Don't know what to do Help..

[casportpony]

http://www.baycox.es/2/Dosage_Calculator.htm

-Kathy

 

[sigmachigirl]

I can't remember. :-/. I do know you can not buy it anywhere without a script though. Let me see if I can find my paperwork from the vet. Sadly, our girl ended up dying because of other complications and I tossed her meds. She did perk up within 24 hours and was doing better because of the meds. She died due to a respiratory infection.

 

[sigmachigirl]

It was Sulmet. And yes, my vet is an avian veterinarian.

 

[casportpony]

FYI, Sulmet *is* used to treat coccidiosis, but it is only effective against two of the nine strains of coccidia that chickens get and two of the ones that turkeys get. If one can find it, it is available without a prescripton, but it seems to be on back order everywhere.

From:http://www.jefferspet.com/images/label/16350.htm
"FOR THE CONTROL OF:
Chickens: Infectious Coryza (Haemophilus gallinarum)
Coccidiosis (Eimeria tenella, Eimeria necatrix)
Acute Fowl Cholera (Pasteurella multocida)
Pullorum Disease (Salmonella pullorum)
Turkeys: Coccidiosis (Eimeria meleagrimitis, Eimeria adenoeides)"

-Kathy

 

[ten chicks]

It was Sulmet. And yes, my vet is an avian veterinarian.

Corid(amprolium)actually kills 9 strains of Coccidiosis,Sulmet(sulfamethazine) only 2. Sulmet is harder on chicks. With both Corid and Sulmet you still add to water and medicate for specified number of days. You can purchase both Corid or Sulmet from feed/livestock stores or from a vet.

 

[casportpony]

FYI, both Corid and Sulmet can be given as a drench as well as in the water.

-Kathy

 

[Fancychooklady]

This is the info on amprolium: it is a derivative of the B group of vitamins and works by inhibiting the coccidias ability to feed. For this reason the medication must be administered continuously for at least 5-7 days. Might be TMI!

 

[casportpony]

This is the info on amprolium: it is a derivative of the B group of vitamins and works by inhibiting the coccidias ability to feed. For this reason the medication must be administered continuously for at least 5-7 days. Might be TMI!

Never TMI, IMHO! I think this is also why there is no withdrawal time for meat and eggs, but I'm not sure, so don't quote me on that, lol.

-Kathy

 

[sigmachigirl]

Corid(amprolium)actually kills 9 strains of Coccidiosis,Sulmet(sulfamethazine) only 2. Sulmet is harder on chicks. With both Corid and Sulmet you still add to water and medicate for specified number of days. You can purchase both Corid or Sulmet from feed/livestock stores or from a vet.

I know they did a fecal test, and it may have been the most appropriate course of treatment. It is also a sulfa based antibiotic that could assist in battling any secondary infections of the gut. I was not able to find the sulmet in the form it was given to us anywhere without a prescription having to be faxed in. Mine was not the drinking water solution. Unfortunately, my poor chickey's respiratory infection was a different strain of bacteria unaffected by the sulfa base.

 

[casportpony]

I'm sure there are prescription only versions, but all that people need to know is the proper amount to give for what they're treating, so you could have used the OTC version instead. Sulmet is Sulmet is Sulmet, just need to know the proper mg/kg, make sense? Many bacteria are resistant to Sulfa based antibiotics, which is why I have Clavamox and Baytril. The liquid Sulmet is 12.5mg/ml, but I have no idea how many mg/kg one should give for various infections.

When possible, one should have their vet do culture and sensitivity testing to ensure the correct antibiotic is used.

Sorry you lost your hen, but I have to ask, did you provide supportive care for her? Specifically, tube feeding? Chickens don't normally die from respiratory infections, but they do die from dehydration and starvation.

-Kathy