Baytril (enrofloxacin) Sources

[casportpony]

Okay... Just hatched a 55 gram duckling that looks like it has a yolk sac infection. Of course I won't know for sure unless I send it off for necropsy, but I decided to treat if with 10% Baytril anyway. Some of you are probably thinking that there is no way to give one that small a proper dose, and undiluted, that's true. I decided to go with 10mg/kg twice a day, so this is what I did.

Took 0.2ml of 10% Baytril and added it to 0.8ml distilled water, so now I have = 1ml of 2% Baytril (20mg per one ml). From there I used this formula: .055kg x 10(mg/kg)/ 20(mg/ml)= 0.0275 ml

Of course even 0.0275ml is hard to give accurately, so it probably got 0.03ml instead. Will give that twice a day.

-Kathy

Disclaimer - I have no medical training, so please consult with a veterinarian before trying this.

One month later and it's alive and well!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This bird died from a capillary worm infestation :


This one almost died from capillary worms and coccidiosis:


Roundworms confirmed by fecal flotation.

Safeguard, Panacur, liquid for goats or cattle, or paste for horses or cattle, any of these will work.


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Wormer picctures:










-Kathy

 

[andreacroyle]

Wormer picctures: -Kathy

Just wondering if you know a dose for this my fecal float came back for a capillaria for this duck I rescued

 

[casportpony]

Quote: So sorry, but glad you were able to get a fecal done. Dose for the paste and the liquid is the Same, both are 0.23 ml per pound *orally*for 5 days. Ignore all references about using a pea size amount of paste, 'cause they are wrong, lol.\

This prescription says 0.25 per pound, which is fine. I just really anal.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

-Kathy

 

[Joanne Conner]

Baytril (Enrofloxacin)​

Banned for use in poultry, so read this before using:​

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2005/07/fda-ban-enrofloxacin-use-poultry​

Consult a veterinarian for dosing instructions​

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Generic 10% (100mg/ml) prices start at $24.47:
http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/product_baytril.php

I don't believe that the bottles above have any manufacturing info on them and they certainly are not meant to be used for injections. IMNSHO, injectable anything should come from a sterile, sealed, container.

Oral Baytril 10% (100mg/ml) - $25.49
http://www.allbirdproducts.com/newproductpages/baytril.html



Baytril 2.27% (22.7mg/ml) - $76.95
Can be purchased here, but it's *very* expensive, so I suggest looking elsewhere:
https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies...id=957&zenid=d22f72eb1c9cbb9bcd2f9823017ab9a4


Baytril 10% (100mg/ml) - $249
Can be purchased here, but it's *very* expensive, so I suggest looking elsewhere:
http://www.firststatevetsupply.com/...les/baytril-100-ml-100-milligrams-per-ml.html


Generic 10% injectable (100mg/ml) - Prices usually start at around $20



From the makers of Baytril:

• http://www.animalhealth.bayer.com/5203.0.html
• http://www.animalhealth.bayer.com/fileadmin/media/baytril/pdf_food/balancing_Folder.pdf
• http://www.animalhealth.bayer.com/fileadmin/media/baytril/pdf_food/Baycox_Einleger.pdf
• http://www.animalhealth.bayer.com/fileadmin/media/baytril/pdf_food/Quinolones_E_Internet.pdf
• http://www.animalhealth.bayer.com/fileadmin/media/baytril/pdf_food/gvp_3_f_PDF.pdf

Edited by casportpony - 1/19/15 at 8:21am

 

[Joanne Conner]

-Kathy

Such a huge help. Thanks so much.

 

[BBQ2U]

I dont waste my time with extension offices. If I dont know what it is, I cull.

Yeah. And even when we just have one with incorrigible behavioral issues, we start by telling them, "Mmm, you're looking mighty tasty. It's not come to that yet, but.....with chickens that's always the possibility. We did all we could for our hen whose picture is my Avatar. It was a real learning curve for us. We called the state and were given information to try for her. But the states pathologist for animals told us that egg bound hens was her #1 finding in hen's demise. Yet, most of my experienced chicken keepers never once had one.

 

[KariBunny]

What do you do now with a chicken that was inyected enroxil only for one day? I read to late that it can't be administer on a laying hen, so if she had that one time what do I do with her now? I can't eat it or eat the eggs she will lay.


(I didn't inyect that, it was my husbands friend that thinks he knows everything about birds and when I got home they have done that without doing research) (she has mycoplasmosis)

Culling is definitely the preferred method, but unfortunately many (myself included) don't have the heart to cull every sick bird. Though I've had to do it with a few.

CasportPony,

The reason why many vets won't prescribe or treat over the phone is because it is nearly impossible to diagnose without putting your hands on the animals and potentially taking samples. Too much liability to prescribe over the phone.

E. coli is a perfect example of why it can be important to have a good idea of what you are dealing with. E. coli generally manifests itself as a respiratory disease (Air sacculitis, pneumonia, etc.) or septicemia in birds. It's even more tricky because most animals that carry E. coli (especially ones that can infect humans) are asymptomatic carriers. Additionally, there are an increasing number of antibiotic resistant strains of E. coli, which is bad news for human health because this can cause some pretty serious infections in people (Especially in children - Some variants of E. coli can even cause total kidney failure in children!). However, many strains of E. coli are susceptible to tetracycline, a drug that IS used in food animals (providing one follows the withdrawal times) and this is generally available in Tractor Supply and most feed stores.

My main issue is with using Baytril in food animals or poultry that lays eggs for consumption without knowledge of the specific organism causing the problem.

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