I have many questions relating to poultry vet care. I have labelled them with numbers so it's easy to answer. I know they're a lot so I don't expect everyone to answer to everything, but hopefully they'll be all covered in the comments. I appreciate you take the time to answer
Here are the questions:
1. How can you tell if a bird is dehydrated?
2. When should you apply a bondage to a wound and when should you leave it open?Is there any alternative for a bondage something like vaseline?
3. Should antibiotic cream be applied into a wound only when there's an infection already, or also as a preventative measure? If so, how long should you apply it? Until it makes a scab?
4. Similar question for disinfectants. When the bird gets a wound, how many times a day should you apply disinfectant and until when?
5. Are the systemic absorption % for topical medicines the same for birds and humans? I am wondering particularly for ketoconazole and clotrimazole. The first says it's barely absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream and the second says only 0.5%. But that's for humans anyway, how is it for birds? Is it the same? Should I be worried about topical max doses?
6. My quail doesn't want to drink the water with the vitamins. Can I give to her the corresponding daily dose of vitamins orally with a 1ml seringe mixed with a bit of water? Or is it bad to drink it like that because it's too concentrated all in one go?I have calculated accurately her daily dose by measuring how much water she drinks in a day and how much vitamins would go there.
7. How to choose a good hepatic/renal protector to administer alongside medication and during recovery. Same question as with vitamins, can you administer the proper amount in a seringe if she doesn't want to drink the medicated water?
8. If a bird is choking for trying to swallow too big of a piece of food is there anything you can do? What should you do? (Besides obviously not providing big pieces of food, but sometimes you give a big piece for them to peck, and they may try to swallow a big chunk).
9. When you apply topical medication cream, do you need to cover it or not necesarily? Does it depend on the type of medication? Any examples?
I am particularly interested in question 5.
Here are the questions:
1. How can you tell if a bird is dehydrated?
2. When should you apply a bondage to a wound and when should you leave it open?Is there any alternative for a bondage something like vaseline?
3. Should antibiotic cream be applied into a wound only when there's an infection already, or also as a preventative measure? If so, how long should you apply it? Until it makes a scab?
4. Similar question for disinfectants. When the bird gets a wound, how many times a day should you apply disinfectant and until when?
5. Are the systemic absorption % for topical medicines the same for birds and humans? I am wondering particularly for ketoconazole and clotrimazole. The first says it's barely absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream and the second says only 0.5%. But that's for humans anyway, how is it for birds? Is it the same? Should I be worried about topical max doses?
6. My quail doesn't want to drink the water with the vitamins. Can I give to her the corresponding daily dose of vitamins orally with a 1ml seringe mixed with a bit of water? Or is it bad to drink it like that because it's too concentrated all in one go?I have calculated accurately her daily dose by measuring how much water she drinks in a day and how much vitamins would go there.
7. How to choose a good hepatic/renal protector to administer alongside medication and during recovery. Same question as with vitamins, can you administer the proper amount in a seringe if she doesn't want to drink the medicated water?
8. If a bird is choking for trying to swallow too big of a piece of food is there anything you can do? What should you do? (Besides obviously not providing big pieces of food, but sometimes you give a big piece for them to peck, and they may try to swallow a big chunk).
9. When you apply topical medication cream, do you need to cover it or not necesarily? Does it depend on the type of medication? Any examples?
I am particularly interested in question 5.