Baytril for Salamanders?

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Hi All, I was on here about a week or so ago about my salamander Iggy with black spots on his skin that came off when he shed but then reappeared soon after. I took him to the vet and she gave him Baytril to be injected into his crickets and then fed to him. Does anyone know if this is effective for bacterial problems and if there are many side effects? Thanks!
 
Baytril is a common antibiotic that I have seen prescribed for everything from wet tail in hamsters to mouth rot in lizards. It is an antibiotic that works in a wide range of bacterial infections. As far as for a bacterial salamander infection, I would be wary; many vets are exotic vets but may not specialize in things like salamanders and you ought to find either a specialist or avoid medicines all together by providing clean water and possible fridging (if it is an aquatic salamander). I'm not an expert though, but usually a clean habitat and clean water can help the animal get over things naturally without need for medicines.
 
Thanks for the advice! The vet I took him to does deal with salamanders and seemed to know quite a bit about them. I think he does need medicine to help clear up whatever he has and as well the vet was concerned he may have a touch of sepsis. I definately am one to keep everything as natural as possible and hate the idea of meds but I think he probably does need them to keep it from getting a lot worse and then it's much harder to correct. I'm just hoping he does not have any negative reactions to it. I have completely revamped his tank...he's been fine for six years in it but maybe something in there was not able to be cleaned as thoroughly as I thought.
 
I would ask your vet about Tobramycin or Ciprofloxacin. Certainly both are much milder antibiotics, that I've used many times with amphibians.
 
I second David's recommendation for Ciprofloxacin. I have used it with excellent results since David told me about it.
 
I'm a vet tech/ vet student and if your vet said use Baytril, I'd trust him/her. Baytril is the drug of choice for things like this. It's used in a broad range of animals, from birds to horses, amphibians and reptiles. The advantage to Baytril is that there's not much out the that is resistant to Baytril compared to Ciprofloxacin or many of the other milder antibiotics. Baytril is more expensive than the others, but it's safer as well.
 
Thanks for all the tips everyone! Salamandersnaz- I'm a vet tech student as well! I'm glad you agree that Baytril should be ok, I didn't know that it was useful for getting rid of just about anything so that's good to know. I don't care that is costs more (I mean really, he's only just over 1 gram!) so long as it gets him better :)
 
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