Please help!! (antibiotics, now ill)

[ascott]

As shared, Baytril can and is a good antibiotic...but it should not be handed out like a cure all....alot of times a tort is brought into the vet, the vet asks a few questions and decides to diagnose RI (without actual testing for accurate diagnosis) and offers up this very strong med...when it is not necessary....

I would check the torts shell around the leg and make sure that there is not a rough or sharp edge---if there is, you can ever so gently take a human nail file and, did I say ever so gently?, smooth that edge...I also would flush the area a couple times a day with warm water from a squeeze bottle...this will help to keep the area clear and free of debris...

 

[George red foot]

His shell appears smooth. I've been cleaning the wound regularly and I have been given an antibiotic cream to put on once a day. He doesn't seem at all bothered by the wound. He's back to his usual self now, it's so great to see just gotta get this wound healed up!