My new addition Ron has had a bad URI since I brought him home on February 17th. I think he got a chill coming home from the reptile show, or caught something there. He was fine the first few days, then 4 days after getting him I heard him cough. His breathing is labored and he's still hacking. He's been on .30 mls of Baytril since Monday ( minus 1 day when my dogs stole it and I just found it today). The first couple days he ate really good. Now, he is not eating except for a hornworm here and there, and now I am running out of them. He ate his greens the first couple days, and now he won't even look at them.
I was hoping his hacking/coughing would have subsided by now? I was having him sleep on a heat pad to keep him warm at night, but I just bought him a CHE today instead.
He's making me really nervous. And I'm leaving next week for Florida. I've never dealt with a uri before. Is there something else I can do for him?
URIs can be hard to kick. If the Baytril doesn't do the trick, you might need to get a nubilizer. I know a few people have had success with them. He isn't eating because Baytril is hard on the system. Get some soy yogurt as a probiotic, and give it about 6 hours after the Baytril. That should help his appetite. The Baytril really knocks out all the good gut flora as well as treating the URI.
URIs can be hard to kick. If the Baytril doesn't do the trick, you might need to get a nubilizer. I know a few people have had success with them. He isn't eating because Baytril is hard on the system. Get some soy yogurt as a probiotic, and give it about 6 hours after the Baytril. That should help his appetite. The Baytril really knocks out all the good gut flora as well as treating the URI.
I have read about people using a nebulizer. I think I may have to try it for him. I am going away on vacation in 3 days. UGH. This is not the time for him to be sick I'm totally freaking out.
My dragon has a bad URI from being housed improperly from his previous owner. I am getting ready to start round 2 of baytril and if that doesn't kick it I will be getting a nebulizer. I know beardeddragon.co sells the nebulizer and the medicine (baytril for nebulizer).
My dragon has a bad URI from being housed improperly from his previous owner. I am getting ready to start round 2 of baytril and if that doesn't kick it I will be getting a nebulizer. I know beardeddragon.co sells the nebulizer and the medicine (baytril for nebulizer).
Yes, I saw the nebulizer on there. He is on the baytril from Cheryl, and I only heard him cough once today. I will talk to Cheryl next week about the nebulizer when I see her. Thank you.