I mentioned in the September newsletter article about cleaners/disinfectants. I'm pretty sure I quoted the source of that study in the article. But basically what it amounted to was that they concluded that it took many times the concentration of a particular antibiotic to clear an infection when F-10 was present than when it wasn't. I would definitely suggest looking up the actual study and reading it to get the full picture.

F-10 seems to be working well for a lot of people as well when used with a fogger.
Can this kill bacteria? Maybe. Would I ever recommend ANY quaternary ammonium product to be put into the respiratory tract of ANY animal. Absolutely not. This has been done for years in the avian community. It is not a practice that any veterinarian that I know of would recommend. That's not to say that there isn't one somewhere that would, but as a whole, QA products as foggers/nebulizers are considered non-beneficial at best and more likely harmful to the respiratory tract.

Thanks for that summation. So should we only use f-10 for disinfecting surfaces?

Thanks for that summation. So should we only use f-10 for disinfecting surfaces?

In my opinion, if you are going to use any quaternary ammonium product, it should only be used on environmental surfaces and not on animals. And this ONLY after ALL of the organic debris has been removed AND there is no sign of any kind of disease.

I dont know if this whill help any, but a few other breeders and myself, have seen the combination of baytril or amakacin work better when given with tylan. I know that tylan does nothing for resperatory in the first place, but when the two are given together it seems to speed up the process of getting rid of the infection

Tylan is infamous amongst Boa keepers for RI's and has worked with Pythons as well.

Tylan works on a group of bacteria known as Mycoplasma aka Myco

This isn't usually a known causative agent with Ri's in Pythons though and a Culture and Sensitivity should be done first.






I dont know if this whill help any, but a few other breeders and myself, have seen the combination of baytril or amakacin work better when given with tylan. I know that tylan does nothing for resperatory in the first place, but when the two are given together it seems to speed up the process of getting rid of the infection

Tylan is infamous amongst Boa keepers for RI's and has worked with Pythons as well.

Tylan works on a group of bacteria known as Mycoplasma aka Myco

This isn't usually a known causative agent with Ri's in Pythons though and a Culture and Sensitivity should be done first.
All correct Trevor.:yes: