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Post by lizzy on May 16, 2005 14:31:14 GMT -8
Putting it in the water could mean the gerbil who does need it gets the wrong dosage. I'd definitely say administer by hand if he lets you!
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Post by meganb52 on May 16, 2005 16:02:20 GMT -8
There has always been a big debate in veterinary medicine about adminitstering "prophyllactic antibiotics" to animals post-operatively. I'm with you in that they're probably not very necessary. In my surgery class we were taught that antibiotics only really need to be given if the procedure is going to be long (like 2 hours or more) or if there is an infection to begin with (starting with a broken bone that has come though the skin, sewing up a laceration that has been open for several days, etc...) I'm with some of the other people who are saying to keep him in a clean cage with only newspaper or paper towel lining and clean bedding like toilet paper or kleenex for about a week. by 10-14 days after surgery he should be mostly healed and you can place him back on his normal bedding. If at any time the incision site looks red, swollen or is seeping pus or other type of drainage, then you should be administering an antibiotic. I don't know the equipment your vet used to take off the tumor, but if he/she followed aseptic technique, I say he should be OK without antibiotics uless you see any of the things I mentioned above. I'm still a student though and I've never seen your gerbil, so take my advice however you want.
-Megan
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Post by queenofthenile on May 16, 2005 19:16:17 GMT -8
When two of my gerbils were neutered, they were put on Baytril, but I was told to administer it orally with a tiny syringe. Baytril tastes awful, so I definately wouldn't recommend putting it in the water bottle . It's usually in a sugar solution, but still, Yuck! I think the reason why they offer antibiotics to rodents, is because they are more likely to come in contact with their waste products than other animals, because they are in a closed environment. I would ask if you could get the Baytril as a sugar solution, to use with a syringe.
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Post by doomgerbiluk on May 16, 2005 23:56:04 GMT -8
I get my baytril (or marbocyl as my vet dispenses now) neat and mix it myself. It's not difficult. I make it double the strength the vet recommends and give half the volume (with his approval) and then give it by syringe. Baytril should be mixed fresh daily as it can lose effectiveness if stored diluted (my first vet always supplied it diluted) I wouldn't mix it with anything but water, all you'll do is gunge up your syringe. I won't give it in the water bottle, there is no guarantee how much, if any, your animals will get.
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Post by chloe on May 17, 2005 5:46:34 GMT -8
Well seeing as the skin was broken and bleeding for a short while, and possibly before that too, I think antibiotics might be a good idea.. I'm now fairly used to giving baytril by syringe now, if I can give it to Jerry, I can give to anyone When my hamster had to have it, she actually licked her lips.... She was reluctant to start with, but she made sure it was all gone.. Whether that was because she didn't want the taste to stay in her mouth, or she actually didn't mind the taste, I don't know! What the vet said is that it's such a tiny amount (1cc? what's one of those?) that it's near impossible to get the exact right dosage in a syringe, which is why they say put lots in lots of water so it evens out a bit... But my argument is that they drink different amounts of water most days, and if the water doesn't taste nice, they'll drink less. But I wasn't there to say that, and if I was I don't know if I would have done because that vet scares me So now what I need to know is how much to put in the syringe? what on earth is 1cc?
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Post by doomgerbiluk on May 17, 2005 7:12:10 GMT -8
OK the correct dosage is 0.1 ml in 10ml of water
a pup gets 0.2ml once a day assuming you have the usual syringe each large mark is 0.1 ml
if not a small measuring jug will do hope this helps
Maybe soemone can give us the adult dose please?
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Post by meganb52 on May 17, 2005 10:06:04 GMT -8
FYI: 1 ml = 1cc I saw you asked that earlier.
-Megan
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Post by chloe on May 17, 2005 11:22:53 GMT -8
doomgerbiluk - at the risk of looking really rather stupid, I'm afraid I couldn't make much sense out of your post.. Is that for babies? Sandy's at least 2yrs old. I'm so confuuuused!
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Post by doomgerbiluk on May 17, 2005 12:28:13 GMT -8
lol yes but I did ask if soemone could add the adult dose I can't remember it
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Post by chloe on May 17, 2005 12:31:13 GMT -8
Ah I see Last time you helped me, with Jerry, you said it was one drop, which is what I gave him... This is all so confusing! But it should be the same as that, shouldn't it? I need to hurry up and get the baytril into him!
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Post by doomgerbiluk on May 17, 2005 12:36:07 GMT -8
yes that is the other option you can just give 1 drop a day less accurate but you will not get all the meds in anyway And certainly more accurate than a water bottle I foudn my baytril bottle and realised I'd got the amounts wrong anyway sorry posts corrected I no longer use baytril as my gerbils were resistant.
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Post by RW on May 17, 2005 16:52:46 GMT -8
I hesitate to give the dosage I've used because I know my vet diluted the Baytril, but I don't know the dilution ratio. I think you should check with your own vet, Chloe, to see what he/she says.
RW
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