Tylosin (TYLAN) used for reptiles??

I'd like to hear more about Tylan and reptiles if anyone else out there has any info. My boa has had a mild but stubbornly recurring RI, and a boa buddy of mine recommended Tylan. However, my vet, who is admittedly not a snake expert, won't try it because she'd never heard of it used on reptiles, only cows etc. I'd really like to convince her to try it.

I have been using Tylan successfully for the past 3 or 4 years with a couple of my boas. It works well in situations where RI's have been recurring and Baytril has been ineffective.

Inject the Tylan sub q at a dosage of 50m / kg. Repeat the injections 3 times with a 3 day interval between injections.

Make sure you adjust the dosage based on whether you're using Tylan50 or Tylan200.

There are several discussion threads about Tylan usage on the forums at:The Boa Network

Just do a search on Tylan at that site.

This is the old Boa ThinkTank site by Jeff Ronne (The Boaphile). It was a post by Jeff several years ago that first introduced me to the wonders of Tylan.

Good luck with your animals,

Those dosages are for the tylan 50? Where do you give the injection?

Yes, They are for the Tylan50. The injections should be made in the 1st third of the body just under the skin. Don't go deep and give an intramuscular injection.

I have it on good authority from a vet tech who accidentally injected herself with Tylan, that it stings quite a bit. So you can expect a little squirming from the patient.

Baytril has the same effect, it is slightly painful for the animals as well.

I have used Tylosin in snakes for RI's at a dose of 50mg/kg SQ 1X daily for 6 days/doses. I found it very effective. Of course, antibiotic therapy was concurrent with husbandry adjustments like ambient temp increase.

For my 1kg snake, I injected 0.25cc/ml of the Tylan 200.

The Tylan 200 is readily found in feed stores and merchants that cater to livestock people. The tylan 50 has to be purchased via small animal suppliers.

I am off to the vets today. i will find out what he has to say and how he feels about tylan. One thing is for sure. Tylan is about 10% the cost of baytril.

So, you guys inject your own snakes? How does that go?

Originally Posted by nicolai

I am off to the vets today. i will find out what he has to say and how he feels about tylan. One thing is for sure. Tylan is about 10% the cost of baytril.

tylan is microbial specific... in other words it doesnt kill all types of bacteria.

a culture and sensitivity is usually the best thing to do before administering any antibiotics.

really you should go with what is proven to work than worry about cost... there is a reason batryil is a little more expesive.

good luck with the vet.

Wel, I guess I'm a little late, as it looks like you got your questions answered Nicholai, but yeah, the Tylan 200 was what my vet happened to have on hand, so it was diluted to the strength of the 50.