Dosage for Oxytetracycline???? **NEW VIDEOS OF SICK CHICKENS ADDED PLEASE HELP**

[MESOFRUFFEH]

Baytril is bitter, so it will work better if you give it orally. The injectable is nice because it can be given by injection or orally. By injection is how I give it.

Selling eggs... Sigh, that's a tuff call. I eat them, but not sure I would use Baytril if I was selling eggs. How about this... Maybe buy some Baytril and pick one bird to treat. If it gets better, then you can look for a non-banned drug that's more effective than the oxytetracyline you're using. Problem with the oxytetracyline is that many bacteria are resistant to it. If the one you treated with Baytril doesn't improve, there's a pretty good chance that you're dealing with a virus.

-Kathy

Well i currently have just the one hen that has it the worst, so I could feasibly treat her with the baytril. She seems to be doing a lot better now though, as far as how she appears to feel. Everytime I go check on her she is now standing up trying to roost on the side of her box instead of laying down inside of it. She still sounds like crap, but acts like she feels better. I hate to spend any more money than I already have on all of this stuff, especially since I dont know what we have or how the outcome will be. We usually have extra spending money but this has completely depleted any and all extra money we have. As much as I REALLY hate to say it, I am half tempted to cull her if she does not improve much faster over the next week, but its probably too late for that since everyone else has already caught it. So far the rest still just have runny noses and are lethargic, no sneezing and no rattley sounding chests like my one hen. but no one is laying at all, they have gone on strike! I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO *cries like a baby*

 

[rIrs roost]

Well i currently have just the one hen that has it the worst, so I could feasibly treat her with the baytril.  She seems to be doing a lot better now though, as far as how she appears to feel.  Everytime I go check on her she is now standing up trying to roost on the side of her box instead of laying down inside of it.  She still sounds like crap, but acts like she feels better.  I hate to spend any more money than I already have on all of this stuff, especially since I dont know what we have or how the outcome will be.  We usually have extra spending money but this has completely depleted any and all extra money we have.  As much as I REALLY hate to say it, I am half tempted to cull her if she does not improve much faster over the next week, but its probably too late for that since everyone else has already caught it. So far the rest still just have runny noses and are lethargic, no sneezing and no rattley sounding chests like my one hen. but no one is laying at all, they have gone on strike!  I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO  *cries like a baby*  

How many days have you been giving the shots of oxytetracycline?

 

[MESOFRUFFEH]

How many days have you been giving the shots of oxytetracycline?

she only got 3 shots I believe.... I was reading the leaflet inside the box and it said to give calves etc. a shot for no more than 4 days in a row, so I didn't want to give her more than that. I was going to give her the 4th, but she seemed to be doing a little better and I didn't want to over-do it. I'm not sure that the antibiotics are really helping her or not, but she does seem to be feeling better, but she is still much more sick than the others. I was out there on a sunday and she seemed fine then monday night she was extremely sick, so it seemed to be something that hit her hard and fast and if the others were going to be as sick as her I would have figured they'd already be that sick??? I gave all the other adults a shot last night, from reading the leaflet, it sounded like you could feasibly get by with giving them one shot instead of having to give them all a shot each day? I know it was talking about livestock more than poultry, not sure how that translates over to poultry??

 

[rIrs roost]

Well I'm new too. I have the 200 oxytetracycline and you have the 300 so your has 100 more mgs then mine. Kathys been helping you hasnt she? If so she can tell you if she hasn't already. Thank God we have people like her on here. Good luck. Lets us know hoe they recover. It took mine a week or two before she got back to normal.

 

[MESOFRUFFEH]

Well I'm new too. I have the 200 oxytetracycline and you have the 300 so your has 100 more mgs then mine. Kathys been helping you hasnt she? If so she can tell you if she hasn't already. Thank God we have people like her on here. Good luck. Lets us know hoe they recover. It took mine a week or two before she got back to normal.

She has! And I am most grateful for any and all help/advice/support I can get lol! Can't thank the people enough that take the time to help on this forum.

I got the 300 because it was only $17 as opposed to the others being like $25+, so I chose the budget friendly version. I really hope that she makes a full recovery, but Monday night marked one week and she is still sick. However, she does seem to be feeling a lot better. Without knowing what she has for sure, I guess it's all a guessing game as to how much longer until she is recovered. I just dont understand why the first two that got sick got it way worse than the others. but i guess that is just how it goes sometimes, maybe their immune systems weren't as hardy. I felt so bad for that baby chick because she obviously had a hard time breathing at the end. hopefully I wont have anymore that are that bad, and hopefully my hen will make a full recovery. I just hate not knowing what the heck is going on! i will keep yall updated on how they are doing!! Thanks for all the good luck wishes, positive thoughts, & prayers!!

 

[artblueggwanter]

2 tea spoons of oxytetracycline per gallon of water since sunday and my sickest silkies eyes are clearing up and she is eating better,thank god. just to be sure anybody, my dosage is good per gallon right?

 

[MESOFRUFFEH]

2 tea spoons of oxytetracycline per gallon of water since sunday and my sickest silkies eyes are clearing up and she is eating better,thank god. just to be sure anybody, my dosage is good per gallon right?

So glad to hear your sick babies are doing better!!!!!! I certainly am of no use when it comes to dosage questions, maybe Kathy will come along and can answer this for you, but I am glad to hear someone say they have sick babies that are getting better. I see so many posts with so few follow ups with good news, it can be discouraging. Hope they continue to recover!

 

[casportpony]

2 tea spoons of oxytetracycline per gallon of water since sunday and my sickest silkies eyes are clearing up and she is eating better,thank god. just to be sure anybody, my dosage is good per gallon right?

Which oxytetracyline do you have? I think it comes in several strengths. Let me know which one and I'll tell you how much 2 teaspoons is in mg.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Baytril is bitter, so it will work better if you give it orally. The injectable is nice because it can be given by injection or orally. By injection is how I give it.


Selling eggs... Sigh, that's a tuff call. I eat them, but not sure I would use Baytril if I was selling eggs. How about this... Maybe buy some Baytril and pick one bird to treat. If it gets better, then you can look for a non-banned drug that's more effective than the oxytetracyline you're using. Problem with the oxytetracyline is that many bacteria are resistant to it. If the one you treated with Baytril doesn't improve, there's a pretty good chance that you're dealing with a virus.


-Kathy

Well i currently have just the one hen that has it the worst, so I could feasibly treat her with the baytril.  She seems to be doing a lot better now though, as far as how she appears to feel.  Everytime I go check on her she is now standing up trying to roost on the side of her box instead of laying down inside of it.  She still sounds like crap, but acts like she feels better.  I hate to spend any more money than I already have on all of this stuff, especially since I dont know what we have or how the outcome will be.  We usually have extra spending money but this has completely depleted any and all extra money we have.  As much as I REALLY hate to say it, I am half tempted to cull her if she does not improve much faster over the next week, but its probably too late for that since everyone else has already caught it. So far the rest still just have runny noses and are lethargic, no sneezing and no rattley sounding chests like my one hen. but no one is laying at all, they have gone on strike!  I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO  *cries like a baby*  

I could probably mail some Baytril tablets to you if you want to try them. Of course I would just give them to you.

-Kathy

 

[artblueggwanter]

Which oxytetracyline do you have? I think it comes in several strengths. Let me know which one and I'll tell you how much 2 teaspoons is in mg.

-Kathy

ok , I have 181 gram pouch with 10gram oxytetracycline thankyou kathy