Message Number: YG12229 | New FHL Archives Search
From: C. Vick
Date: 2002-04-03 12:54:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Toe Infection

Rascal went to the Vet yesterday to have his toes looked at. Looks like
he may lose two of his claws. There were lots of ideas on what it could
be, but we ruled out a lot since Funk hasn't had any symptoms. We are
trying Baytril for a week to see if it clears up. Assuming that it's just
an infection. She also gave me a little Probiocin just to keep the good
bacteria in his system. My vet has me dissolving a Baytril tablet in
water, then giving a portion of that from a syringe. Rascal doesn't like
this much, so if anyone has any better ideas, that would be great. I
tried mixing the water/Baytril solution with a little Ferretone, but that
didn't fool anybody. I managed to squirt all of it in his mouth this
morning, but he shook his head in disgust afterward, so who knows if he
swallowed any of it.

Thanks Cynthia and Rascal.