Updated - Corid and Amprol (amprolium) Dosing

[new 2 pfowl]

But he is an awfully cute pea-geon!

 

[theuglychick]

That would be a beautiful peafowl from a chick, if it was not actually a pigeon in the fist 2 pics!

lol, shoot, shows how much I know about pigeons and pea fowl!

 

[KsKingBee]

Here I go again...

I recently bought a pair of Midnight BS and put them in isolation for observation and treatment. I ran fecal exams on them and a pen of young chicks about four months old at the same time. Both pens showed cocci in massive quantities with no worm eggs in the chicks and only two in the MBS pen.

After dosing the MBS orally with Safeguard the second fecal showed no worm eggs so that is good. The problem I have found is in the cocci treatment. Both pens are watered in half gallon rubber pans. The Corid was put in the water at a rate of 6ml per half gallon and given to both pens for five days and changed daily. The second fecal exam is still showing a significant cocci load.

This goes back to what my vet warned me about three years ago, either the amount is not sufficient or the hard water and minerals in the water is making the Corid less effective.

 

[casportpony]

Here I go again...   I recently bought a pair of Midnight BS and put them in isolation for observation and treatment.  I ran fecal exams on them and a pen of young chicks about four months old at the same time.  Both pens showed cocci in massive quantities with no worm eggs in the chicks and only two in the MBS pen.

After dosing the MBS orally with Safeguard the second fecal showed no worm eggs so that is good.  The problem I have found is in the cocci treatment.  Both pens are watered in half gallon rubber pans.  The Corid was put in the water at a rate of 6ml per half gallon and given to both pens for five days and changed daily.  The second fecal exam is still showing a significant cocci load.

This goes back to what my vet warned me about three years ago, either the amount is not sufficient or the hard water and minerals in the water is making the Corid less effective.

Adults? If so, I suspect they probably aren't drinking enough for it to be effective.

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

Adults? If so, I suspect they probably aren't drinking enough for it to be effective.

-Kathy

The MBS are adult and since it is so hot they have been drinking about a quart of the mixture per day.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: That should be enough... guess you could try it again using RO water?

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

That should be enough... guess you could try it again using RO water?

-Kathy

I am on my way out to collect samples from all pens and will run fecal exams this evening. I did notice that adjacent pens had some runny stools so I started all pens on Corid at 2 tsp per gallon. I am suspecting foot traffic has spread it from pen to pen.

 

[theuglychick]

That poop looks pretty normal... Any 0 to 5000 gram kitchen scale will work.

-Kathy

I almost hyperventilated when I saw what looked like bloody poop, shown here

But when I wiped it I saw it was just dark brown.

Does this still look normal?

 

[casportpony]

That poop looks pretty normal... Any 0 to 5000 gram kitchen scale will work.

-Kathy

I almost hyperventilated when I saw what looked like bloody poop, shown here

But when I wiped it I saw it was just dark brown.

Does this still look normal?

Not normal, and it does look like blood. If it is blood, you might be able to smell it.

-Kathy

 

[theuglychick]

Not normal, and it does look like blood. If it is blood, you might be able to smell it.

-Kathy

Ok, should I go ahead and start the Corid? I have the 20% powder. I've read it's 1.5 tsp per gallon, correct?