Amoxicillian Dosage For Goose

[GranderTheGander]

How much amoxicillin (Fish Aid Antibiotics 250 mg) for a 15-20 pound pet goose? Is there any way to divide up a capsule to get close to how much needed? I mix with water and put in a syringe.

 

[Isaac 0]

Exactly, how much does your goose weigh?

The amoxicillin dose is 57mg per pound, twice a day. For an 18 pound goose, that'd be about four pills twice a day - just pop it in his mouth. Amoxicillin has a very nasty taste, so I would be hesitant to opening the capsule up and disolving it in anything.

 

[GranderTheGander]

Thanks for your quick reply. I don't know how much she weighs. She runs around free. I'm surprised it's that much, but popping a pill in her mouth would be much easier than the syringe method.

P.S. By the way, is this in the wrong forum? Should I move it to the goose one?

 

[Isaac 0]

Thanks for your quick reply. I don't know how much she weighs. She runs around free. I'm surprised it's that much, but popping a pill in her mouth would be much easier than the syringe method.

Unfortunately, it is quite a large amount to give. If you have problems administering, you may consider higher potency amoxicillin such as 500mg, or getting something like Baytril.

 

[GranderTheGander]

No, it would be no problem giving them to her, and I do have the 500mg ones, too. It just sounds like such a high dosage, much like what a person would take!

 

[Eggcessive]

I would just give no more than 500 mg twice daily.

 

[GranderTheGander]

I would just give no more than 500 mg twice daily.

Okay, but that's a normal daily dose for a person. How is it a 20 pound goose can take as much as a person who weighs over 100 pounds?

 

[casportpony]

Okay, but that's a normal daily dose for a person. How is it a 20 pound goose can take as much as a person who weighs over 100 pounds?

My vet prescribes 500 mg of amoxicillin twice a day for a nine-pounder. The amoxicillin dose for poultry is *huge* compared to mammals.

 

[GranderTheGander]

Oh, okay. Thanks for that information. I never knew that. I remember once, though, I took a pekin park duck, with an eye injury, to a bird vet . . . when they treated "wild" birds for free . . . and I was telling him not all the liquid amoxicillin dose was getting down the duck's throat, since the duck was being extremely uncooperative; and he replied: "Just give him more. You can never have enough amoxicillin." I thought he was joking.

 

[casportpony]

Oh, okay. Thanks for that information. I never knew that. I remember once, though, I took a pekin park duck, with an eye injury, to a bird vet . . . when they treated "wild" birds for free . . . and I was telling him not all the liquid amoxicillin dose was getting down the duck's throat, since the duck was being extremely uncooperative; and he replied: "Just give him more. You can never have enough amoxicillin." I thought he was joking.

Like you, I was really surprised the first time my vet prescribed it. People, cats, dogs, horse, they all get much less.