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Post by gloria on Jun 18, 2015 16:48:43 GMT -5
My quaker got an infection behind her ear in her neck the vet gave her 0.3 orally twice/day of baytryl and I thought it was too much. I asked another vet by phone and she said it was too. She said to give 0.1 once a day for a quaker. What should I go with?
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Post by easttex on Jun 18, 2015 17:42:30 GMT -5
When my quaker had an infection recently the dose was .1 twice per day. I would call her and ask if there is some reason she prescribed that amount. Maybe she misread a column or something. If you're not comfortable letting her know you've called another vet, you can mention this forum. I would not give the higher amount without confirming there is a good reason for it.
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Post by quakerfriend on Jun 18, 2015 17:59:42 GMT -5
I've had to give baytril to my rats before, so I know a bit about it.
First off, there are several different kinds of baytril. There's the small pet one, the dog/cat one, and a liquid one for birds.
These are all different strengths. There are also different strengths for dogs and there may even be different strengths within the bird one as well.
My rat took about .3 of the small animal twice a day.
I'm going to assume your first vet is a knowledgeable avian veterinarian and gave you the bird formula. I'd stick with that. UNLESS - the second vet is also an avian vet and you told her the exact info on the packet so she knows what the strength is. If it's a serious infection, your quaker might need more than others, there might be other circumstances that require more medicine. Might want to give her a call and ask.
You can also try to find the exact product online if possible, and calculate the dosage yourself if you know your birds weight, then compare this to the vet instructions. Not sure how your baytril came, but if there's a box you can probably run a google search on it to find the original instructions.
As a side note - I don't know anything about bird dosages but it does seem like a lot...maybe call her to confirm.
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Post by easttex on Jun 18, 2015 18:13:22 GMT -5
First off, there are several different kinds of baytril. There's the small pet one, the dog/cat one, and a liquid one for birds. I think you're right about the pill version being available in different doses, but I'm not so sure about the injectable. When I gave it a few times to my chickens, the vet would mix it with something usually given to horses to make the medicine more palatable. Maybe your vet did something like this, Gloria? |
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Post by quakerfriend on Jun 18, 2015 19:03:01 GMT -5
I do believe theirs a finch/canary one and a larger bird/parrot one. I might be wrong though.
As for mixing: That's a thought as well - with my rats, the baytril was mixed to be pina colada flavored *laughs*. With a lot of medicines they are 'primed' I think is the term; a very concentrated drug like the baytril in its original form would be mixed with something else to waken it or make it more effective or easier to give etc.
If it were me, I'd give the first vet a call.
If that's not possible, I think we've found 2x a day to be a reoccurring theme, so maybe start with .1 2x day to be safe. Baytril works fairly fast, so if you don't notice an improvement in a few days you could probably up it to .2
easttex, I'm not sure when your quaker got the baytril, but in recent years it's started losing its effectiveness. It was 'the miracle drug' for a long time, so its still frequently prescribed, but a lot of bacteria and other ugly things have become resistant, so sometimes it's either needed in higher doses or in combination with another drug.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jun 18, 2015 19:47:41 GMT -5
Shah was on a dosage of 0.1 at one stage. When he mutilates the vet gives him a series of 3 injections - 1 per week - but have never asked what it was. Saves me trying to give it by mouth.
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Post by gloria on Jun 18, 2015 19:57:09 GMT -5
Thanks for your replies. It is baytryl 10%. Well the vet is also avian and the first thing he said was that it was pretty bad. That's when he scared me. See when my cockatiel was sick about .1 its what we gave him but I dont remember if it was the same antibiotic. But I dont know if I should visit the 2nd vet (which also is avian) I called so she can see it also and make a decision if it really is that bad. My bird is acting normal but scratches softly with her foot. He told me to apply triple antibiotic cream to the area.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jun 19, 2015 1:47:16 GMT -5
You could ring the first vet and confirm the dosage and then question why it seems to be a little high. If she has made a mistake, then it is easily corrected. If not, you will know why the dosage is higher than normal.
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Post by easttex on Jun 19, 2015 14:04:24 GMT -5
easttex, I'm not sure when your quaker got the baytril, but in recent years it's started losing its effectiveness. It was 'the miracle drug' for a long time, so its still frequently prescribed, but a lot of bacteria and other ugly things have become resistant, so sometimes it's either needed in higher doses or in combination with another drug. Interesting. I've read about concerns along that line, but didn't know that it was already a problem. |
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Post by aaron on Jun 20, 2015 21:08:18 GMT -5
How is this going? Personally when it comes to medications I would always want to err on the side of caution but of course you don't want to wait too long to give treatment if it is necessary. A second opinion never hurts if there is time for it.
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Post by gloria on Jun 29, 2015 3:29:18 GMT -5
Today Im going to call the second dr. because I thought Lulu was getting better after a week and I stop giving her the antibiotic for about 3 days. Now I see that the infected area is still there and hasnt improved. She scratches w her foot even though I keep the area medicated topically .I want to know if I can start the antibiotic again.
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Post by aaron on Jun 29, 2015 7:05:30 GMT -5
Keep us posted!
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Post by gloria on Jul 9, 2015 16:17:30 GMT -5
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