My snake recently went to the vet and I was prescribed antibiotics to inject him w/. I did so and the area around the injection site turned white opposed to
normal skin color. I called the vet and he said most likely I just didnt inject it deep enough so it is irritating the skin. He said if it persisted to
bring him in cuz it might be a reaction. What do you guys think. Has this happened to you?
                        
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Posts: 129 (07/23/08 20:15:05)
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Posts: 607 (07/23/08 20:55:28)
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Mostly likely your using Baytril, and you did indeed inject too shallow into the tissue. The White spots are where the baytril has burned the skin. You need to
be injecting deeper into the tissue, to avoid this from continueing. Also don't keep injecting the same site, move them around every time you have another
dose. Those are now scars, and i don't believe they go away.
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RyanMcLaughlin |
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Posts: 130 (07/23/08 21:01:49)
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Yea its batryil. Antibiotics can really do that? Dang. I will make sure to do it deeper than.
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Posts: 1972 (07/23/08 22:14:22)
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Not sure what type of directions your vet gave you but make sure the injections are all in the first third of the body. Like Chris said move to different
spots. If you inject the baytril and you can see the skin bubble up you injected to shallow.
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RyanMcLaughlin |
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Posts: 132 (07/23/08 22:20:36)
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Thats definitely what happend then. That makes me feel awful. I have injected snakes before and been fine. Oh well, I guess a lesson learned. Does it do
anything else other than skin deformity?
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Posts: 71 (07/24/08 03:40:35)
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Anyone know why injections are to be given in the first 1/3 of the snake? Is the muscle tissue simply deeper and therefore easier to administer?
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Posts: 1125 (07/24/08 04:37:49)
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The reason it is recommended to inject antibiotics into the first third of the body is based off of renal (kidney) physiology of snakes i.e. the renal
portal system. Injections in the lower portions of the body are absorbed into the bloodstream and routed directly to the kidney at a high concentration and
then routed to the upper portions of the body, which equates to increased kidney toxicity and reduced antibiotic concentrations at target tissue. This is not
an efficient treatment strategy. Therefore, it is recommended to inject drugs in the first third of the body because the targeted tissues will be exposed to
the antibiotic at a higher concentration and the drug or metabolite will become more diluted by the time it reaches the kidneys. This is important because most
antibiotics are considered to be fairly nephrotoxic or harmful to the kidneys. The two major reasons that it is recommended to inject in the first third of the
body is: 1) increased efficiency by exposure of target tissue to high concentrations of drug and 2) as the drug makes it way through the blood stream to the
kidneys it reduces in concentration or becomes more diluted, thus reducing the toxicity.
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Posts: 154 (07/24/08 05:32:57)
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Ryan- Baytril is very irritating if injected and always causes a local reaction with some tissue necrosis. This is why superficial injections cause scarring on
the skin. To inject it deeper does not reduce the caustic nature of the injection; it just puts it out of sight and deeper in the muscle. IMO, a much better
option is to ask the vet if you can give a higher dose orally instead of IM injections. It isn't absorbed as well into the system, but it is a trade off I
would take over what I believe is a painful route of drug administration. In severe cases, IM administration is necessary to get high enough levels of
antibiotics in the snakes system, but should be injected in small amounts in several locations on the first third of the body.
Did you get a culture before starting medication? It is important to know that the antibiotic used is the best one for the job. Good luck, Jordan |
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RyanMcLaughlin |
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Posts: 133 (07/24/08 11:32:27)
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I think the vet gave me injectable cuz its more effective. My snake made his way out of his cage and was severely injured by my cat. He was on the verge of
death. I dont believe he took cultures he just did it as a precaution. I only have to inject it 2 more times. Also he injected it w/ baytril in the office and
the snake seems fine wherever he did it.
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