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OceanEyes117

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I brought a new rat home 6/15. She had spent at least a week at the SPCA (I think more but I can't remember). I don't have the ability to do a proper quarantine at home, with separate air systems and all, but her cage has been kept in a different room then the other two and I have been washing my hands and changing clothes in between. In the mean time, I also started treating both rats for sneezes and "hiccuping" in one with doxy. So, my two questions...

First, do i need to wait for the two to finish two weeks of doxy prior to beginning intros and fabric swapping etc...?

Second, I am mixing doxy capsules into peanut butter med balls (http://ratguide.com/meds/figures/compou ... gure_1.php). Luna is getting 2.5 mg twice a day and Delta is currently getting 5 mg twice a day, as his symptoms were more severe and the evening I started them on it he was suddenly super lethargic, breathing a bit heavy, and not interested in food, so I freaked out and gave him the higher dosage I was told was an option. Of course he was acting JUST FINE the next morning :gaah: I swear he did it just to watch me panic.... Anyway, the point is, using the 100 mg capsules I have, I think I am going to be like a day or so short(see math below if necessary). How important is it that they receive a full 14 days of doxy? is the 13 days close enough or should I open a third 100 mg capsule to fill in the missing day (and then have lots of leftover med balls)?

:panic: :crazy2: :crazy3: ***WARNING!!! GRATUITOUS MATH BELOW!!*** :crazy3: :crazy2: :panic:
a single 100 mg capsule x 2.5 mg per serving = 40 servings
Luna receives 2.5mg 2x/day (2 servings) + Delta receives 5mg 2x/day (4 servings) = 6 total servings per day
two capsules = 200 mg = 80 servings
80 servings divided by 6 servings/day = 13 full days plus two remaining 2.5 mg servings
 
Both new and current rats are on doxy? If so, then I'd go ahead and start intros while on the meds.

I can't really answer about the doxy though. I don't use it much.
 

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