giving meds?

[kyrose]

hello,when giving meds from a syringe,do you go over the tongue and down the throat? chickens dont have a gag reflex right?
thanks

 

[True Grit]

The vet just showed me how to do this and he said to put it on the back of the tongue. I go in from the side and toward the back but not too far. That's as refined as I get. She is still fighting it but I just take it slow and now she is more used to the procedure. Good Luck.

 

[kyrose]

thanks biffer.

 

[swordgeek]

I had to do this for 2+ weeks with one of my hens. I found the easiest way to do it was to have the pre-measured syringes all lined up (there were 2 antibiotics and some ENSURE of all things!!!) and ready to go. Then my daughter - the resident chicken whisperer - would scoop her up and hold her calmly and gently pry open her beak with her fingernail. I would then squirt in as many syringes in succession as I could manage, angling from the side of her beak and as far in as I could go, giving the poor bird a breather after each one or two. It did get easier with time.

I can't even imagine how you'd do it all by yourself and not wind up with meds all over yourself and your bird. Hope it goes well!

 

[kyrose]

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lol yes we have been smelling like polyvisol.hope it gets easier.
thanks