Coccidiosis and vitamins/antibiotics.

[Wickedchicken6]

Yep...still the same Silkies...lol. I had to keep them to see how they did.

Otherwise, how would I know, right?

 

[Kiki]

I considered it a genetic fault with failure to utilize feed properly.

I agree 1000% with this statement.

 

[Kiki]

I am a professional question asker!
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Especially hearing these things from people I secretly like!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I agree 1000% with this statement.

I kept lines of sheep to see if issues were heritable. They are purebred so they were all registered so traceable. Most of the time, even issues like recurring eye infections for example, appeared to be heritable to a certain degree.

 

[casportpony]

The general consensus is that vitamins and antibiotics not be used in conjunction with Amprolium. (Corid, Amprol) Is there a reason behind this?

I read something the other day about goats being treated with amprolium and it said that vets will often prescribe thiamine injection *and* amprolium because goats are super susceptible to thiamine deficiencies. Clearly there is a lot I don't understand.

 

[ronott1]

I read something the other day about goats being treated with amprolium and it said that vets will often prescribe thiamine injection *and* amprolium because goats are super susceptible to thiamine deficiencies. Clearly there is a lot I don't understand.

Injecting gets the vitamin more directly into the animal. ingesting would get the vitamin into the stomach where the coccidiosis could uptake it even with the amproliam.

 

[casportpony]

Injecting gets the vitamin more directly into the animal. ingesting would get the vitamin into the stomach where the coccidiosis could uptake it even with the amproliam.

That makes sense.