CORID for a Canadian!!

[Wickedchicken6]

I figured I just wasn't researching enough so I couldn't find any medications lol ... I'm not very confident the vet will sell me Amprol, but I'm definitely going to argue my case about how fast the cocci kills such tiny little chicks. I get off work at noon tomorrow, so I think I'm going to drop by a few vets and see what they can do for me.

I'l update as soon as I can!

Thank you for the advice

Good luck on your search. It's best to be prepared and have items on hand. It never fails that things happen on the weekend...lol. Hopefully one of the vets will understand.

In our case we have almost a 20 year relationship with our vets. They're familiar with our livestock and setup so that helps a lot in our case. We also have cattle and sheep, so I could use products off label. However, I'm trying to do everything by the book so I can pass on the information to new members.
That would be great if you can update us with your findings! That helps a lot.

 

[rebrascora]

Here in the UK we have similar problems getting hold of medication without a vet's script. I managed to purchase a small bottle of "Harkers" amprolium liquid off ebay that was marketed for pigeons and sold perfectly legitimately. It's all the same chemical, so don't worry about using it off label. You just have to check the concentration and work out the dose. I believe my Harkers is less concentrated than the stuff produced for cattle or sheep, so needs less dilution to treat poultry. I bought it like you are planning to do "just in case" and have never needed it so far. With it being a small bottle, I don't feel that I have wasted/tied up a lot of money on it like I might if I was buying in cattle size quantities. I would check out your online options for pigeon medication for amprolium in case you can get some via that route.

 

[casportpony]

I think Harker's might be 3.84%, so it's less concentrated.
The FDA and mfg's of the products sold here and Canada recommend 240 mg per liter (2.5 ml per liter) for 3-5 days, then 0.625 ml per liter for 7-14 days.

@Wickedchicken6 , can you confirm the Canadian dose above? This is the source I used:
https://www.drugs.com/vet/amprol-9-6-solution-can.html

Edited to add:
Canada recommends 5-7 days, then the reduced dose for 7-14 days.
US recommends 3-5 days, then 7-14.
https://www.drugs.com/vet/ampromed-p-for-poultry-9-6-oral-solution.html

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I think Harker's might be 3.84%, so it's less concentrated.
The FDA and mfg's of the products sold here and Canada recommend 240 mg per liter (2.5 ml per liter) for 3-5 days, then 0.625 ml per liter for 7-14 days.

@Wickedchicken6 , can you confirm the Canadian dose above? This is the source I used:
https://www.drugs.com/vet/amprol-9-6-solution-can.html

Edited to add:
Canada recommends 5-7 days, then the reduced dose for 7-14 days.
US recommends 3-5 days, then 7-14.
https://www.drugs.com/vet/ampromed-p-for-poultry-9-6-oral-solution.html

Yes, I can confirm this dosage. This is the dosage that was given with the bottle of Amprolium I purchased. Unfortunately when they broke it down, they missed the 200L part. So it was administered at a much higher dosage rate that what was supposed to be.
I caught it this spring when I needed to use it.


I see there is a premix version.
https://www.pharmacompass.com/health-canada-drug-product-database/amprolium


And here is the company...some pertinent information there.
http://www.huvepharma.com/products/amprolr-96-oral-solution?filter_id=1&filter_type=species


And a lovely PDF file with some user friendly information as well to stick in the files.

http://www.huvepharma.com/files/products/files/TTRiKrdEGK.pdf