Pokey's Abcess
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Crazy Pet Lady
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AJA
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Kizzy is getting amikacin as well. It is important that they get lots of water to prevent kidney damage. Pokey may take to force fed water to hydrate him, but I finally had to go with subcutaneous injections of saline over her kidney area. Check with your vet to see how many cc or ml he will need.
With your busy schedule I wouldn't rely on him drinking on his own, unless you have an automatic misting system throughout the day and even then there is no garantee he will be drinking if he is feeling crummy.
With your busy schedule I wouldn't rely on him drinking on his own, unless you have an automatic misting system throughout the day and even then there is no garantee he will be drinking if he is feeling crummy.
laurie
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the abcess will be treated with Amikacin injections. does anybody know anything about "Amikacin"?
his abcess in infected with pseudomonas. for some reason i feel that last time he was treated for pseudomonas it never cleared up all the way.
Laura isn't that the same thing, pseudomonas., that Annie has?? Maybe cross contamination? That could be why it never cleared up.
LBonawitz
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i hardly think it was cross contanimation. they both had it from day 1 of me getting them and they were never in the sort of contact for coss contamination.
last time poke was treated for it he only got 3 shots. this time he's getting 4, and i think i will ask for another culture/sens. after the treatment to be sure this time. i really don't think his ever cleared up.
he does have an automatic misting system it comes on 4 times a day for 6 minutes each (i had it set for 10 minutes but once we splices it into the water lines in our house 10 minutes was WAY too much water, it ended up dumping out enough to fill a 3 gallon bucket in just one day). he wakes up(lights on) at 8am first shower is at 10, then, 12, 2, and 4, then from 4-8 his cage has time to dry for sleepy sleepy time again.
However, i will be watching his urate very closely for any orange.
LBonawitz
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it dries completely. he has great air circulation in his room (and in his cage) and he has a mega ray buld. And he only has one large "umbrella" plant in his cage.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative, aerobic rod opportunistic pathogen that almost never infects uncompromised tissues.
Its commonly found in soil and water and can occur on plant surfaces too and is quite often found in the normal flora of humans. Its one of the bacteria that often shows up when humans have burns, BTW. Its also common in urinary tract infections and respiratory infections.
Its notorious for its resistance to antibiotics.
Its commonly found in soil and water and can occur on plant surfaces too and is quite often found in the normal flora of humans. Its one of the bacteria that often shows up when humans have burns, BTW. Its also common in urinary tract infections and respiratory infections.
Its notorious for its resistance to antibiotics.
Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Real glad to hear that the treatment is going well. Keep up the good work!
Chris
Chris
