How long does Baytril last for (shelf life)

[Toffeewoffee]

I have 2 old bottles of baytril, one from Jul/Aug 2011 and some from January this year, not much left in them, but i just wondered if it would still be ok to give to them?

Thanks x

 

[Toffeewoffee]

bump

 

[Amanda1801]

28 days if opened.

 

[Toffeewoffee]

Thanks Amanda, so in other words the 2 old bottles should be chucked?

I read online that so long as they are kept in an air tight brown bottle, in a dark cupboard and the liquid is clear and not crystalised then it is ok? Is that incorrect?

xx

 

[Dindypig]

Thanks Amanda, so in other words the 2 old bottles should be chucked?

I read online that so long as they are kept in an air tight brown bottle, in a dark cupboard and the liquid is clear and not crystalised then it is ok? Is that incorrect?

xx

That's what I thought too.

 

[Pebble]

It's also about whether the bottle might have been contaminated during the original medication process.

If you don;t use a sterile syringe then each and every time you dip into the bottle to withdraw the dose, then you are massively increasing the chances of introducing microbial contamination into the stock solution.

Bugs can still grow in antibiotics - many guinea pig bugs are now baytril resistant.

So
a) If you haven;t always used sterile syringes and minimised the time the top of the bottle is off
b) it hasn;t been kept in the fridge and/or
c) it produces a swirly opaque cloud when you shake the bottle..... then chuck it.

HTH
x

 

[Amanda1801]

For the small amount that baytril costs, I personally wouldn't risk it.

It also prevents the temptation to self diagnose and treat too!

 

[Toffeewoffee]

Absolutely, i haven't been using a new syringe each time, just giving it a good rinse with freah cold water each time, i will get some more syringes to use a new one each time, they only gave me 3!

I will chuck the old bottles, they look ok, but as you say it doesn't cost alot and its not worth the risk.

Thanks xx

 

[bringustreats]

We've been given a bottle of baytril for a 2 month course - surely the vet would have given us a couple of bottles if there was a shorter shelf life than that..? :...

Also it doesn't say anything about keeping it in the fridge..

We rinse our syringes out pretty thoroughly with washing up liquid & water, is there something else we should be doing to sterilize them?

 

[Toffeewoffee]

Oh my gosh, 2 months? That is an awfully long course, what is it for?

xx

 

[bringustreats]

...Basically our Doris has had an ongoing respiratory problem, after trying lots of different treatments we had some tests done (x-ray & blood test) and they found 2 bacteria present in her blood.

Baytril can deal with those bacteria, but she's had it in the past so the vet's given us a hefty course (0.9ml per day) for a couple of months. Hope it works. pow-pow

 

[Toffeewoffee]

Oh my goodness, for Doris. Haling vibes and cuddles for Doris xx