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Okay, here's a goofy idea -- @casportpony , what do you think?
Baytril -- more specifically, enrofloxacin, which is the generic name for the medicine which is sold as Baytril, and which requires a vet prescription for the injectable liquid and the dog tablets, is also used for FISH.
It appears that the FISH version is available without a prescription, in capsules (not tablets!) that each contain 25 mg of enrofloxacin, in a water-soluble form.
http://www.thomaslabs.com/products/651-fish-enro-enrofloxacin-25mg.aspx
It appears to be readily available from a variety of places, in 30 and 60 capsule bottles.
I've read that oral administration of Baytril works well. Kathy? Have you tried giving Baytril orally?
If so, then one easy way to get Baytril into a peafowl would be to (1) figure out the bird's weight; (2) figure out the right dose for the bird in mg of medicine, and (3) add it to mash (in an amount of mash that the bird will completely eat). It is made to dissolve in water, since this version is used in fish tanks. I bet if the mash were moist/liquidy, it would blend right in.... or you could dissolve it in the water used to make the mash.
Alternatively, it could be dissolved in a small amount of water and carefully dosed directly into the bird, if you are good at that sort of thing.
Since it looks like the correct doses are something on the order of 5-15 mg/kg twice per day, or 30 mg/kg once per day (Kathy, is this correct?), one capsule's worth once a day or half a capsule twice per day would be close to the right dose for a 2.2 pound (1 kg) very young, small bird.
A hen that weighed 4 kg would get about 4 capsules' worth of medicine once per day, or half that, twice per day...
A male that weighed 6 kg would get about 6 capsules (once per day) or 3 capsules, twice per day.
I think you could get really close to half a capsule by dumping out the granules or powder from the capsule onto a plate and dividing it with a table knife... maybe even quarters that way, in order to "fine tune" the dose or split it morning and evening for a small bird.
A 30 capsule bottle would be enough meds to treat a male bird for the recommended five days.
I found the fish version on ebay and from some other animal suppliers.
Thoughts?
Edited to add: That 4 kg "sample" hen would weigh approximately 8 pounds 13 ounces if weighed in U.S. pounds and ounces. The 6 kg "sample" male would weigh approximately 13 pounds 3 ounces, if weighed in U.S. pounds and ounces... Convert pounds to kilograms by dividing by 2.2, remembering that you need to convert your ounces to a decimal pound first
Baytril -- more specifically, enrofloxacin, which is the generic name for the medicine which is sold as Baytril, and which requires a vet prescription for the injectable liquid and the dog tablets, is also used for FISH.
It appears that the FISH version is available without a prescription, in capsules (not tablets!) that each contain 25 mg of enrofloxacin, in a water-soluble form.
http://www.thomaslabs.com/products/651-fish-enro-enrofloxacin-25mg.aspx
It appears to be readily available from a variety of places, in 30 and 60 capsule bottles.
I've read that oral administration of Baytril works well. Kathy? Have you tried giving Baytril orally?
If so, then one easy way to get Baytril into a peafowl would be to (1) figure out the bird's weight; (2) figure out the right dose for the bird in mg of medicine, and (3) add it to mash (in an amount of mash that the bird will completely eat). It is made to dissolve in water, since this version is used in fish tanks. I bet if the mash were moist/liquidy, it would blend right in.... or you could dissolve it in the water used to make the mash.
Alternatively, it could be dissolved in a small amount of water and carefully dosed directly into the bird, if you are good at that sort of thing.
Since it looks like the correct doses are something on the order of 5-15 mg/kg twice per day, or 30 mg/kg once per day (Kathy, is this correct?), one capsule's worth once a day or half a capsule twice per day would be close to the right dose for a 2.2 pound (1 kg) very young, small bird.
A hen that weighed 4 kg would get about 4 capsules' worth of medicine once per day, or half that, twice per day...
A male that weighed 6 kg would get about 6 capsules (once per day) or 3 capsules, twice per day.
I think you could get really close to half a capsule by dumping out the granules or powder from the capsule onto a plate and dividing it with a table knife... maybe even quarters that way, in order to "fine tune" the dose or split it morning and evening for a small bird.
A 30 capsule bottle would be enough meds to treat a male bird for the recommended five days.
I found the fish version on ebay and from some other animal suppliers.
Thoughts?
Edited to add: That 4 kg "sample" hen would weigh approximately 8 pounds 13 ounces if weighed in U.S. pounds and ounces. The 6 kg "sample" male would weigh approximately 13 pounds 3 ounces, if weighed in U.S. pounds and ounces... Convert pounds to kilograms by dividing by 2.2, remembering that you need to convert your ounces to a decimal pound first
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