Help-Metronidazole water dose?

[Tereseb]

I prefer albendazole (Valbazen) for worming, but fenbendazole (SafeGuard)is fine. The horse paste and liquid got wormer are equal, so 1/4 ml per pound of either contains the same. It can be given once and repeated in 10 days for cecal worms. I may have given the wrong dosage earlier. It is found at most feed stores especially TSC. Valbazen is usually available at Rural King and Southern States Co-op, but I have never seen it at TSC. It is available online, and more expensive, but it treats way more birds and lasts for a couple of years. There is a 14 day egg and meat withdrawal that is commonly used with both drugs.

Ty for the egg and meat withdrawal time.

 

[Tereseb]

I prefer albendazole (Valbazen) for worming, but fenbendazole (SafeGuard)is fine. The horse paste and liquid got wormer are equal, so 1/4 ml per pound of either contains the same. It can be given once and repeated in 10 days for cecal worms. I may have given the wrong dosage earlier. It is found at most feed stores especially TSC. Valbazen is usually available at Rural King and Southern States Co-op, but I have never seen it at TSC. It is available online, and more expensive, but it treats way more birds and lasts for a couple of years. There is a 14 day egg and meat withdrawal that is commonly used with both drugs.

AHA so benzimidazole basically means a wormer.

https://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2440&Itemid=2701

I'm not familiar with this class of drugs.

 

[Kiki]

Here is some reading if ya get bored:

http://www.usfarad.org/treating-layers.html

Egg residue considerations during the treatment of backyard ... - FARAD

 

[Kiki]

I'm not familiar with this class of drugs.

Did you send your bird to a state lab or a local vet?
A local vet should be able to tell you what to use on your bird.

 

[Tereseb]

I thought 'imidazole' was referring to drugs in the metronidazole class- which are anti-parasitics, and snti- bscteruakss working against anaerobic bacteria.

 

[Kiki]

I thought 'imidazole' was referring to drugs in the metronidazole class- which are anti-parasitics, and snti- bscteruakss working against anaerobic bacteria.

Metronidazole is a an antibiotic that treats parasites and bacterial infections.... but as far as I know if doesn't rid worms.

 

[Kiki]

So you need the Metro to get rid of the blackhead and the wormer to get rid of the worms that carry the blackhead.

 

[Tereseb]

Did you send your bird to a state lab or a local vet?
A local vet should be able to tell you what to use on your bird.

No local vet would do a necropsy and once I realized that I had about 50% losses over 2 years which amounts to about 8 birds, I realized that it was cost effective to take my bird to the only place that would do this- Michigan State University. The vet who did the work had the answer in about 3 minutes and I wanted to kick myself. Duh.
They have a separate vet who does these diagnoses. I prob could email and ask more questions. I talked to him on the phone, however he told me there was no effective treatment. Later, I found out more info.

 

[Tereseb]

So you need the Metro to get rid of the blackhead and the wormer to get rid of the worms that carry the blackhead.

Yes

 

[Tereseb]

Do you have chickens too?

Yes. They are now separate from my turkeys