Best antibiotic

[Midge&Panda]

Panda is suffering yet again fron a chest infection. The vet has taken her off baytril and is giving her terramycin injections. Now although this does help and usually clears it up the course is normally 3 inj every 3 days - she has a bad reaction to it, meaning she becomes depressed and she doesnt eat so much. Which means a very stressful time for all involved. She has to be syringe fed to top her up and offerred many more nibbles and treats that are good for her. She goes back tomorrow for another inj and check up but I'm reluctant for her to have it. I'm considering asking for septrin but would that be the best option considering you have to finish the course of antibiotics for them to work successfully. Any advice would be greatfully recieved.

 

[sport_billy]

Didn't want to read and run, I have no experience of it but have read that Zithromax is very good for URI's, it may be worth speaking to the vet regarding a diuretic called Furosemide as this can help get rid of any fluid on the lungs.
Hopefully someone with experience of different AB's treating URI's may be along shortly. Hope Panda gets well soon x

 

[Midge&Panda]

Thanks for the reply, Ive posted elsewhere (for different advice) but I now have 2 girls with what sounds like the same infection. Theyve been put on septrin so I'm hoping that will sort the problem out. x

 

[shiny]

We're starting Pip on doxycycline tonight (see his thread on here about head tilt / URI). He has had 3 weeks of Baytril & it's not clearing up so that's why we're trying a different antibiotic.

 

[Amanda1801]

There are no "good" and "bad" antibiotics, its a case of identifying which one works for the bacteria that are present. They can all affect pigs in different ways in terms of side effects too, one pig may react where another wont.