Baytril dosage?

[Sir Rutherford]

Hi. I am pretty sure my male panther chameleon has a respiratory infection. His symptoms are foaming at the mouth with occasional gaping and his throat area is puffed out slightly sometimes. I think I have caught it at the earlier stages as it is not as severe as I have seen in other cases. He is 3.5 months old and weighs 38g. I have a small amount of baytril (the bottle says 2.7%). I read I can inject into a cricket and feed the cricket to him. Anyone have any dosage recommendations? Thank you

 

[AngieL]

Hi! I don't think anyone can give you advice on dosage because he should really be seen by a vet before you even decide to give him any.

I'm no expert and have never used baytril before but I have read that it can be harsh on the chameleons system so should be used very carefully.

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[Kate]

I have sucessfully used Baytral given subcut. It can be harsh and it's important to make sure your Cham is well hydrated. I would not give it without seeing a vet first.

 

[Thompson]

Hi. I am pretty sure my male panther chameleon has a respiratory infection. His symptoms are foaming at the mouth with occasional gaping and his throat area is puffed out slightly sometimes. I think I have caught it at the earlier stages as it is not as severe as I have seen in other cases. He is 3.5 months old and weighs 38g. I have a small amount of baytril (the bottle says 2.7%). I read I can inject into a cricket and feed the cricket to him. Anyone have any dosage recommendations? Thank you

I would not use baytril unless a vet has prescribed you it and has given you a correct dosage. I just wouldn't risk it. You do, though, want to make sure your chameleon is well hydrated and you might want to give him more heat than usual if you think he has a URI. But I would get him to a vet ASAP.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

The dosage depends entirely on the weight of the chameleon and the type of the infection. The dosage for one chameleon is not the same for another. Medications should only be used under the discretion of a veterinarian. An overdose of a medication like baytril can have serious consequences.

 

[Alexl]

Medications should only be used under the discretion of a veterinarian. An overdose of a medication like baytril can have serious consequences.

I agree. Enrofloxacin can e.g. worsen kidney diseases given too long or overdosed and chameleons are a very sensitive species regarding destroyed kidneys. And underdose may have bad effects, too (e.g. formation of resistances and it doesn't reach effect levels). And please remember: 0,1 ml of a 10% solution is not the same as 0,1 ml of a 2,5% Enrofloxacin-solution. So you can't use a value like "0,001ml/kg" as long as you don't know for which Baytril at all. The right dosage would be given in mg active agent per kg.

In addition, respiratory infections in chameleons are usually hard to treat. The lungs aren't supplied by blood as good as mammal lungs, so the antibiotics given often don't reach their effect level at the affected location. And as chameleons have no diaphragm, they can't cough out any mucus. Inhalation and other forms of therapy may be useful in those cases, too. And a resistance test should be done before giving antibiotics.

 

[slim pik]

If you want to calculate dosages try Beautiful Dragons all the information you need is supplied there.Just remember you are dealing with small quantities and the math needs to be correct.I have used baytril in the past,but I orally administer it as opposed to injecting a cricket.