Help! Bad case of scaly leg?

[debid]

@casportpony shes 1950grams so 4.299 pound? Im scared I'm gonna stuff this up. So the ivermectin is 18.7g/kg and just to clarify I put it in her mouth not on her neck?

Paste is oral form so yes, you'd feed that kind.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, give it orally.

Ivermectin is really quite safe, and there are many posts and web pages that say to use a pea sized amount. I am very anal about doses and don't feel comfortable telling people to use such a large amount which is why I go into so much detail on dosing (sorry if it's confusing).

18.7 g/kg = 18.7 mg/g. How many grams are in your tube? I think this is what you have?

In my previous posts I have given you dosing information that I have seen published in veterinary books. This book shows a wide range of 0.2 to 3.0 mg/kg. What I usually do is toss the highest, especially if there is only one reference as is the case with the one that says 2-3 for falcons (see picture below). My vet told me to use 0.4 mg/kg, but I have chosen to use 1 mg/kg instead.

The math is pretty easy with this formula. Since you know how much she weighs in grams (1950 grams = 1.95 kg) it's weight of bird in kg, times desired dose (mg/kg), divide by number mg/g.

0.2 mg/kg dose
1.95 kg x 0.2 / 18.7 = 0.02 ml

0.4 mg/kg dose
1.95 kg x 0.4 / 18.7 = 0.04 ml

1 mg/kg dose
1.95 kg x 1.0 / 18.7 = 0.1 ml

When I use the paste I transfer it to a needless syringe and give as close to the desired dose as possible, but I don't worry too much about getting the exact amount because it is *very* safe.

Does this help at all?

Above picture from this book:
http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/09_therapeutic_agents.pdf

From: http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/oral_dosing_article.htm
The hole at the back of the tongue is the trachea - Nothing should ever go in there!





(just to be clear, these pictures belong to Hopkins' Alternative Livestock http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/peafowl.htm)

"likes" don't always say what we would like them to say!

Fantastic Kathy - this will be so helpful in the future

 

[lechez]

Ok thanks so much for all that @casportpony shes asleep now so I will dose her tomorrow. She's not eating but is drinking water. I will let you know how I go. Thanks so much for all the information and for your time.