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PrettyboyGeorge
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- Jul 24, 2016
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yes it does and thank you, as I have never been in this situation and all is new and scary as I want to get him well soon.
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You should be concerned now, because if he has a secondary E.coli infection he's not going to live without something that treats E.coli. Had you caught it earlier, I think maybe you could have treated with just metronidazole, but IMO, he's very close to the point of no return.
-Kathy
Seeing that your boys poo is bright yellow it is a pretty sure sign that he has blackhead. I would follow the prescription you reposted in post #23 perhaps without the corid. Your vet should be able to do a fecal float exam to determine what worms, cocci, or blackhead protozoa are present. It is the same exam as they do on dogs and cats looking for worm eggs and is normally low cost, around $15 to $20. Call and find out first and then take a fresh poo sample in a baggie, they will need about one to two ml.
Also if your vet is like mine, they may sell you Baytril in a syringe(s).
Note that I had negative fecals on two that had blackhead confirmed by necropsy, so blackhead cannot be ruled out by having a negative fecal.Seeing that your boys poo is bright yellow it is a pretty sure sign that he has blackhead. I would follow the prescription you reposted in post #23 perhaps without the corid. Your vet should be able to do a fecal float exam to determine what worms, cocci, or blackhead protozoa are present. It is the same exam as they do on dogs and cats looking for worm eggs and is normally low cost, around $15 to $20. Call and find out first and then take a fresh poo sample in a baggie, they will need about one to two ml.
I thought I should share that I saw one looking a little off a few days ago and last night I decided to bring her in. Her poop looks very much like the poop pictures I posted, so I suspect it's blackhead and E.coli, though I guess it could be something else. Doesn't matter though, treatment will be the same.
2.5 year old 3 kg hen
0.6m (60mg)l Baytril (100mg/ml) by injection once a day
100 mg metronidazole orally twice a day for no less than 5 days
1.5 ml Safeguard orally once a day for 5 days
0.7 ml Corid orally once a day for 5 days
60-120ml of fluids via the tube several times a day. Once hydrated I will tube Kaytee.
-Kathy
Quote: Baytril (enrofloxacin) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, Sulfamethoxazole-TMP is sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, so no, it's not the same.
-Kathy