Antibiotics Question

by peas on Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:23 pm

So my mouse has been on Doxycycline and Baytril.

He started the Baytril 3 days before the Doxy, do they go off it at the same time normally? Or does one end before the other?

Also, how long have you normally given Doxy for a URI, for? My vet said he wanted the doxy-baytril combo for 3 weeks. That seems quite long to me, i have only ever had vets in the past give antibiotics for 2 weeks and even that is just a precaution. We once did baytril for only 8 days.

Why the wild swing in days? One vet saying 8 is enough and the other saying 3 weeks?

What has been the normal procedure for you in the past with doxycycline?

by MouseLover on Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:08 pm

I have never been given doxy before, only baytril. It is my understanding that baytril and doxy are used together when a respiratory infection is either severe, or hard to get rid of. Does your mouse have quite a bad URI? That could explain the longer treatment period as well?

by **scaredymouse** on Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:32 pm

I've never been on two antibiotics at once so i'm afraid i don't have anything to add. I was only on doxy once and it by itself for a standard 10 day course. I would imagine the longer course of treatment would be given to treat a recurrent infection. Three weeks is a really long time to be on antibiotics

by Brynne on Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:14 pm

I'm in the minority, but the longer the better. URIs are notorious for going into remission for a short time only to flare up again as bad as ever. Sieze any chance you can take to cure it once and for all right off the bat!

by MouseLover on Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:09 am

I agree Brynne. URIs can cause life-long problems if not gotten rid of properly. I'd rather do too much than too little to get rid of them.

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