Am I giving Doxycycline and Baytril correctly?

[RattusNorvegicus]

I started my rat Luma on Doxycycline about a week ago, and with no improvement I asked a vet if I could get her some Baytril. I was there for my rat Owl and asked if she could get some as she had been sneezing quite a bit. He said just to use the Baytril he gave for Owl. Anyway, Luma is getting 2.5mg/0.3cc twice daily of Doxy. I had mixed a 100mg capsule in 12ml of liquid. She is getting 1.5 (Is that correct? between 0.1 and 0.2) of Baytril, twice daily the same time as the Doxy. I don't know the concentration of the Baytril. Am I administering these correctly?

I am also getting worried as Luma sounds like she is coughing/very raspy sneezes. They aren't too frequent, but it's worse right now it seems. She is making noises in her sleep and seems to be having trouble sleeping. Does this sound like Pneumonia, or an Upper respiratory infection and will the antibiotics I am giving her fix it? She has been this way a little before I started the Baytril. I actually brought her to the vet with me just in case he'd be willing to look at her for me without charge but after I mentioned I couldn't pay for an exam he seemed like he didn't care and didn't even say he'll look at her, and don't worry about the money. I have enough money to take Luma to the vet, a better one, but don't get money often and unfortunately have to usually take my rats to the vet when I know it's absolutely necessary.

I am going to take her in the bathroom right now to hopefully help her breathe easier.

 

[lilspaz68]

With a 100 mg capsule or pill I use 5 ml's of fluid. This gives you 20 mg/ml doxycycline.

How much does your little gal weigh?

If your girl weighs 300 grams then her dose would be .08 cc twice a day.

Mixing it with 12 ml's of fluid gives you doxy that is 8.3 mg/ml, and the dose for a 300 gram rat would be .17 cc

 

[RattusNorvegicus]

I haven't weighed her recently but I believe she is around 300g. Is .17cc 17 lines on a 1 cc syringe? So I have been giving her way too much?

 

[lilspaz68]

I haven't weighed her recently but I believe she is around 300g. Is .17cc 17 lines on a 1 cc syringe? So I have been giving her way too much?

You are in luck, I had to take pics of a filled syringe with just that much in it, so now you can see properly

.17 cc in a full 1 cc syringe

Now that we have sorted out your doxy...do you want to go over what you are giving for baytril? Need concentration only now that we have your little gal's weight.