grayson02
New Member
My 2 year old rat Pinto was recently found to have pneumonia. We took him to his regular vet a month ago and he was put on doxycycline and baytril for 2 weeks and we saw no improvement. We took him to another vet 2 weeks ago and after an x-ray and a shot of dexamethasone we were sent home with clavamox for suspected pneumonia. We’ve been nebulizing along with the antibiotics with saline and dexamethasone. After the first week of his new meds he wasn’t breathing as heavily and was eating more. Now a week after that he’s breathing hard again, not eating much and has a rattling sound with breathing. His abdomen is sunken in and I’m concerned we should try something else. The vet said he needs another 2 weeks of clavamox and to continue nebulizing with steroids but I’m concerned that his meds are not working. I would’ve thought that if he improved for a few days and went downhill again, maybe he should try a new course of meds? I am worried he won’t make it in these next 2 weeks with his heavy breathing and I know it’s exhausting for him to not be able to breath. I’d just like to know if this medication might just need some more time to work for him or if we need to explore other treatments. Thank you for your help!