Hey All,
I've heard a lot of forum members who have had Baytril administered to their tortoises when they are sick, and I wanted to know your experiences with it. The reason I ask is I have a 20 pound or so Sulcata who has developed a respiratory infection over the past week. We rescued him about a month ago from some one who wasn't taking very good care of him and we just thought he was a heavy breather. As of earlier this week, he's had a slightly runny nose so I think he's developing a respiratory infection.
I spoke to my vet when I went to take one of my other tortoises in for a check up, but I wanted to know what our options were regarding antibiotics. We tried keeping him warm and even turned the shower on with hot water in the bathroom so that he was exposed to a humid environment. (we didn't put him in the hot water) Although we soaked him in warm water daily.
Being experienced tortoise owners, would you medicate them yourselves with antibiotics? Or would you seek professional advice from a vet if you already knew what it was? Is there anything you could recommend for his size that would be effective, or any antibiotics that we could put into his food?
Thanks!
Monica
I've heard a lot of forum members who have had Baytril administered to their tortoises when they are sick, and I wanted to know your experiences with it. The reason I ask is I have a 20 pound or so Sulcata who has developed a respiratory infection over the past week. We rescued him about a month ago from some one who wasn't taking very good care of him and we just thought he was a heavy breather. As of earlier this week, he's had a slightly runny nose so I think he's developing a respiratory infection.
I spoke to my vet when I went to take one of my other tortoises in for a check up, but I wanted to know what our options were regarding antibiotics. We tried keeping him warm and even turned the shower on with hot water in the bathroom so that he was exposed to a humid environment. (we didn't put him in the hot water) Although we soaked him in warm water daily.
Being experienced tortoise owners, would you medicate them yourselves with antibiotics? Or would you seek professional advice from a vet if you already knew what it was? Is there anything you could recommend for his size that would be effective, or any antibiotics that we could put into his food?
Thanks!
Monica