Tips for taking baytril

[monkeyandmischa]

Does anyone have any tips for getting guineas to take baytril from a syringe?

My new naughty boy cries and squirms and thrashes about, and it's almost impossible to get him to take it. But when he finally does, he swallows it quite happily 98)

 

[mutton chops]

Bubbleberry's on baytril atm. I just squirt it into the side of her mouth whilst holding her head still.

 

[boureki]

It helps if you have two humans! One to gently hold and calmly chat quietly to the piggie, the other to syringe quickly and carefully! That's how we do it most of the time anyway, but I find a tiny drop of orange juice diluted with water helps it go down after wards!

 

[Glynis]

Hi i learnt to wrap piggie in a towel and then talk all the time and feed a treat first and then the baytril, into side of mouth and then another treat straight afterwards O0
My boy now just feeds naturally from side of mouth for his water and CC feeds that i supplement O0 but if i have to sneak in baytril he's not impressed but i quickly again just pop in a treat something like a parsley leaf or some fruit to get rid of taste O0
Good luck :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

 

[joe_stas]

One of ours was impossible for a long time. Sometimes it would take us half an hour to get him to take it. Then we got the technique of towel wrapping down to a tee. One of us would place him on a towel and wrap him up so only his face was poking out. We'd then hold him firmly and squirt it in. It's actually really easy to do by yourself with practice.

I always make sure he has a treat after cos I feel so bad!

 

[Goldie]

As has been said above, wrap him nicely in a towel ... whisper softly in his ear and pop it into his mouth!

 

[monkeyandmischa]

Thanks that helps! He cries so much though, that I feel really evil >

 

[wales1000]

i know what u mean - u feel bad, but they have to have it - my louis is on it at the moment and he hates it - he goes nuts and i just have to hold him tight and get it in his mouth