I would stay away from Wet-Tail plus, it doesn't sound safe to me. Unless its prescribed by a vet I wouldn't.
There is an article here on HC about wet tail, here is a snippet from it.
http://www.hamstercentral.com/user.php? ... ticle&a=15
Quote:
Wet Tail is almost exclusively a disease of the Syrian hamster and is more common in long-haired varieties. Wet Tail also known as “Proliferative Ileitis” a life-threatening intestinal bacterial infection. The disease is spread by a fecal-oral route between hamsters, and is associated with stresses such as weaning and changes in environment or diet, so is usually seen in young hamsters, very often soon after the move from pet shop to home.
It is found that Wet Tail is misdiagnosed often by owners and veterinarians. In some instances the term “Wet Tail” is incorrectly used to refer to all diarrhea/enteritis in hamsters. It is important to remember diarrhea is a symptom of Wet Tail, not the disease itself. Wet Tail is a bacterial infection.
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I just worry that this product Wet-Tail plus might do more harm then good, because its not for treating wet tail its for treating diarrhea. I know that Dri-Tail like products can actually worsen diarrhea symptoms by killing off the hamster's "friendly" or resident bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. I can only assume Wet-Tail plus is similar, but maybe someone here can shed more light on it.
I would think that Baytril is enough, and keep up the pedilyte as well. I'm not an expert, I'm just going on what I have read. Like i said, hopefully someone with more experience will give us their opinion as well.
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