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I have newly aquired 2000gram female ball that has a slight RI, wondering what my best course of action is. Baytril? Oral, Injectable? Please help!!! I know things can get serious Quickly and i want to prevent that if possible. Thanks ahead of time!!!
 
Many cases of "slight" or "early RI", are not actually infections....
Respiratory symptoms develop as a result of changing, or inappropriate, environmental conditions (ie, decreasing humidity, or infrequent cleaning. Insufficient humidity is a common issue when the temps go down and the heat comes on...). I'd recommend double checking, and correcting, basic husbandry before making a jump to medications.
If medications are needed, the selection should be based upon the organism involved.
If Baytril is selected, both oral and injectable are effective...your vet may have a preference, though (Baytril does require a prescription for purchase).
Good luck with the snake, hope she gets straightened out quickly.
 
Yeah, she's a new aqusition. The problem is i live in a rural area so any vet advice would have to be done via e-mail or phone. I put her in the highest shelf in the quarantine rack, but prior to me gettting her she was is an aquarium. I have a vet that i use for the rest of my animals, who will give me any drug i might need, but as far as herpotolgist vets i'd have to go at least a couple of hundred miles. I am confident in my husbandry, as i have never had any of my snakes become i'll. I guess i better get on the phone and start calling getting advice from specialized vets. thanks!!!!
 
well, easier said than done, i live in rural tennessee. i got baytril injections for the girl today. i know a vet that lives a few hour away, and after consulting him he recommended baytril. he also called a local vet for me (my dog and cat vet) and instructed him on the dosage for me. The vet that called it in for me breeds balls himself, so i'm sure he's not going to steer me wrong. I'd love to just drop everything, and drive three hours+ to go see him in person, but work, and raising a son on my own leaves me with no time. Thanks for all of the advice, I will kepp ya'll updated on the progress i make.
 
At this point, you don't even know that the snake NEEDS antibiotics...but go ahead and give them if it makes you feel better. :shrug01:
 
I am just trying to work within my means. Dr. Tom Harbin is a vet i trust, and he has an awesome collection of ball pythons. I appreciate all of what you are saying, but its not to make me feel better, it's to make my snake feel better. I trust his judgement, and i can't see what motive he would have for steering me in the direction he did, he doesn't stand to gain anything. I'd rather be safe than sorry. I've been keeping reptiles since i was 5, granted i'm only thirty now- but i'm not a rookie herper either. All of my collection is in tip top condition, and i want her to join the ranks as well. Please dont guilt trip me, we all have a love for herps in common, but all of our practices differ- who are any of ya'll to say your way is better or more rational than someone elses? I was looking for helpful advice from personal experience, not criticism.
 
And or the record she was sick when i traded a $10 normal baby ball for her, her owner said she was a biter and wanted a baby that was passive. The baytril cost me $20. So i have $30 in a 2000gram female so far, i figured if i could nurse her back, it would be a good deal i came upon. If not I would be only out $30. I am confident she will recover with the course of action i am taking, and she will join the ranks of my 70 other healthy snakes.
 
You want experience? Okay. Here's my experiance with giving Baytril, one of the strongest antibiotics out there, to an animal you don't know that needs it. I have SEVERAL clients that won't go near the stuff anymore.

I had a cat and several dogs go blind overnight from an incorrect dosage.

I had a lizard start having grand mal seizures after it was given until he died 4 hours later.

I had a snake that needed part of his skin & scales removed because the injection was given incorrectly.

But that's just my experience. Who am I to give veterinary advice about animals, or to think that I have any kind of experience with this stuff? :rolleyes:
 
Different vets , differing opinion, who is to say who is right? I don't know you, i know the vet i consulted. I'm not saying you are wrong, i am sayiong i went with who i know and trust.
 
guys forget it. there are people who prove themselves to have very little knowledge as they think they do, and will charge on full steam ahead with no regard to the animals wellbeing. they want the cheapest and easiest fix without having to see a vet, or proper testing.
 
Agreed Alicia. I mean, they must've come here asking for advice by mistake, since they know it all already. And the vet must be psychic, to have done that culture sensitivity without laying hands on the animal. Myself, I don't get animals unless I Have the means to get them to a vet. Even here in Hicksville, we have a herp vet.
 
Well first off, back to the snake. After her first injection she has shown improvement, so i don't regret my decision. Secondly, there are an awful lot of people coming out of the woodwork and being judgemental of me, so let me give you some food for thought. My girlfriend of 5 years, and mother of my child has got herself locked up for reasons i won't discuss. Saying that, i am the sole provider for not only our child now, but i have all taken on all of the responsibilities that we once shared. (bills, animal care, housekeeping etc.) So yes i was trying to be thrifty, and save myself a few dollars by going about it the way i did. I'm sorry if i contradicts what you all believe to be the "right" way of going about things. I don't normally cut any corners when it comes to my animals, (i have the vet bills to prove it) but during the last month i've had to make sacrifices i'd never thought i'd have to make. I don't want ya'll painting a picture of me in your head, that i'm something that i'm not. So i thought i'd give just a taste of why i went about it the way i did. I love my animals and am trying to do the best at everything that i can, but i've always had help, and now my help has made a mistake that has affected our whole lives. Please don't rush to judge me, you never know when you're world might come crumbling down, and you might have to scramble to hold on to the things you love most!!!!
 
Boo hoo.

You came here asking for advice.

We gave you advice and you didn't want to hear what we had to say.

I am so sick of giving advice to people that don't want to hear it.

What I told you were experiances of clients of mine that used baytril OFF THE LABEL and suffered the consequences. It's up to you if you want to risk the advice you've been given over the internet. Some of it is illegal, FYI.
 
" I'd just be out 30.00 anyway" *rollseyes*

if you wanted to do right by your animals, you would go to ANY vet that can look at bacteria under a microscope, that could then tell you what it is, and how to treat it. if they cant seem to figure it out, they would send those slides to a vet who could, and therefore find you the proper treatment.

it would have been JUST as simple as it was already, but you wanted nothing to do with it.
 
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