7 week old Chick very lethargic and regurgitated liquid

[Razzlefrazzle]

I have just been informed that the medication dose for Coccivet is incorrect on the label.

Informed by who? I doubt the label is wrong though the dosage may be for a different animal?

I really doubt your guy is suffering from cocci if his poop is firm.

 

[DancingShinryu]

Informed by who? I doubt the label is wrong though the dosage may be for a different animal?

I really doubt your guy is suffering from cocci if his poop is firm.

I am also treating with Nilstat

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Really lethargic. He doesn’t move around much and sleeping often. He is eating and drinking but I don’t think as much as he should be. He runs to me quickly,

We considered it could be Coccidia so we treated him for it. He was doing well and returned him back outside with the other chicks. We then noticed him being pecked at a lot.

We brought him back inside and after noticing lethargy we immediately gave him egg yolk with some electrolytes and vitamins. He absolutely loved it and nearly consumed it all. 15 minutes later I saw cloudy saliva colour slime pour out of his mouth. Not a massive amount but more than a little dribble.

Fresh tap water with vitamins added (past week). Fresh tap water with Coccivet added (week before). I also feed with medicated Pullet grower by Barastoc. If I’m treating with Coccivet, what Dan I give him for food? I don’t have any non medicated feed handy.

Edit: Protein 15.5% Calcium 1.0%

We will be stopping the vitamins when I mix up the treatment. I will put some ACV in the water with the Coccivet to help if it is a crop issue.

I’m trying to understand why this regurgitation happened?

I have just been informed that the medication dose for Coccivet is incorrect on the label. I don’t believe he has actually got over the Coccidia. Though his poop is nice and firm and is white and grey, he has still been affected by Coccidia. I am now treating him with the correct dosage which is 6 mls to a litre of water. He has access to anything in the ground.

Can you get a chick starter or an all flock feed that is 18-20% protein.

Any lice or mites on this chick?
He's quite pale and poorly looking.

He may have just spit up excess yolk and electrolytes, had too much in his crop if he had not been eating/drinking.

I'd provide him with wet soaked feed, fresh water and make sure he's got chick grit available.
Re-check that crop first thing in the morning before he's had anything to eat/drink to make sure it's emptying. IF it's not emptying after he's slept all night long and not had anything to eat or drink, then begin treating for Crop Problems.

Photos of the poop would be good.

You are feeding Barostoc which does not contain Amprolium which is in the Coccivet, so you'll have to see if there's contraindications, probably not but research. There's plenty of info if you search.

You mention that you were informed that you were giving an incorrect dose of Coccivet. If you followed the instructions on the label, then it was not incorrect.
Look at your label! I read the dose is 15mL of Coccivet to 10L of water (or 1Tblsp to 2 1/2 gallons of water) given as the only source of drinking water for 5-7 days.

SO! If you are using 1L of water then you'd use 1.5mL of Coccivet in that Liter of water. Not sure where you're getting 6...?

 

[DancingShinryu]

Can you get a chick starter or an all flock feed that is 18-20% protein.

Any lice or mites on this chick?
He's quite pale and poorly looking.

He may have just spit up excess yolk and electrolytes, had too much in his crop if he had not been eating/drinking.

I'd provide him with wet soaked feed, fresh water and make sure he's got chick grit available.
Re-check that crop first thing in the morning before he's had anything to eat/drink to make sure it's emptying. IF it's not emptying after he's slept all night long and not had anything to eat or drink, then begin treating for Crop Problems.

Photos of the poop would be good.

You are feeding Barostoc which does not contain Amprolium which is in the Coccivet, so you'll have to see if there's contraindications, probably not but research. There's plenty of info if you search.

You mention that you were informed that you were giving an incorrect dose of Coccivet. If you followed the instructions on the label, then it was not incorrect.
Look at your label! I read the dose is 15mL of Coccivet to 10L of water (or 1Tblsp to 2 1/2 gallons of water) given as the only source of drinking water for 5-7 days.

SO! If you are using 1L of water then you'd use 1.5mL of Coccivet in that Liter of water. Not sure where you're getting 6...?

The person was correct in providing me the information about incorrect dosage. Although their amount may be wrong, there is a serious error on the manufacturers information. I have also found 2 other stores using the same ingredient amount with different dosage amounts. I have found that the bottle I have lacks an important piece of information, the dosage for a single chick. I have attached photos. It is specifically the dosage for Chickens is higher x4. The dosage provided on the bottle is only for small birds such as a budgie. Upon me calling Vetafarm they confirmed that I would need to follow the singular dose which is lacking information on the bottle. I have arranged to purchase Baycox instead to solve this headache. I had already made up the single dose for my Chick as I never rely entirely on what I’ve been told by others. I had treated all the Chicks for mites and lice. I cannot see any mites or n him but there was mites on his previous coop that prompted us to spray the coop and the chickens. I will do him another dose to make sure but it does not look to have any. I do have worming meds for them and I’ll do that today too.

 

[DancingShinryu]

Here is a current video of him. He looks to be having some kind of breathing issue. Sometimes he thrusts his head upwards and out and I hear a snake with the beak. He still has some saliva excess but not actual discharge externally. What his doing in the video, he is doing continuously. I felt his crop yesterday morning after he had no food and water all night and his crop felt flat.

https://imgur.com/a/iLbMgeQ

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

Starting to look more like a respiratory infection to me. Can you get tylosin or a similar antibiotic?

 

[DancingShinryu]

Starting to look more like a respiratory infection to me. Can you get tylosin or a similar antibiotic?

I have found this. I am still searching other websites for this antibiotic. So far the ones I found have been quite costly. I can get them, but not today. This other one is a lot cheaper and I don’t need a prescription to get it. I can get Triple C today.

 

[DancingShinryu]

Definitely respiratory. I’ve been sitting with him on my lap for half an hour and I’ve heard lots of strange sounds. A type of sigh or wheeze and some gurgling/clicking noises with a sound that sounds like a phlegm in the throat. You can hear the air passing the mucous.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

I have found this. I am still searching other websites for this antibiotic. So far the ones I found have been quite costly. I can get them, but not today. This other one is a lot cheaper and I don’t need a prescription to get it. I can get Triple C today.

Tetracyclines are good, strong antibiotics so I would go with that if it's easy to get. Haven't used chlortetracycline before so I can't really help you with dosage. A quick online search showed everything from 10mg/kg to 60mg/kg for chickens. Hope you can find a reliable source to help with dosage.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

Yay! So happy to hear he is doing better!