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  1. anothercrazychick

    16-mo old BO hen internal layer? update: Paris necropsy pics (graphic)

    How many days total was she on the penicillin? I'd be tempted to keep her on for a full ten days, in case there's an infection lingering inside her. You'd hate for it to flare up again after all the work you've done with her... Maybe a half dose for a day or two... I'm so glad to hear that...
  2. anothercrazychick

    sneezing, lethargic hen

    She may be on the verge of getting either a bout of chronic respiratory disease, coryza or bronchitis, which would explain her lethargy. Don't panic yet, though (not that you need to panic at all...). Keep an eye on her for another day or so and if her lethargy continues or you see any...
  3. anothercrazychick

    Enlarged crop

    Just pop her in a cat carrier or a "sick pen" with only water for the night. If, after 8-10 hours without food, her crop is still just as big, she may have an impacted crop. Don't jump into surgery yet- she is probably just fine and has a normal, food filled crop. Hopefully she's just fine by...
  4. anothercrazychick

    Cyclops Chicken - help! Bad eye problem (graphic & scary)

    Wow... ouch... I think you should get her on some tylan injectable (35 mg/kg, twice day, orally or IM) and see if you can get some really good eye ointment for her. I recommend Fucithalmic eye gel - it doesn't sting like gentomycin or chloramphenicol and it works really well. Put it in her eye...
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    Sick Hen---ThreeHorses please read

    Check inside her mouth for any lesions - any white or yellowish raised sores in her mouth? Any bad smell coming from her mouth? Is her crop passing the food you give her or is it staying in there and not emptying properly? Is her face swollen at all? Coughing or sneezing? Do you have access...
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    Duck cant walk! Wont eat!!

    I'm wondering if he didn't have a "touch" of botulism. Botulism is especially common in waterfowl, as they are always mucking about in mud and decaying guck on the ground (my ducks' water bucket is just atrocious within hours of giving it to them). With a full blown case of botulism...
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    new member - long time chicken lover

    Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I forgot to mention that I was from Alberta, Canada - a prairie girl through and through! Laura
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    Tylan Doseage???

    Yes: ml=cc's. 1ml=1cc=100 units. And your vet is giving your birds SLIGHTLY under the maximum dosage (which can be as high as 40 mg/kg) of tylan 200. They are dosing your birds at around 30 mg/kg, which is totally fine. I give mine 35mg/kg, twice a day and never had a problem. I would give...
  9. anothercrazychick

    new member - long time chicken lover

    Hi everyone, Thanks for letting me barge in here and start posting! I hadn't properly introduced myself. I have had chickens for nearly 13 years. I don't do any showing and not a lot of breeding, but I am fairly obsessed about their care and health. I have worked on and off for a vet since...
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    Tylan Doseage???

    Quote: True - I do really like baytril... I usually use it before I use tylan. But because baytril is so good at targeting bacteria in the digestive system (which is great if you have a bird with enteritis), it also means that it wipes out all the good bacteria as well. Tylan doesn't seem...
  11. anothercrazychick

    Help! Please!! Leghorn with broken leg

    Try a Robert Jone's bandage. I'll attach a link to show you how to do it- it's quite easy. Then, once she's bandaged, put her in a small carrier and don't let her move around for at least a week. It will take 2 weeks for her leg to heal well enough to let her move about, and keep her leg...
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    Tylan Doseage???

    Tylan 50 has 50 mg/ml and tylan 200 has 200 mg/ml, so the 200 is 4 x more concentrated (thus you have to give 1/4 as much as you would the tylan 50). IC is quite stubborn to treat and you'll likely have a recurrence of the disease unless you knock it flat, which is why the vet has prescribed a...
  13. anothercrazychick

    Another bumblefoot question

    I find a sugar/iodine poultice works the best and I (and others that I've told this too) have had great success with it. I learned this poultice when I worked at the vet clinic- we used it on horses with sole abscesses. Give it a try and let me know how it goes... If the bird's foot is quite...
  14. anothercrazychick

    TYLAN 50 questions. Need Answers FAST!! (Im BEGGING!!)

    The dosage for any injectable tylan is 35 mg/kg twice a day, but if you don't know the exact weight of your hens, assume they are around 2 kg each, if they are standard "Isa brown sized" hens (which means she needs 2 x 35 = 70 mg). Tylan 50 has 50 mg/ml, so each hen would need (70/50= 1.4 cc or...
  15. anothercrazychick

    Tylan Doseage???

    The dosage for tylan, as per the Merck Vet manual, is 35 mg/kg, twice a day orally or IM. It tastes horrible, but you can indeed give it orally. If the birds have improved after 5 days, give the meds for an additional 2 days (total of 1 week). If they are still looking miserable after a week...
  16. anothercrazychick

    Foamy eyes and sneezing. . .help!

    Sounds like Chronic respiratory disease/mycoplasma gallisepticum. You'll need a more potent antibiotic, like tylan (injectable, preferably, given at a dose of 35 mg/kg, twice a day, orally or IM) or baytril (15 mg/kg, twice a day, orally or IM). In a pinch, lincospectin will work, too, but the...
  17. anothercrazychick

    16-mo old BO hen internal layer? update: Paris necropsy pics (graphic)

    You can get liquid calcium at most pharmacies - my grocery store has it too. It comes in a multitude of gross flavours. I prefer "calcium/phosphorous" if you can get it. Calcium/magnesium works but the magnesium tends to relax the muscles, which isn't what you want (you want contractions, not...
  18. anothercrazychick

    16-mo old BO hen internal layer? update: Paris necropsy pics (graphic)

    Maybe split the difference with the pen G, then if you'd still like to stick with the higher dose... Give 0.2 cc twice a day or even 0.3 cc twice a day, rather than 1cc all at once. Gives her a bit of time to process it through her liver rather than having to deal with a large dose all at once...
  19. anothercrazychick

    Help.. My Chicks Eye Is Swollen Lots Of Puss!!

    Your bird may have coryza - does it have any other signs of a possible respiratory disease? Is the whole face swollen? Bad smell coming from eyes and mouth? You may want to look into treating with tylan, as even if it is just a really nasty conjunctivitis, it may take more than water soluble...
  20. anothercrazychick

    16-mo old BO hen internal layer? update: Paris necropsy pics (graphic)

    I would stick to the 30 000 IU/kg dosage. Although it's not likely going to cause a problem to double the dosage of pen g procaine, I wouldn't give 5 times the dose, as it can cause toxicity, especially in a dehydrated or acutely ill bird. So if your bird is 2 kg, she needs (30 000 IU x 2 kg)...
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