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I am looking for info on getting rid of a respitory infection. My cage is at 88-89 on the hot side and 82-83 on the cool side. She has received two antibiotic shots. It has been going on for a week now. I don't know what I am doing wrong so that she would have this problem.


Thanks in advance,
Brett
 
I have more to add. I have read about every book I could get my hands on, but they seem to fall short in helping me. I believe the temps are optimal. I thought boas got resp. inf. from cool temps and uranate left in the tank. If someone could help I would appreciate it. I am looking for people with real world experience.
 
what is her humidity... also i would bump the temps up to around 90 on the warmside
 
I have a big water dish in the middle of the cage. I don't know the exact humidity percentage. She always sheds in one piece.
 
is the enclsoure ventalated well? like i said up her temps to 90-92 and yes what kind of antibiotics? usually it take several doses over a period of time and some depnding on what is actually causing the infection need an antibiotic thats not as commonly used.
 
I am using the antibiotics Gentamicin. It was recommended to me by a friend. Yes, it is ventilated well. I will keep on giving her shots. I was just more curious on how she could get a resp. inf. with the temp being pretty good.

Thanks for the help,
Brett
 
I know this has already been stated, but i would just like to emphasize that high humidity can also be a cause of the R.I. Maybe get a humidity guage just for "yucks" and check it out. You may be surprised at how high it really is.
 
and you most likely need to take her to a vet to get the right medicarions... gentamiacin isnt a cure all
 
where did you get your antibiotics and how\where do you give the shot ive always been curious of it but took mine to the vet
 
I've always been a fan of Tylosin (Tylan). It is sold over the counter (it's in the fridge!) on any good store that sells farm products (Runnings, etc.). Snakes respond very well to it after 5 days of dosing (once a day). Besides, the cost is not prohibitive. As stated by others, make sure you correct any environmental problems first. Moisture, temperature and absolute cleanliness are a must.

Regards.
 
right on i was wondering if someone was gonna post what kind and where to get the antibiotics thanks Dan
 
No problem. Just let me know if when the time comes you need help with dosage and or calculating dilutions. It is administered SC so it’s very easy. You will need a small needle and syringe; the ones used for insulin work the best. You might need to buy them from a vet or online?

Take care,
 
I love Tylan

It works great for a number of things. I've used it for upper resp infections to belly rot on a bp I adopted. I normally dose every 3 days for 6 weeks. Some upper resp infections ccan be caused by microbials ( sp? ) which from what I understand don't react to normal meds.

I crank my hot end to 95 , replace the normal water bowl with a smaller one and drop the humidity a bit. Dosing with the tylan has sped up recovery time and for $10 a bottle ( price here ) you can't beat it .
 
I crank my hot end to 95 , replace the normal water bowl with a smaller one and drop the humidity a bit. Dosing with the tylan has sped up recovery time and for $10 a bottle ( price here ) you can't beat it .
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Not to mention that a bottle with the dilution you have to use will last you for a long time (kept in the refrigerator).

Regards.
 
Oh yeah

Lasts for quite some time. I get Tylan 50 here , still looking fot Tylan 200 and it'll last longer.
 
Bryon,

My concern with the 200 is that it will take too long to go through a whole bottle. I don't remember on top of my head the expiration date on the bottle. One way or the other you can't beat the price/results, even if you have to throw away what's left unused after treating just one animal. Undoubtedly the T-200 would have the advantage of having to inject ¼ of the volume of the T-50 to achieve a similar dose.

Regards
 
Those sites are useful Mike, and in the first one there’s your T-200 Bryon!

Regards.
 
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