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Easy way to give baytril?

I give Maisie her Baytril on top of her pellets. Then I put some dry pro-biotic in the same bowl and I use a small piece of apple or celery to wipe up any residue left in the bowl.
 
raine said:
I give Maisie her Baytril on top of her pellets. Then I put some dry pro-biotic in the same bowl and I use a small piece of apple or celery to wipe up any residue left in the bowl.
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ok will try that thanks :wink:
 
I've managed it by -

putting it on a few porridge oats

scoring a piece of apple or carrot and letting it soak into the top

squidging it into a slice of banana

putting just a little bit around the middle of a piece of science selective (so the middle is covered but the bit the bun tastes first is ok, and the other end is ok so your fingers don't get covered) and hand feeding the pieces one at a time. Takes about 5 mins to get it all done but I find it quite un-stressful for the bun!

Good luck!
 
AlisonA said:
I've managed it by -

putting it on a few porridge oats

scoring a piece of apple or carrot and letting it soak into the top

squidging it into a slice of banana

putting just a little bit around the middle of a piece of science selective (so the middle is covered but the bit the bun tastes first is ok, and the other end is ok so your fingers don't get covered) and hand feeding the pieces one at a time. Takes about 5 mins to get it all done but I find it quite un-stressful for the bun!

Good luck!
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Thanks :)
 
i always mix antibiotics with apple juice. they dont usualy kick up so much of a fuss and half the time will just lick it of the end of the syringe.
 
I put mine onto bread as it soaks it up and most of my buns will eat bread no matter what mood they're in (wholemeal/brown is best) and not too much.
 
Maa's abscess has come back and she's on baytril and metronidazole at the moment - I moisten some SS pellets in hot water, mash them and let them cool (incase the heat destroys the antibiotic?) I drip the baytril over the mush, grind the metronidazole tablet between 2 spoons, and add a ground up bromelain tablet to hide the taste (the pineapple enzyme tablets from holland and barrett) - she wolfs it down no problem - I could never syringe her as I'm too much of a wuss :)
 
Oh good, bless him!
I syringe it, but mix it with pineapple juice. Salt loves it!
 
Well yesterday i put it on his spring green he wouldnt touch it,so last night i put some on some grated up carrot,again never touched it,so i had to struggle syringe feeding him last night,im not doing it today,as he wouldnt come near me this moring :cry: and now he wont eat any of the foods ive put the baytril on :(
He is only eating cererly,brocali and apple
 
After trouble with one of mine, I swear by banana or raisins with baytril in it. I feed that first & when that's gone, they get pellets!

Good Luck! (I hate syringe feeding - if biting bun ever needs baytril, I'm spraying at him :shock: :lol: )
 
You should be able to get it into apple, score a piece with a knife then 'inject' the baytril into it as best you can, and let it soak for half an hour or so. Apple is quite strong flavoured too so he's less likely to notice it. Might be worth a try?
 
AlisonA said:
You should be able to get it into apple, score a piece with a knife then 'inject' the baytril into it as best you can, and let it soak for half an hour or so. Apple is quite strong flavoured too so he's less likely to notice it. Might be worth a try?
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Just tried this
it didnt work :( he ate a bit then stopped now he wont touch any apple
 
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