Another sick peacock....

The two links are from the same book, and yes, it says there is no benifit in using Cipro instead of Baytril, but I think that it was published many years ago. I think if you look hard enough you'll probably find that both have similar warnings regarding CNS, liver and kidney issues. The fact is that Cipro *is* used in avian medicine, period. Yes, it's "labeled" for humans, but it is still used. Your vet, or whatever vet you talkd to doesn't use it, which is fine, but it doesn't mean other people shouldn't.

Baytril 10% is cheap, easy to find and more importantly to me, easy to use even with birds as small as 50 grams, so I will continue to use it.

-Kathy
 
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I decided to keep him on the Baytril, he is not improving as fast as I would like to see, though he is improving. I think It would be better to stay with what he's on, then go to something else that may not be as effective. He is much more active, but still sounds bad when he vocalizes. And we are headed for another day or so of cold wet weather this week, with possible snow, after two days of glorious warm weather. With all this roller coaster weather I just don't feel comfortable switching around on the meds.
 
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how do you get medicine for injections? I end up going to the exotic pet vet and spending hundreds every time one of my birds gets sick. Also, what would you think is wrong with my juvenile peacock that eats, appears sick and can't walk? been sick for five days, tried to get him to drink water with omnitetracycline, but he's not drinking much. but he eats well. I'm thinking of getting medicated Start and Grow, hoping that it will do the trick. Please advise
Guy Shepherd
 
Can you define 'appears sick and can't walk'? Perhaps you can post pictures of it and some of the stools. Actually it would be very helpful to know where YOU are, how the bird is housed, how old it is, what it has been fed, what meds it has had, what meds you might have on hand, and a good description of the stools since you say it is eating.

It is very important that you do something very quickly as peas go down hill very fast and being sick for five days is pressing the time that you have to be able to do something.

Meds can be bought at any vet or on-line.
 
How old is your pea?

What are you feeding it?

Have you wormed it? if yes what did you use?

Is the pea on the ground pen or in a pen off the ground?

Is it housed with other birds, if yes, what kind?

The medicated feed is a preventive not a cure for coccidiosis so if the bird already has it this feed will not help at all you will need to purchase corrid to treat it.

You said it is eating , so wet his food down and make it like a mash that way he will get some fluids.

It is not good to treat with just anything if you do not know what is going on with your bird.
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Zaz makes a very good point about not treating until you know what you are treating for. My immediate thought was that a bird with a good appetite and can not walk may be injured especially since it has been five days and hasn't died yet.

Call around to normal animal vets and ask if they will do a Fecal Float Examination without seeing the bird, even your expensive bird vet, and ask for pricing. I pay $16, others here have paid as much as $60, but find someone who is reasonable and take them a fresh sample of poo in a baggie. The exam takes about fifteen minutes and should tell you if you have problems with Cocci, or worms. At that point we will be able to tell you the proper course of action.

You might also want to feel the birds legs and hips to see if you can feel anything unusual.
 

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