Administering Oral Meds

[3bird]

We need to start administering some new medication to one of our ducks, and we're looking for any suggestions.

The primary medication is Pyrimethamine. It's a liquid (apple flavored!), and it needs to be given orally 1/day for 2-4 weeks at a dose of 0.15 ml. She also will be taking Sulfa Trimethoprim 2x/day for seven days. We have three tablets, and we're supposed to crush each and mix with 5cc's water, and administer 0.5cc's 2x/day. Finally, we are supposed to give her folic acid (1-8mg). Any suggestions on using liquid or tablet folic acid?

We're wondering if the mixing any of the meds in the same syringe is a bad idea (trying to avoid multiple syringes down her throat daily).

We're alternatively wondering about making a paste like we've done in the past and having her consume some of the meds that way. Again, though, worried about mixing.

Any thoughts anyone has would be greatly appreciated. She is the duck that likes to be handles least, and we'd like to lessen stress anyway we are able while at the same time making sure she gets her meds on board.

Thanks in advance.

 

[casportpony]

Double check with your vet, but I think all of those can be mixed together.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

We need to start administering some new medication to one of our ducks, and we're looking for any suggestions.

The primary medication is Pyrimethamine. It's a liquid (apple flavored!), and it needs to be given orally 1/day for 2-4 weeks at a dose of 0.15 ml. She also will be taking Sulfa Trimethoprim 2x/day for seven days. We have three tablets, and we're supposed to crush each and mix with 5cc's water, and administer 0.5cc's 2x/day. Finally, we are supposed to give her folic acid (1-8mg). Any suggestions on using liquid or tablet folic acid?

We're wondering if the mixing any of the meds in the same syringe is a bad idea (trying to avoid multiple syringes down her throat daily).

We're alternatively wondering about making a paste like we've done in the past and having her consume some of the meds that way. Again, though, worried about mixing.

Any thoughts anyone has would be greatly appreciated. She is the duck that likes to be handles least, and we'd like to lessen stress anyway we are able while at the same time making sure she gets her meds on board.

Thanks in advance.

I just had to give one of my chickens oral antibiotics for a couple weeks and it was pretty easy to just wrap her in a towel and pop the pill in her mouth, had to do it twice a day.

 

[3bird]

Double check with your vet, but I think all of those can be mixed together.

I think the vet tech said no, but I'm hoping to hear from the vet by the end of the day. I'll report back. Mixing would sure be nice (for Mouse and us!).

 

[3bird]

I just had to give one of my chickens oral antibiotics for a couple weeks and it was pretty easy to just wrap her in a towel and pop the pill in her mouth, had to do it twice a day.

Thanks. All of our meds are liquid (except the folic acid if we get it in tablet form), so it's a syringe in the mouth and down the throat. It would be nice if we could mix the meds so we don't have to do it multiple times.

 

[casportpony]

There have been times where I've needed to give several drugs at once so what I do is crush pill, add pill powder and liquid in a 40 ml beaker, add a little water, transfer to syringe with tube, and tube.

Pretty sure thePyrimethamine can be mixed with sulfa, but not sure about the trimethoprim.