Anyone know how to judge amoxicillin dose for a five pound Brahma hen?

[Junibutt]

Okay, I'm really confused... a) says 125 mg/kg q12h PO and b) says 100 mg/kg q8 , IM, SC PO.

This formulary has similar instructions:

-Kathy

@casportpony a) is every 12 hrs and b) is every 8 hrs plus it could be IM (Intramuscular), SC (subcutaneous) or PO (per Oral)

 

[casportpony]

 
Okay, I'm really confused... a) says 125 mg/kg q12h PO and b) says 100 mg/kg q8 , IM, SC PO.

This formulary has similar instructions:

-Kathy

@casportpony
 a) is every 12 hrs and b) is every 8 hrs plus it could be IM (Intramuscular), SC (subcutaneous) or PO (per Oral)

True, but only with an injectable form.

-Kathy

 

[PersonalTAgent]

I absolutely agree. Sorry to say but too many make believe vets sometimes. The dosage for Poultry is def 10mg per kg. Various sites show this, one (sadly) experimental for reasons of determining the effect on poultry is this one: I have cut and pasted the bit relevant to this conversation:

Foot of page 455 says:
Amoxicillin is often the drug of choice in those E. coli infections in which multiple bacterial resistance occurs. Thus, in light of the antibacterial activity and spectrum of amoxicillin and the kinetic data obtained in the present study, it appears that a dosage regimen of 10 mg amoxicillin/kg body weight repeated at intervals of 24 h should be adequate for oral medication against systemic infections in poultry. However, further studies of the tissue penetration of this drug, as well as clinical trials are necessary before therapeutic dosage can be predicted with confidence...

 

[katesgardencare]

I have a chicken I am afraid is suffering from an internal infection. She had bumble foot wich I cleaned. Removed scabs and watched heal. That is gone now but now she has a lame leg and won't walk on one leg. I am taking her to a vet tomorrow but would like to hear your thoughts on antibiotics or what the problem might be? How should I treat her. She has been hobbling around perky and acting normal for a few weeks and the limp hasn't gone away, last two days was pretty lethargic.

 

[treich7193]

My Rooster broke one of his spurs completely off, quick and all. Not sure when it happened at least a week by now. Yesterday at treat time he was Bad sick, just out of nowhere. I noticed his leg swollen,comb almost white and his gobble the same pale color. Cleaned wound with water, peroxide and triple antibiotic ointment. Gave him 150.mg amoxicillin. Today I started 100 mg two times a day for 7days ROOROO is a big R.I.Red. he has color and looks great already. No chicken Dr here either. Was my dog's med. I crushed it and put in macaroni.

 

[Brigidschickens]

I know this is an old thread, but Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook says the amoxicillin dose is 125mg/kg (125mg per 2.2 pounds) every 12 hours or 100mg/kg (100mg per 2.2 pounds) every 8 hours.

-Kathy

Kathy, do you know how many days it should be administered?

 

[chickadoo20]

Wow! That's sure a lot more than I've been giving her. But then the pills were for a mammal. I wonder if fowl take a higher dosage for the stuff to work. I had a feeling she wasn't getting as much as she needs to cure her of whatever is infecting her. I appreciate your reply. It has provided me with a starting point.

My problem is I live in the middle of no where, and the tiny towns on either side of me do have feed stores, but they carry no real medications. And the vets here all deal with cows and horses, and we chicken types are simply on our own.

I have the same issue where I live. The only recommendation I got was from Petco telling me to use the fish antibiotics.

Not entirely true. Antibiotics are good way past their expiration date. Of course, fresh is always preferred, but ones expired by a few years are just as effective.

http://www.terrierman.com/antibiotics-WSJ.htm

Did you put in water for all of your chickens? What strength were the tablets?

 

[mandymuddymonkey]

Well, I took a 500 mg tab and disolved half of it in water gave it in a syringe. We'll see what happens.

I don't know if this helps, but I figured out a neat little trick for administering antibiotics.

I have a sick hen sneezing, coughing and having trouble breathing. Full disclosure is I'm not sure if it's viral or bacterial, but I'm pretty sure she's going to die if I don't do anything, so I went ahead and got the amoxicillin for fish to try the antibiotic route. I mixed in 250mg with partially solid coconut oil and then coated a bunch of the dried bug treats with it (dried bugs are like crack for my chickens, and it's pretty much the only thing I can get her to eat at this point). She's having to open her mouth wide to breathe, so every time she opened her mouth I just popped in a bug, and the oil helped it go right down. It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be.