Updated - Corid and Amprol (amprolium) Dosing

[estamets]

Tell me if this looks like Coccidiosis to you. It sure did to me. After doing a fecal exam today there is none, however the vet did find Capillaria and roundworms. May I ask how you know you have Cocci?

I have wazine in the med kit that I could try if you think this looks like worms...

 

[KsKingBee]

Great question! I didn't mention that my ladies get rooster booster dewormer for 3 days once a month. I have seen no evidence of worms in the feces. I treated Waffles with a few drops of ivermectin before I started the Corid. I am encouraged by the initial response to the corid, as well.

Here are some fun poo pics, both taken today. These say cocci to me, not worms.

You don't normally see worms in the poo except after worming. What they are finding in the fecal exams are eggs. Perhaps you can find a local vet who does fecal floats at a reasonable price, reasonable here is $16.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I would have bet money on this being from coccidiosis, but how wrong I would have been, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@estamets , go to Tractor Supply, get some Safeguard liquid goat wormer (fenbendazole) and give your birds 0.23ml per pound by mouth for five consecutive days. That will treat roundworms, cecal worms, gapeworms, capillary worms and possibly some species of tapeworms.

Wazine will only kill roundworms, and that's only if they drink enough of the medicated water.

Note that I'm not saying that your birds have worms... many things can cause poop like that, but worms can be treated, so why not rule them out, right?

This is a bird vet near you:
http://www.thebirdclinic.com/

I doubt they'll look at just the poop, so you'd have to pay for an office visit/exam ($45-$65), fecal ($20-$35), gram stain ($30-$40), plus medications.

-Kathy

 

[estamets]

I would have bet money on this being from coccidiosis, but how wrong I would have been, lol.

-Kathy

Kathy, do you have any thoughts on my situation? (outlined in post #278)

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I was editing post #284 when you posted this, so read the newer version and let me know what you think:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...and-amprol-amprolium-dosing/280#post_14329537

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Capillary worms are hard to kill and they can do some serious damage!

-Kathy

 

[estamets]

@estamets
 , go to Tractor Supply, get some Safeguard liquid goat wormer (fenbendazole) and give your birds 0.23ml per pound by mouth for five consecutive days. That will treat roundworms, cecal worms, gapeworms, capillary worms and possibly some species of tapeworms.

Wazine will only kill roundworms, and that's only if they drink enough of the medicated water.

Note that I'm not saying that your birds have worms... many things can cause poop like that, but worms can be treated, so why not rule them out, right?

This is a bird vet near you:
http://www.thebirdclinic.com/

I doubt they'll look at just the poop, so you'd have to pay for an office visit/exam ($45-$65), fecal ($20-$35), gram stain ($30-$40), plus medications.

-Kathy

Thank you!

 

[estamets]

Capillary worms are hard to kill and they can do some serious damage!

-Kathy

Would you recommend continuing the corid as well?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: It won't hurt them. Did you say you have the liquid or the powder? If you have the liquid you can also give it as a drench. Dose to shoot for is undiluted Corid at 0.1ml per pound. You could try that for a couple of days and see if that helps.

Safeguard and Corid *can* be used together.

-Kathy