How much time after Clavamox for eggs?

I treated my year old hen with Clavamox (from veterinarian) for 6 days. She is a Leghorn. It has been one full week since we stopped and she has layed an egg 5 days in a row now which we have tossed I couldn't find a definitive answer on how long to wait. We were thinking two full weeks of actual eggs (she didn't lay for 3 days after stopping).

I did ask the vet when I left his office, but he nonchalantly said "a week" and walked off. Needless to say, I am not returning to him. Wasn't impressed.

She initially had vent gleet which cleared up with Epsom salt baths and greek yogurt. I decided to do a fecal and they said she had a bacterial infection and he gave me that.

She seem totally back to normal now which makes me happy. I was worried about her.

withdrawal time for medicin is the minimum required by law- it doesn't hurt to bee on the side of caution and add a few extra days. Before you start collecting eggs to eat, add 10 days to any withdrawal time specified for meat birds,since substances can be deposited in an egg as long as 10 days before it is lade!

Akrnaf2 said:

withdrawal time for medicin is the minimum required by law- it doesn't hurt to bee on the side of caution and add a few extra days. Before you start collecting eggs to eat, add 10 days to any withdrawal time specified for meat birds,since substances can be deposited in an egg as long as 10 days before it is lade!

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That's my problem, I can't seem to find the information on withdrawal time. FDA site isn't clear.

It's probably the same as it is for amoxicillin:

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Transmission of Administered Amoxicillin Drug Residues from Laying Chicken to their Commercial Eggs.

Khattab WO1, Elderea HB, Salem EG, Gomaa NF.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND:​

Antimicrobial agents in food producing animals are a very important public health issue. They are routinely added to animal feed at sub-therapeutic levels for their growth promoting properties. This practice, however, carries many disadvantages, such as the stimulation of microbial resistance to antibiotics.

AIM:​

This study was carried out to determine administered Amoxicillin residues in laying chickens and in their commercial eggs, and the effect of cooking and storage condition on Amoxicillin residues in their eggs.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:​

A total of 50 terminal faeces were collected from laying hens in addition, a total of 215 commercial egg samples were randomly selected from the farm treated with Amoxicillin. Microbiological agar diffusion method was used.

RESULTS:​

the withdrawal time of Amoxicillin was 7 days. Its residues were detected in both egg yolks and egg whites for 6 successive days after the last drug administration. In addition, Amoxicillin residues remained until the 7th day from drug administration in eggs stored at room temperature, and at 4°C. Amoxicillin residue was not affected after boiling eggs for 10 minutes.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:​

eggs should not be distributed to markets until the end of the drug's withdrawal period. It is also recommended to observe the withdrawal period of drugs before poultry slaughter or table egg distribution to avoid antimicrobial resistance and to inform both owners and consumers about the risks of antibiotic residues in egg contents.
-Kathy

In this situation I think that 3 weeks withdrawal period is more then sufficient.( in average the withdrawal period for meat is 7 days, add to that 10 days for eggs and you arrived to 17 days. Add another 4 days just to be shore and you arrived to 21 days, 3 weeks.)

http://www.epha.eg.net/pdf/n5-6-2010/4.pdf

-Kathy

casportpony said:

It's probably the same as it is for amoxicillin:

-Kathy

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Thanks Kathy, that was helpful. I think we'll do 14 eggs worth of waiting rather than days.