How long should I not eat the eggs, after given sulfadimethoxine

[lilofthestars]

I gave to my chickens a week ago, only gave for three days, One day was half the dose. Saved my hen. I was told by one lady you do not have to with hold eggs at all. That did not make sense. I called the company and they could not tell me, said was not cleared by the FDA. I did some studying and said because a person may be allergic to the medicine. They also give this to humans I read. If anyone could help I would appreciate that so much. We are throwing away so many eggs it is sad.

 

[Louise Waffles]

You don't need to throw your eggs away while they're on sulfadimethoxine. It's not detected in the eggs while they're on it. LINK

 

[Eggcessive]

You might want to do a little more research about the use of sulfa drugs in laying hens. The study above is pretty old. FARAD states that the drug is not approved for laying hens, even though many BYCers over the years have used it to treat cocci and other diseases. Most drugs we use for various illnesses are not approved for poultry, especially layers. Apparently it is detectable in the yolk longer than a day. There is a 5 day withdrawal for using the meat of chickens treated with it. The caution should be around people who are allergic to sulfa drugs. Here is some reading:
https://vet.osu.edu/sites/vet.osu.e...ng the treatment of backyard poultry 2015.pdf

 

[Louise Waffles]

Oops, sorry, thought it was from 2015! :/

 

[Eggcessive]

Oops, sorry, thought it was from 2015! :/

Well, it really doensn't matter, it was still a study. Many people on BYC over the years have used sulfa drugs such as Sulmet and sulfadimethoxine among others. I believe most probably have eventually eaten their eggs eventually, with a certain withdrawal time. I just wanted to point out that many publications say that they cannot give an egg withdrawal time to drugs not approved for poultry. When in doubt it is probably good to wait at least a month after using certain drugs, just to be sure. Or, if eggs aren't that important, you can feed them to the pets. Baytril is another common antibiotic that requires not eating the eggs. Of course Baytril is banned in poultry in the US, but many use it anyway. So these things are important to discuss.

 

[lilofthestars]

Thank you so much I really do appreciate it and you all have a wonderful day

 

[steven benscheidt]

You might want to do a little more research about the use of sulfa drugs in laying hens. The study above is pretty old. FARAD states that the drug is not approved for laying hens, even though many BYCers over the years have used it to treat cocci and other diseases. Most drugs we use for various illnesses are not approved for poultry, especially layers. Apparently it is detectable in the yolk longer than a day. There is a 5 day withdrawal for using the meat of chickens treated with it. The caution should be around people who are allergic to sulfa drugs. Here is some reading:
https://vet.osu.edu/sites/vet.osu.edu/files/documents/extension/Egg residue considerations during the treatment of backyard poultry 2015.pdf

All it takes is one to do a FARAD.org request, which anyone can/should do if using medicine in egg laying hens. Sulfadimethoxine has a 35 day egg withdrawal time. Yes amprolium has no withdrawal but it is a static drug and will you will lose birds if they are sick with coccidia--you need the cidal drug = sulfa. Amprolium will kill ducks, dogs, horses, etc if they are allowed to drink that water or medicated food. Anyone who recommends extralabel baytril/enroflaxin, baycox/toltrazonil is committing that hen to a pernament ban on her eggs and meat (similar ban to using Frontline/Revolution, etc for lice).

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! There's a lot of confusion, and maybe willful ignorance, about the use of medications in poultry, especially by pet owners who don't see the difference between a non-food animal and a livestock species.
In the past, many drugs were used in poultry, and other livestock, that are now not acceptable, and are banned outright. Like Baytril and other fluoroquinolones, for example.
I think it's best to follow acceptable practices, and avoid meds that aren't on the approved list. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a very real issue here!
Mary