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| I have a baby RES - 4-5 months old that has a respiratory infection. He has bubbles from his nose, listing, coughing, and has swollen eyes (when closed). I took him to the vet yesterday and the vet said he was too small to give antibiotics to. He is 9 grams. She said she the dosage was too small for the syringe. What can I do? I have increased the water temp, added a UVB light in addition to the basking light, and have quarantined him. I am changing his water to add warmer water every 12 hours. There has to be some kind of medication that can be given....any advice??
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| Ask the vet about soaking it in an antibiotic solution.
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| Is the vet a reptile vet? many meds can be "compounded" or strong meds can be diluted with Saline or normasol R to get the right dosage. For us reptile keepers we have to use meds that are often used for cats, dogs, livestock and even people. I would think a baytril could be used. I used a course of baytril on a very sick sulcata. Due to the dose she needed it had to be mixed with sterile saline. I am not a vet, but I worked for one for years and often had to figure drug dosages.
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Turtle eye drops may help with the swollen eyes. You can buy them from the pet store.
Hope your turtle gets better soon. 
I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
1.0.0 Broad-Headed Skink (Smaug)
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake (Flitz)
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