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My rat has a URI. How much Baytril should I give him at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rat | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 24 days old | 0 lbs

My rat has a uri . Chewy.com has medicine they sell, I was gonna try baytril antibiotics, how much should I give him ?

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Answered By Linda G, MS, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 25th, 2019

Hello. Chewy does offer pharmaceutical drugs, but you will need a prescription from your veterinarian to order anything. You will need to see your vet anyway because there are no medications made specifically for rodents & the doses have to be very carefully calculated & often the medications compounded to make a safe dose for such a small pet. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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