Hello everyone
Please help. I have a little Egyptian, her name is Tiny T...I live in the South Sinai of Egypt (in the desert basically) in a small tourist town where the only vet here has absolutely no knowledge what so ever of torts, I knew this and she quite rightly advised me of this. My little Tiny T is very sick, I have done my research and consulted a vet friend in the UK. I know she must have Baytril and that it can be given orally. I have visited the local vet and she has the drug and is willing to provide it, however she has asked how many grams I need first before she can give it.
I now know that a Tortoise can be given 5mg of Baytril per KG of weight. And anything up to 15 mg of Baytril per kilogram of weight for 72 hours (only for URI).
I know that these dosages are far too much for my tort as she is Tiny. We weighed her so we can provide the amount needed to the local vet, but she only weighs what I can make out to be 3.5 oz! She is so little.
Please guys, if anyone out there can help and give me a SPECIFIC max measurement for the dosage I can give her this will be a massive help and will save her life. She is very ill and is just getting worse. So for every kg of weight I know I can give her anyting betwen 5 - 15 mg....but due to her size not even being anywhere near just 1 kg this is way too much. Also we will not be injecting as the vet has no knowledge whatsoever of torts, and I know there is a specific technique and place to inject torts, and I am nervous to allow her to inject her incase she does it wrong and injects an organ etc...I also know it stings and the wrong dosage or injection could kill her. Also there is a slight language barrier - I am English she is Egyptian, I have small amount of Arabic vocabulary but this is limited, and for this reason things can easily get lost in translation! Can anyone out there just give me a measurement so I can at least then get the drug and apply it to her food?? (if she is even able to eat) This really is a desperate situation. Please it is no point telling me to get to another vet as there is not one close by without having to travel a long way for hours and I just dont have the means....
Thanks very much, desperately waiting a reply.
I had quite a scare today as when i bought her inside from the outside (it was hot which is why I bought her back indoors) she was suffering with lots of liquid all over her face, not just on her nose, although it must have been coming out of her nose, bubbles where everywhere almost like a froth and puffed up neck, mouth open!!! This is a bad situation and I nearly died of fright when I saw her today. I am worried and upset and just need to get her well. Please help
Thankyou. Please help.
Please help. I have a little Egyptian, her name is Tiny T...I live in the South Sinai of Egypt (in the desert basically) in a small tourist town where the only vet here has absolutely no knowledge what so ever of torts, I knew this and she quite rightly advised me of this. My little Tiny T is very sick, I have done my research and consulted a vet friend in the UK. I know she must have Baytril and that it can be given orally. I have visited the local vet and she has the drug and is willing to provide it, however she has asked how many grams I need first before she can give it.
I now know that a Tortoise can be given 5mg of Baytril per KG of weight. And anything up to 15 mg of Baytril per kilogram of weight for 72 hours (only for URI).
I know that these dosages are far too much for my tort as she is Tiny. We weighed her so we can provide the amount needed to the local vet, but she only weighs what I can make out to be 3.5 oz! She is so little.
Please guys, if anyone out there can help and give me a SPECIFIC max measurement for the dosage I can give her this will be a massive help and will save her life. She is very ill and is just getting worse. So for every kg of weight I know I can give her anyting betwen 5 - 15 mg....but due to her size not even being anywhere near just 1 kg this is way too much. Also we will not be injecting as the vet has no knowledge whatsoever of torts, and I know there is a specific technique and place to inject torts, and I am nervous to allow her to inject her incase she does it wrong and injects an organ etc...I also know it stings and the wrong dosage or injection could kill her. Also there is a slight language barrier - I am English she is Egyptian, I have small amount of Arabic vocabulary but this is limited, and for this reason things can easily get lost in translation! Can anyone out there just give me a measurement so I can at least then get the drug and apply it to her food?? (if she is even able to eat) This really is a desperate situation. Please it is no point telling me to get to another vet as there is not one close by without having to travel a long way for hours and I just dont have the means....
Thanks very much, desperately waiting a reply.
I had quite a scare today as when i bought her inside from the outside (it was hot which is why I bought her back indoors) she was suffering with lots of liquid all over her face, not just on her nose, although it must have been coming out of her nose, bubbles where everywhere almost like a froth and puffed up neck, mouth open!!! This is a bad situation and I nearly died of fright when I saw her today. I am worried and upset and just need to get her well. Please help
Thankyou. Please help.