Is Anyone familiar with this antibiotic??

[Anniel]

So I took my approximately 4 1/2 month male panther chameleon to the vet today because I suspected a respiratory infection. The vet had very little experience with Chameleons, she looked in his mouth and said she didn't see any sign of infection. I asked for an antibiotic incase the symptoms didn't improve and she prescribed TMS-sulfatrimethoxazole liquid 240mg./5ml give 0.01 ml once daily by mouth for 10 days with yogurt. Is anyone familiar with this medication? he will finish a 10 day on 2 day off 10 day on course of reptaid tomorrow, it seemed to help a lot, but I felt like some of his symptoms had come back. Any advice or information would help.
Thanks!

 

[carol5208]

Why do you think he has a RI? I don't think I would give anti biotics unless you know for sure he has something that requires them.

 

[Anniel]

He has been gaping, and I've heard some popping sounds occasionally, and putting his nose up a lot. I would rather not give antibiotics unless absolutely needed. Before the Reptaid he had stringy saliva, popping sounds a lot, lethargy,
gaping, bubbles coming out of his mouth and loss of appetite. It completely cleared up, then some of the symptoms came back, so I thought maybe the reptaid didn't completely heal the infection. Maybe I will wait and see if he improves , and use the antibiotics if he worsens?

 

[Anniel]

Why do you think he has a RI? I don't think I would give anti biotics unless you know for sure he has something that requires them.

Sorry I forgot to quote your post when I responded. See above
Thanks

 

[jannb]

One of my chameleon vets uses the trim sulfa allot and the other prefers Orbax or Baytril.

 

[Anniel]

One of my chameleon vets uses the trim sulfa allot and the other prefers Orbax or Baytril.

thanks for the info, makes me feel better that it is commonly used, in case I need to use it.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

One thing to remember about an RI is to not just treat the illness.... you have to find out why it got it.

Ri's don't just randomly happen in Chams or most reptiles for that matter. It also might be one explanation as to why the RI is coming back after the meds.

 

[Anniel]

One thing to remember about an RI is to not just treat the illness.... you have to find out why it got it.

Ri's don't just randomly happen in Chams or most reptiles for that matter. It also might be one explanation as to why the RI is coming back after the meds.

We live in a dry climate, and it has been challenging getting the humidity just right. I think there were times when it was to too dry and he got dehydrated, or possibly his cage was too damp at night. I think you're right there is an underlying reason, but hopefully we have it figured out now.

 

[jannb]

You might find these older threads about RI helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/theres-no-such-thing-uri-14277/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/back-vet-medication-questions-39302/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/concerns-my-female-panther-47322/

 

[Anniel]

You might find these older threads about RI helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/theres-no-such-thing-uri-14277/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/back-vet-medication-questions-39302/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/concerns-my-female-panther-47322/

Thank You! I have read the first two articles, now I will check out the last one. I appreciate your help!