Help: Believe it's Clostridium Perfringens

[casportpony]

As far as the pea size for Panacur for worms, I saw that dosage amount on another chicken site on FB and so that's what I gave all my chickens as a precaution. I don't know if they have worms or not.

Sadly, those websites, posts, and FB pages are spreading misinformation when they post about the pea-sized amount.

I single too small a dose could cause resistance, so it's always best to know what worms they are. Once you know what they are you and your vet can come up with a treatment plan.

 

[casportpony]

One pea-sized amount = 0.25 ml of Safeguard liquid for goats. It's not enough to treat anything other than large roundworms, and even then it might not be enough

 

[Renee Bailey]

How much Valbazen do you use and how do you use it? In water? Syringe? I want to get started on treating these birds. I'm sick of waiting on vets that don't have a clue!

 

[casportpony]

Forgot to mention, I think you should continue with the Baytril.

 

[casportpony]

How much Valbazen do you use and how do you use it? In water? Syringe? I want to get started on treating these birds. I'm sick of waiting on vets that don't have a clue!

Most vets have a basic understanding of parasites and bacteria, so please do listen to your vet. Did your vet suggest a wormer and an amount? And what exactly does your invoice say? Does it have something like "fecal float" or "gram stain"? If they did a gram stain and prescribed Baytril, it means they probably saw gram-negative bacteria, for which the drug most likely to work is Baytril.

 

[Ravynscroft]

How much Valbazen do you use and how do you use it? In water? Syringe? I want to get started on treating these birds. I'm sick of waiting on vets that don't have a clue!

Valbazen dosage is 0.08cc/mL per pound, day 1 and again day 10... but also depends on worm type as well... for gapeworms (which is something I combat here) I have found 3 consecutive days is best... I always syringe and dose each bird by hand, I never mix dewormer in water, best to be sure each one gets properly dosed...

But as Kathy said, find out from the vet exactly what was checked and found...

 

[Renee Bailey]

The vet gave me 3 doses for Vera (and she's the one whose poop he tested) of 10 mg Fenbendazole 100 mg/g ml (it was at the O.1 on this little syringe he gave me) and I gave that for 3 days. I figured that was one good pea sized amount so that's what I gave the others but I just gave it to them once and I was going to do it again on day 10.

 

[Renee Bailey]

Forgot to mention, I think you should continue with the Baytril.

That's what I forgot to ask....would Baytril work for Clo

Forgot to mention, I think you should continue with the Baytril.

That's what I was going to ask but forgot....will the Baytril work for Clostridium Perfringens? Vera's crop is not clearing and I'm worried she'll get sour crop from this.

 

[Eggcessive]

Did you mean to say Fish Zole instead of Fish Mox? One is metronidazole while the other is amoxicillin.

 

[Renee Bailey]

Did you mean to say Fish Zole instead of Fish Mox? One is metronidazole while the other is amoxicillin.

I have FishMox on hand so that's what I was going to give them.