Help!!! my chickens got ahold of my ibprophin gel capsules!

[Chicklove4ever]

Hi I really freaking out! I had 3 ibuprofen 200 mg gel capsules in my pocket And They fell out when i went to collect the eggs I don't know which one ate them or if 1 ate them all I'm freaking out

 

[Chicklove4ever]

Bump

 

[Eggcessive]

Ibuprofen is sometimes used in poultry, but that is too large a dose. You may want to give activated charcoal or use a flush of either Epsom salts and water or molasses.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is an example in post 1 of flushes for toxins:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flushes-for-aiding-in-toxin-removal.700526/

 

[Eggcessive]

The maximum dosage of ibuprofen is 25mg per pound given 3 times daily.

 

[Chicklove4ever]

The maximum dosage of ibuprofen is 25mg per pound given 3 times daily.

I'm really freaking out I have 25 chickens and I don't know which one ore ones ate them

 

[Peas4Ducks]

Honestly, I bet your chickens will be fine. It’s late, and I think the last thing you want to be doing right now is pumping all of your chickens full of activated charcoal. Just keep an eye on them tomorrow to see if anyone’s acting weird.

 

[6BeachChicks]

I'm really freaking out I have 25 chickens and I don't know which one ore ones ate them

Freaking out is the worst thing you can do. Prepare a flush, and do all of them, or you could risk it. I would not risk it, they could die. DO NOT FREAK OUT! it’s the worst thing you could do! I know that from experience.

 

[WhySayWhat]

25mg per pound works out to 100mg in a 4lb chicken,so one pill would be a double dosage. Most of my chickens are well over 4 lbs, so I wouldn't worry to much (though guilt would have me out sitting and watching for any potential side effects). If they managed to "pop" the gel pill before eating it, the dosage that any of them could have gotten would be even less than if they had swallowed it whole as well.

My goofy gals tried to eat a 4" screw that dropped while I was attaching a new nest box! Thankfully, I grabbed it from her before she figured out how to swallow it...that would have been an "interesting" call to the vet! Chickens pick up the darnedest things!

 

[6BeachChicks]

25mg per pound works out to 100mg in a 4lb chicken,so one pill would be a double dosage. Most of my chickens are well over 4 lbs, so I wouldn't worry to much (though guilt would have me out sitting and watching for any potential side effects). If they managed to "pop" the gel pill before eating it, the dosage that any of them could have gotten would be even less than if they had swallowed it whole as well.

My goofy gals tried to eat a 4" screw that dropped while I was attaching a new nest box! Thankfully, I grabbed it from her before she figured out how to swallow it...that would have been an "interesting" call to the vet! Chickens pick up the darnedest things!

They really do!