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Infection has reached deadly stage- need advice fast!!

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Well, the worst is finally happened- a small infection exploded to the point where this guy doesn't have long to live if I can't controll it. I have been working with axolotls for years but never seen anything this bad. know there are several products that I can try- but i don't have time to test stuff out at this point. Salt baths are not working, neither is melafix.

I don't have marycin, petstores are closed, and I can keep him cool, but I need something to take down this infection fast. I have hydrogen peroxide. The wounds are fuzzy, and basically the flesh is melting, the hand was attached this morning, now its a bloody stump.

help me out poeple, its now or never, and I don't know whats best, and what I can push the limits with, and whats just too deadly.
 
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I've heard of problems with treating axolotls with melafix. I'd pop it in the fridge and treat with furan 2 as soon as possible.
 
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I've barley used malefix at all- this is really really bad guys- in 6 hours euthanasia bad- can anyone reccomend anything to put in the water?

i have read all I can- I need someone to vouch for something...fast
 
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If you've already tried salt baths and fridging, those are about the only home remedies that have been shown to be effective. Sorry:(
 
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How about chlorinated water? adding a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution to the wounds out of water? Irrigation of the wounds?

The tail is so infected- it alone is probably going to kill the axi. this sucks.
 
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By the pictures it looks like your axolotl might be beyond treating. Once the skin begins to slough itself off and the axolotl gets stiff or doesn't respond there normally isn't much a hobbiest can do.

Adding chlorinated water or hydrogen peroxide with probably only make matters worse.
 
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Well, I sort of was admitting that- but I want to do my best never the less. It's a very fast moving infection- I have never seen anything this progessive. He doesn't appear to be that sick, his color is still good, eyes are looking good. I have seen them much worse- but not with tissue dissapearing like this. Before It gets too bad, I am going to have to put him down rather then watch him slowly suffer. But untill then, I have to do my best then wonder "what if".
 
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Hi Jeff,

Sorry nothing positive to add on the help side.

If you are capable and you sound like you are I would advise option 2.

Best of Luck
 
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Well, The dude is srtill with us. The infection seems to have slowed quite a bit, and its hard to detemine how deep it is in the tail. To get an idea of how far the tail was in the mouth of the other axie, the wound is on both sides of the tail, 2 mm deep, and 6 mm from the rear legs.

The axololtl has lost a large ammount of body mass, looks almost half the size of the others. If things don't turn around soon, I will be putting him down. i was thinking about injecting the oragel into the body cavity as opposed to just putting it on the head, mainly bacuse the water would wash it off too fast. any thougts on this?
 
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I have had good results from Baytril, mix 0.4mL to 2 litres of water in an ice cream bucket. Keep temp less than 19deg C. Keep axolotl in bath for 2 hours then return axolotl to tank. I got the Baytril from the vet. Good luck
 
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I pet him down last night. He expelled all the contents of his stomach and somehow a peice of intestine came out so I felt it was time. Thanks for the help. RIP Montana.
 
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