Robyn-

I'm 90% sure that's it!

Here's the trick: In order to avoid injecting it intramuscularly, it
needs to be mixed with a buffer within 10 seconds of injection. It
also may still burn the skin (but a little surface wound is worth it).

I'm going to see if I can't figure out what "the buffer" is. I'm
also going to order some to be doubly sure, but the description sure
makes it sound right! Well, the stuff my vet uses for sure, anyway,
which after a long battle we found was, in essence, the same thing as
Vibravenos.

Woohoo! WAY TO GO, ROBYN!!!

Nat

At 11:02 AM +1000 4/4/02, Robyn Arthur wrote:
>While I was at the vet this morning, I was talking to her about the
>course she went to last week. This was given by Dr Tom Donnelly,
>the rat expert from the NY small animal clinic that Jane says is
>fabulous! Anyway, I asked my vet to enquire about Vibravenous
>Tetracycline, a long-lasting antibiotic injection, and whether it was
>available here in Australia. This stuff has brought rats from the brink
>of death at the hands of severe Myco. I wanted to know that my vet
>could have it on hand for my boys, just in case.
>
>Sadly, it's not available here, but several bird owners mentioned to her
>that something similar is: long-acting injectible doxycycline. Odd thing
>is though, it's not approved legally yet so vets can't actually buy it. But
>pet owners an obtain it through an online veterinary drug supplies store
>(www.vetafarm.com.au) and bring it along to their vet for use. [I just
>checked there and the link to the injectible is down for some reason...
>I hope it is still available] It's apparently used for psittacosis
>(chlamydia)
>in birds, and mentions it can be used in rodents too.
>
>Robyn
>Nimbus, Stat!, Bramble, Ramekin, Motley, RiffRaff & Bokeh
>Brisbane, QLD, Australia
>The Dapper Rat: http://www.dapper.com.au

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