Post by Mil on Oct 30, 2011 12:04:16 GMT -5
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Carol Weekes
I just asked this question on another board, but am asking it here too. What is it about weather changes that kickstarts a myco flare-up? My Jackers had a flareup with loud gurgling back in early November when our weather went from tepid to cold. She's never had bad myco, but she's had some mild stuff on and off throughout her life and has been on regular long doses of doxycycline, sometimes with baytril, frequently throughout her life.
In November, none of that stuff worked. I asked for Zithromax and it worked within 48 hours; all noises and sneezing stopped. She was on it for six weeks to finish the entire dose, while still being on doxy. She has been on daily doxy twice a day as a lifelong maintenance routine since then.
Now,out of the blue this past week (as our weather has gone from below zero to a few degrees above zero with thawing and more rain than snow) the sneezing started, and now the intermittent but definate gurgling noises. It's not constant; I'll hear it for a half minute here or there several times a day...but why? When all other aspects of their care has remained exactly the same, why this just out of the blue? The only thing that has changed has been the weather.
I went and got some Zithromax again yesterday; they hadn't mixed it for me - told me to mix it when I wanted to start using it - I thought I'd just keep trying the doxy with baytril for a few more days, but think I'm going to have to mix the zithro up again.
They live in my upstairs office where they're with me most of the day and evening. The room is kept at a comfortable 72 - 74 degrees. I have a HEPA humidifier with an ultraviolet light that kills spores/germs as well as removes dust from the air. It is on regularly all autumn/winter/spring.
They have clean newspaper in their cage as substrate (flat sheets of it) and Yesterday's News in a litter pan. Their cage is cleaned thoroughly every morning.
They're on a regular regiment of healthy food, vitamins, and natural supplements. They get no junk food.
Sometimes, I sit here and think that, no matter what you do and what measures you take, this myco junk still manages to squeeze its ugly head up from time to time. It's a horribly persistent bacteria.
Anyone else here find they can correlate myco flareups to weather changes? Otherwise, what sets it off in your rats? Much thanks.
about 8 months ago.
Carol Weekes
I just asked this question on another board, but am asking it here too. What is it about weather changes that kickstarts a myco flare-up? My Jackers had a flareup with loud gurgling back in early November when our weather went from tepid to cold. She's never had bad myco, but she's had some mild stuff on and off throughout her life and has been on regular long doses of doxycycline, sometimes with baytril, frequently throughout her life.
In November, none of that stuff worked. I asked for Zithromax and it worked within 48 hours; all noises and sneezing stopped. She was on it for six weeks to finish the entire dose, while still being on doxy. She has been on daily doxy twice a day as a lifelong maintenance routine since then.
Now,out of the blue this past week (as our weather has gone from below zero to a few degrees above zero with thawing and more rain than snow) the sneezing started, and now the intermittent but definate gurgling noises. It's not constant; I'll hear it for a half minute here or there several times a day...but why? When all other aspects of their care has remained exactly the same, why this just out of the blue? The only thing that has changed has been the weather.
I went and got some Zithromax again yesterday; they hadn't mixed it for me - told me to mix it when I wanted to start using it - I thought I'd just keep trying the doxy with baytril for a few more days, but think I'm going to have to mix the zithro up again.
They live in my upstairs office where they're with me most of the day and evening. The room is kept at a comfortable 72 - 74 degrees. I have a HEPA humidifier with an ultraviolet light that kills spores/germs as well as removes dust from the air. It is on regularly all autumn/winter/spring.
They have clean newspaper in their cage as substrate (flat sheets of it) and Yesterday's News in a litter pan. Their cage is cleaned thoroughly every morning.
They're on a regular regiment of healthy food, vitamins, and natural supplements. They get no junk food.
Sometimes, I sit here and think that, no matter what you do and what measures you take, this myco junk still manages to squeeze its ugly head up from time to time. It's a horribly persistent bacteria.
Anyone else here find they can correlate myco flareups to weather changes? Otherwise, what sets it off in your rats? Much thanks.
about 8 months ago.