Baytril Age?

[kelsey514]

Hey guys, sorry if this is a repeat but I didn't see it in search.

What age do you think it's OK to give baytril at? Most sites seem to say not to give under 3-4 months and a couple say not under 8 months. My boy Barret is on it now for an abcess and he's only 10 weeks old. He's only had 3 doses so far. It's been prescribed for my other two young rats who are 3 months old, but I haven't given them any yet.

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

Can you get azithromyacin? Just to be on the safe side.

 

[jorats]

10 weeks is perfectly fine.

 

[SQ]

or clavamox as it s also pediatric friendly

 

[kelsey514]

OK thanks, I got an appointment with a different vet for Thursday, it was the earliest they could book me. I'll keep giving it to him til then and if they want to change it they can...Then he will have only had it for a week, but I really don't want him on nothing until then.
Anyone have opinions on whether to give abx before an abcess bursts or wait until it does? I read somewhere...that someone said to wait til it bursts so that the pus doesn't get trapped inside, and when I called the vet tech she agreed. (This is for Theodor's)

 

[jorats]

I'd do the Baytril until the abcsess has cleared.
Baytril is safe on young rats. I've always used it on my young ones.

 

[kelsey514]

Jo what about the open/burst thing? Do you wait until it bursts to give it?

 

[jorats]

No, it doesn't matter, no need to wait for it to pop, unless you are not sure it's an abscess.

 

[kelsey514]

ok thank you! I'm still about 50/50 with the answers on this but I really trust your advice so I'm gonna go with it

 

[jorats]

A lot of people wait until it looks like the abscess won't heal on it's own before doing Baytril while others only do Baytril and no soaking/compresses. Both works equally fine. Abscesses are the easiest to take care of, unless you get a real stubborn one.

 

[mamarat]

I always do Baytril for an abscess and not much flushing unless it takes too long.