Nicholasdeaan
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Took my Cham to the vet today and they said it seems she has a slight RI due to her saliva and her breathing described. She was prescribed Ceftazidime. Has anyone else ever used this? It's through injection.
Vet prescribed Ceftazidime
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I knew it used for the snake before,maybe this will help
Ceftazidime, a broad spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic with an enhanced anti-pseudomonal activity, was tested in vitro against a variety of reptilian bacterial isolates. Blood concentrations of this antibiotic were determined in clinically ill snakes following an intramuscular injection at a dose rate of 20 mg kg-1. Peak plasma levels of up to 70.5 micrograms ml-1 were reached one to eight hours after the injection and therapeutic plasma levels were maintained for at least 96 hours. A series of snakes treated with ceftazidime at a dose rate of 20 mg kg-1 every 72 hours showed a rapid and obvious clinical response to treatment. The snakes were maintained at 30 degrees C during treatment and the effect of environmental temperature on antibiotic half-life is discussed. Ceftazidime proved to be a highly active antibiotic against the bacteria known to cause disease in reptiles, with no obvious adverse effects having been so far described.
Ceftazidime, a broad spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic with an enhanced anti-pseudomonal activity, was tested in vitro against a variety of reptilian bacterial isolates. Blood concentrations of this antibiotic were determined in clinically ill snakes following an intramuscular injection at a dose rate of 20 mg kg-1. Peak plasma levels of up to 70.5 micrograms ml-1 were reached one to eight hours after the injection and therapeutic plasma levels were maintained for at least 96 hours. A series of snakes treated with ceftazidime at a dose rate of 20 mg kg-1 every 72 hours showed a rapid and obvious clinical response to treatment. The snakes were maintained at 30 degrees C during treatment and the effect of environmental temperature on antibiotic half-life is discussed. Ceftazidime proved to be a highly active antibiotic against the bacteria known to cause disease in reptiles, with no obvious adverse effects having been so far described.
Nicholasdeaan
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Interesting. I'll look into that.
Also this
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, including pneumonia, caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Pseudomonas spp.; Haemophilus influenzae, including ampicillin-resistant strains; Klebsiella spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Proteus mirabilis; Escherichia coli; Serratia spp.; Citrobacter spp.; Streptococcuspneumoniae; and Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible strains).
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, including pneumonia, caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Pseudomonas spp.; Haemophilus influenzae, including ampicillin-resistant strains; Klebsiella spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Proteus mirabilis; Escherichia coli; Serratia spp.; Citrobacter spp.; Streptococcuspneumoniae; and Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible strains).
Nicholasdeaan
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It treats all of the above?
Nicholasdeaan
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She's crawling around wanting out of her cage so she can be in her free range. Keeps crawling at the door lol Other than that she's doing fine. Drank some water, hasn't ate today tho. She's only had her first dosage. I was told to give it to her every other day. I'm hoping in a week she'll show signs of getting better.
Nicholasdeaan
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Thanks!
