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If he got a ready made shot Vet probably did dilute it with saline. That is what mine Vet did for my 30 gram leo, I would give the last two left. Antibiotics take time to work. And high enough temperature. Ask the Vet if you have doubts. Sometimes 2 weeks of shots is not enough. Parasites can mirror URI, did you have his stool examined? Hope he will get bettermaybe the vet diluted it with saline .... as far as 2.27% , i'm pretty sure that's a hefty dose for a 24gram turtle ........... i think baytril is like 10mg/kg ...... could be why he looks better before the shot , and then seems to recover from the shot ..........not questioning your vet , but it's different than my experience , i've treated 25-30 gram hatchlings with fortaz , which i believe is double the dose of baytril , and the dose is literally a drop ......
Baytril shots are very painfull but still to maintain proper concentration of an antibiotic in the blood stream they must be administered at given times. I have had the same situation and I have been heartbroken for 10 days straight when I gave stinging shots to my little shell. Overall they helped. Next time you can ask for a different less painful to inject antibiotic.The tortoise was better today, I gave him his last gerber carrot bath. His eyes have gotten better from these. I also added another plant to his area to increase humidity. I did decide to give him his shot. He has not moved since despite being extremely active all day. I feel like I made a mistake