meloxicam

  1. mixedchickenguy

    eating eggs from a chicken being treated with meloxicam indefinitely?

    I'm the guy who has the hen with the swollen oviduct. our vet says she may need to be on the meloxicam indefinitely and of course, i didn't think to ask about eating her eggs. she still lays every two days or so. she's doing so much better after taking the enrofloxacin and being on the...
  2. mixedchickenguy

    my hen has a swollen oviduct

    we went to the vet yesterday where they did x-rays and determined that her oviduct is swollen and pushing on some of her other organs, causing all the symptoms we were seeing. she's been prescribed an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory, but it might not resolve itself without surgery or...
  3. Farmers Chicken Farm

    Compounding meloxicam and celecoxib

    I have some hens I treated for bumblefoot and it’s obvious they’re in pain. I’m going to compound some meloxicam for them. I’m planning on following guidelines of 0.5 mg/kg once daily dosing. Is Orablend (compounding syrup) safe for chickens? Or do I need to track down propylene glycol and 1%...
  4. yesterDAYNE

    Metacam/Meloxicam dosage?

    Hello. I've been looking around but I'm bad at math and I can't find a set answer really. I know Metacam can only be prescribed by a vet. I work at a canine/feline vet office and can get some temporarily. I have a turkey hen who got injured today. I'm not exactly sure how, but I think it was a...
  5. J

    Amoxicillin with Metacam for hen

    Hi everyone, A few weeks ago my Wyandotte hen had Bumblefoot. The vet said we caught it early and she prescribed 250mg of amoxicillin per day for 5 days and 3ml of Metacam per day for 3 days. The vet commented that she was otherwise a very healthy hen, she had good legs, she had signs of good...
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