[Suze65]

Well it sounds like you're doing a sterling job, and he's recovering well, as I'm sure you know, open mouth breathing is a sign of respiratory infection. My vet explained to me last year, the problem can be identifying where exactly the bugs are in the respiratory tract and what sort they are, if baytril isn't working, it might be a case of taking swabs and bloods to identify the bugs and give your tort the right antibiotics for the infection. Just like us they need a full course of antibiotics, which is two full weeks, if you stop too soon , the bacteria become resistant to the antibiotics. Remember baytril is a generic antibiotic and won't necessarily treat all bugs. If your vet isn't sure how long to give the antibiotics, this suggests to me the he/she isn't a specialist vet, and I would try and find one. Where in the country are you, because there are a few good specialist vets around, and we could point you in the right direction.