Have questions about Sulmet, can someone help me please???

[ashedd]

I hate to dig up this old thread....

I have Sulmet the vet gave me because it is expired... by like a few years. We needed/need it for coccidiosis. Is the Sulmet even any good this old? I dosed my one hen two times in the last few months but she still looks/acts like she has coccidiosis.

She eats, poops(diarrhea), doesn't gain weight and has lived in the basement for about 3.5 months. She tested positive for worms and coccidiosis. Was treated for both 3 months ago. I just treated her for worms again tonight and now I wonder if the Sulmet has EVER worked because it's so old.

Thanks for any help.

 

[dawg53]

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You stated your hen tested positive for worms and coccidiosis...you answered your question that you dosed her a few months ago with expired sulmet and she looks/acts like she has coccodiosis. There's a reason that there are expiration dates on products....they are ineffective after that date, and in your case, by a few years. I recommend you purchase Valbazen, a cattle/sheep wormer from your feed store or jeffers livestock.com....it kills all known types of worms that chickens can get. Dosage is given orally, 1/2cc/ml for standard size chickens, 1/4cc/ml for smaller chickens. For coccidiosis I recommend you purchase corid 9.6% liquid. Dosage is 10cc/ml per gallon of water or 5cc/ml per 2 quarts of water, give this to your hen for 7 consecutive days to drink. I recommend you worm her first. Three days after you worm her, provide her with plain yogurt (probiotic) mixed with scrambled egg(extra protein) and feed this to her for several days... this will build up her immune system and strength. On the the 10th day after worming, give her the corid water for the next 7 days as I stated above.

 

[ashedd]

Thanks.

I dosed her today with Ivermectin paste(.1 ml dose), that is all I could find locally. I will order the Valbazen and Corid online. My Vet acted like the expired Sulmet was no big deal... it expired Jan 2008. I am amazed she is still alive. She weighed just over two pounds at one point, she's a Buff. I am going to build her a makeshift pen in the basement since I doubt she can go out in the coop with the others till it's warm out. The cat carrier she has been living in is just too small.

Thanks again.

 

[geebs]

Sulmet is my first choice as it works for a multitude of things....Overuse of medicated feeds renders the use of Corrid ineffective against many kinds of Cocci. Call the manufacturer and find out what the dosage chart is and write it down...It is good for many things and good thing to have on the shelf. I have corrid on my shelf...Thusfar it hasn't been any use to me. I guess it depends on the flora you have.

 

[dawg53]

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Yes, you're correct about the sulmet, but it's harder on the the chickens system than corid. Also, that's why I recommended the yogurt...for the gut flora after worming.
ETA: Liquid sulmet dosage is 1 tablespoon to a half gallon. It's full dosage for 2 days then half dosage for 4 days per instructions on the bottle.
Sulmet Soluable Powder dosage- add 2 tablespoons to each gallon of water, medicate for 2 days, then reduce drug concentration to one-half (1 tablespoon per gallon of water) for 4 additional days. There is a 10 day withdrawal period for slaughter. Excessive dosage may cause toxic reactions. Dont tru hatching eggs during medication and for short periods thereafter.