Fungus treatment

[horsefieldi]

Has anyone used Acriflavine to treat fungus in amphibians?

 

[rigsby]

Silvadine cream is an excellent cream for terrestrial amphibians but it may require a visit to the vets to get it, i know it doe's in this country.

 

[Jan]

Has anyone used Acriflavine to treat fungus in amphibians?

It's my impression that this drug is used to treat parasite infections and mild bacterial infections...but that it lacks antifungal activity. Are you treating a terrestrial or aquatic caudate? Hypertonic salt baths are often used for fungal infections in aquatic caudates. There are other alternative antifungals but most have to be prescribed by a vet.

 

[horsefieldi]

Aquatic.

 

[Jan]

Have you used or considered treating with salt baths? If you truly have a fungal infection you are trying to treat, using salt baths would be a reasonable first treatment approach. There are anecdotal accounts of acriflavine baths used in newts, but more as a 'shotgun' approach to infections of unknown pathogens: http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/7/25318.html
Safety an efficacy are always questionable.

You may find review of these articles helpful in seeking treatment for your aquatic caudate:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/illness.shtml
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/salt.shtml