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#21
November 10th 03, 03:57 PM
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"Mary" wrote in message ... They used to give cats baytril or something I think. It's not approved for cats. They no longer prescribe it because it can cause blindness. Some vets still don't know this! I think it was baytril, could be something else so don't quote me here. You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. Phil. 
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November 10th 03, 03:57 PM
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"Mary" wrote in message ... They used to give cats baytril or something I think. It's not approved for cats. They no longer prescribe it because it can cause blindness. Some vets still don't know this! I think it was baytril, could be something else so don't quote me here. You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. Phil.
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November 10th 03, 03:57 PM
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"Mary" wrote in message ... They used to give cats baytril or something I think. It's not approved for cats. They no longer prescribe it because it can cause blindness. Some vets still don't know this! I think it was baytril, could be something else so don't quote me here. You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. Phil.
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November 10th 03, 05:11 PM
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enlightened us with... You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. This is great to know. Rowan was prescribed Baytril to take care of her last problem. I'll be sure to ask about Orbax for the next time, if one comes. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace -------------------------------------------------
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#26
November 10th 03, 05:11 PM
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In article ,
enlightened us with... You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. This is great to know. Rowan was prescribed Baytril to take care of her last problem. I'll be sure to ask about Orbax for the next time, if one comes. ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Jesus saves, Allah protects, and Cthulhu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace -------------------------------------------------
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#27
November 10th 03, 10:42 PM
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"kaeli" wrote in message ... In article , enlightened us with... You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. This is great to know. Rowan was prescribed Baytril to take care of her last problem. I'll be sure to ask about Orbax for the next time, if one comes. This was hashed over here ages ago. I think Phil has an irrational (not founded on real findings - *what* cats went blind on the recommended dosage of 5mg/kg/day??) fear of Baytril. I am not planning on contributing any more to this portion of the thread. BTDT about a year & a half ago. The Google Group archives are there for anyone truly interested in the debate about Baytril. Just pop in "Baytril" "blindness", etc. for the advanced search terms (sometime in summer '02, I think). Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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#28
November 10th 03, 10:42 PM
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"kaeli" wrote in message ... In article , enlightened us with... You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. This is great to know. Rowan was prescribed Baytril to take care of her last problem. I'll be sure to ask about Orbax for the next time, if one comes. This was hashed over here ages ago. I think Phil has an irrational (not founded on real findings - *what* cats went blind on the recommended dosage of 5mg/kg/day??) fear of Baytril. I am not planning on contributing any more to this portion of the thread. BTDT about a year & a half ago. The Google Group archives are there for anyone truly interested in the debate about Baytril. Just pop in "Baytril" "blindness", etc. for the advanced search terms (sometime in summer '02, I think). Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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#29
November 10th 03, 10:42 PM
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"kaeli" wrote in message ... In article , enlightened us with... You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. This is great to know. Rowan was prescribed Baytril to take care of her last problem. I'll be sure to ask about Orbax for the next time, if one comes. This was hashed over here ages ago. I think Phil has an irrational (not founded on real findings - *what* cats went blind on the recommended dosage of 5mg/kg/day??) fear of Baytril. I am not planning on contributing any more to this portion of the thread. BTDT about a year & a half ago. The Google Group archives are there for anyone truly interested in the debate about Baytril. Just pop in "Baytril" "blindness", etc. for the advanced search terms (sometime in summer '02, I think). Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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#30
November 13th 03, 01:56 PM
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"kaeli" wrote in message ... In article , enlightened us with... You're correct, Mary. Baytril has caused blindness in cats even at the "new" and "safer" reduced dosage. Many vets now use Orbax (orbifloxacin). Its the same class of antibiotic as baytril; its more potent and requires a smaller dose (its also less expensive). Orbax is also absorbed more quickly than batril - complete absorption takes less than an hour! Orbax is not only safer than batril, an infection is less likely to develop a resistance to the drug. In another couple years or so, batril will have gone down the same road as penicillin as a result of overuse. There's really no rational reason for using batril since the advent of Orbax, however "low" the risks are purported to be. To my mind, any unnecessary risk is an excessive and unacceptable risk. This is great to know. Rowan was prescribed Baytril to take care of her last problem. I'll be sure to ask about Orbax for the next time, if one comes. Good plan... I hope you never have to used it. There are still some diehard "batrilists" around here and vets that would argue the risks are "minimal"... Why? When a safer, more effective and less expensive drug is available... The savings alone would probably offset the cost of the office visit!
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