You CAN use eletrolytes with corid, and yes, if you really feel it nessesary, life or death, you can also mix the corid with the antibiotic. The reason you can NOT treat with vitamins, is that cocci feed off thiamine. Corid is a thiamine blocker...so if you treat with vitamins, you defeat the corid, in others words, you are still feeding the cocci...also, if you dose with corid, no NOT use medicated feed. Cant remember the reason why, too tired and too old, to remember and would have to go look it up.
If you are losing birds, left and right, then I would try both, if you feel there could be a respiratory issue, or secondary illness, sounds to me though, that it could be cocci. Flfuffy feathers was one of the first signs I had, besides medium brown runny poo's...no blood at all...and one day of not eating at all or drinking at all, or so little it was hard to tell and hunched.
Haunted55 has seen just about everything you could imagine. I would trust her words. She helped save my flock and many others too!
Corid liquid is 2 tsp per gallon and powder is 1/2 - 3/4th tsp per gallon.. Treat immediately. ( you can turn on a light if you have one where your birds are or try to run one out to them, this will get them up and drinking and eating) Reccommed dosing time is 5-7 days. I did 7 days and started at 1 tsp per gallon. Also I mixed it, with some luke warm water, and poured over their feed. Enough feed that they would eat it in about 2 hours. They LOVED the mushy feed, gobbled it up, thus, getting a good dose of the corid. We are on day two of finishing the 7 days and I am happy to say, not ONE death and all are fine. Runny poo's took a bit longer in some and I treated them ALL, as this is a very contagious parasite and can take them down fast!
One more thought, it is not recommended to use both at the same time, BUT, if your birds are dying, you can't be sure of a diagnosis, and you really feel they have a secondary issue as well... I have read many others that have done fine with using both. I didn't treat with the antibiotic as I was 99% sure it was cocci, as was Haunted55 and she said stick with just the corid. She HAS used both with no ill affects, and others have also...I mention her name as she already posted it..the others haven't. Maybe they will jump on and tell you their stories of using the both in extreme situations?
If you feel you want to pick one med, I would try the mushy feed with 1 tsp per gallon, for one day and if you don't see, some kind of improvement, then try the antibiotic...that was my plan, but I didn't need to use the antibiotic, as I saw some improvement in the first 4-6 hours after administering the corid. So knew what was wrong for sure.
Best of luck and hope your bird recovers quickly!
If you are losing birds, left and right, then I would try both, if you feel there could be a respiratory issue, or secondary illness, sounds to me though, that it could be cocci. Flfuffy feathers was one of the first signs I had, besides medium brown runny poo's...no blood at all...and one day of not eating at all or drinking at all, or so little it was hard to tell and hunched.
Haunted55 has seen just about everything you could imagine. I would trust her words. She helped save my flock and many others too!
Corid liquid is 2 tsp per gallon and powder is 1/2 - 3/4th tsp per gallon.. Treat immediately. ( you can turn on a light if you have one where your birds are or try to run one out to them, this will get them up and drinking and eating) Reccommed dosing time is 5-7 days. I did 7 days and started at 1 tsp per gallon. Also I mixed it, with some luke warm water, and poured over their feed. Enough feed that they would eat it in about 2 hours. They LOVED the mushy feed, gobbled it up, thus, getting a good dose of the corid. We are on day two of finishing the 7 days and I am happy to say, not ONE death and all are fine. Runny poo's took a bit longer in some and I treated them ALL, as this is a very contagious parasite and can take them down fast!
One more thought, it is not recommended to use both at the same time, BUT, if your birds are dying, you can't be sure of a diagnosis, and you really feel they have a secondary issue as well... I have read many others that have done fine with using both. I didn't treat with the antibiotic as I was 99% sure it was cocci, as was Haunted55 and she said stick with just the corid. She HAS used both with no ill affects, and others have also...I mention her name as she already posted it..the others haven't. Maybe they will jump on and tell you their stories of using the both in extreme situations?
If you feel you want to pick one med, I would try the mushy feed with 1 tsp per gallon, for one day and if you don't see, some kind of improvement, then try the antibiotic...that was my plan, but I didn't need to use the antibiotic, as I saw some improvement in the first 4-6 hours after administering the corid. So knew what was wrong for sure.
Best of luck and hope your bird recovers quickly!