Shangjing baytril treatment

[ryan]

I recieved a couple of T. shangjing the other day, and two of the newts are missing a leg. There is also infected tissue in this area. I've used baytril for other salamanders. But I've always used a cotton swab directly on the site. Should I continue to do this, or should I make a solution and soke the animals in it? Thanks for all of your help.

Ryan

 

[matthew]

I've been in your shoes before and, upon advice from a local zoo vet, I've gone down the bathing solution path. (Successfully.) I guess the pitfall with this is that people often soak for an inadequate period of time, so an insufficient amount of the Baytril is absorbed.
Thoughts Ed?

 

[edward]

I would suggest getting the injury cultured (or at least a smear impression) to see if it was a bacterial or fungal infection (or both) before I started shotgun treating it. The site may also need all of the infected tissue to be debrided to allow healing to begin.
Depending on the results of the impression smear, I would suggest asking your vet about sylvadine cream to use externally on lesions like this as we had good results at work using this on lesions in T. shanjing.
I've never used enrofloxin (Baytril) as a bath only as an injectable with fluid support. In a quick peek at Amphibian Medicine and Captive Husbandry it mentions that the carrying agent (liquid form) of enrofloxin has been known to irritate the skin of some amphibs. I did not see a dosage or dosing time to use enrofloxin as a bath.
I strongly suggest seeking a help from a vet.
Ed