My kit that has a few things that I never see mentioned:
Red Rubber catheters for tube feeding in sizes 8fr-22fr.
IV bags of lactated ringers solution (LRS) for giving sub-q fluids or tube feeding.
35cc syringes with normal tip for giving sub-q fluids.
35cc and 60cc syringes with catheter tip...
I was just going to mention that... I believe that the FDA says it's okay to use drugs not labeled for use in poultry as long as you are doing it with veterinary supervision. I'll see if I can find the link that said that.
The guy that does the mandatory flock testing for the reportable diseases in our area is an actual Doctor. When I was talking to him about the issues at the feed store, he knew all about which drugs were banned and why. If you guys don't find anything, I'll give him a call.
Here is another must have for me:
Nolvasan Solution - gram positive/gram negative bactericide *and* virucide. It's very expensive, but if you want to disinfect like the vets do, this is the way to go. The active ingredient is chlorhexadine:
http://www.drugs.com/vet/nolvasan-solution.html
Baytril is a great antibiotic and it's saved many of my animals, too.
I've purchased Baytril without a prescription many times... The link in my first post tells how to do it. Just do a search for "Baytril birds" and you'll find it there.
I won't use Baytri or metronidazole on any food...
If you believe everything on the web, metronidazole (Flagyl, Fish-Zole) is banned by the FDA for use in food animals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronidazole
Yes it is, which is why I included the link about Baytril. My vet made me promise never to eat any eggs or the meat from a bird that I gave metronidazole and/or Baytril to. Which got me thinking, is metronidazole banned as well? According to this PDF it is...
Quote:
Safeguard for Goats or any liquid fenbendazole.
Metronidazole tablets - You can buy over the counter as Fish-Zole (250mg) and Meditrich (100mg). This place has both: http://www.jedds.com/-strse-Medicine-%3E%3E-Canker-cln-Metronidazole/Categories.bok
Metronidazole liquid suspension...