Ibuprofen Dose for Ducks

[casportpony]

According to the source below, the ibuprofen dose for ducks is 5-10 mg/kg 2-3 times a day. One of my friends saw the vet recently and their vet prescribed the more conservative amount, so that is the amount I would recommend.

Using the children's formula below I would give 0.11 ml per pound of body weight orally twice a day. This dose is for products that say 100 mg per 5 ml or 20 mg per ml.

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If using this infants one (50 mg per 1.25 ml) the dose would be ~0.06 ml per pound of bodyweight twice a day.

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Disclaimer
Always check my math!

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Also see this:
Aspirin Dose for Ducks and Ducklings

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thank you so much @casportpony have it book marked

 

[DuckyDonna]

Thank you so much @casportpony have it book marked

me too!

 

[Raenh]

Me three!

 

[Raenh]

I want to make sure before I do anything, but do we give it to them to use the same as for us? Or what would be the reason to give to them? I'm sorry if it's a duh kinda question.

 

[casportpony]

I want to make sure before I do anything, but do we give it to them to use the same as for us? Or what would be the reason to give to them? I'm sorry if it's a duh kinda question.

It would be used as an anti-inflammatory and pain reducer.

 

[Maryam.]

According to the source below, the ibuprofen dose for ducks is 5-10 mg/kg 2-3 times a day. One of my friends saw the vet recently and their vet prescribed the more conservative amount, so that is the amount I would recommend.

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Using the children's formula below I would give 0.11 ml per pound of body weight orally twice a day. This dose is for products that say 100 mg per 5 ml or 20 mg per ml.
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If using this infants one (50 mg per 1.25 ml) the dose would be ~0.06 ml per pound of bodyweight twice a day.
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Disclaimer
Always check my math!

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Also see this:
Aspirin Dose for Ducks and Ducklings

Hi
I know this thread is old but I have a problem. My duck’s ankle is a bit swollen and she limps, we did an xray thankfully there’s nothing wrong with the bone. Also the vet said it’s not an infection. She prescribed Piroxicam, I have no idea if it has veterinary usage. Have you by any chance heard of it?

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-10942/piroxicam-oral/details. Did the vet give you this med?

 

[casportpony]

Piroxicam
is a non-selective NSAID used for is anti-inflammatory properties as well as its value as a chemopreventative and anti-tumor agent. It has a much higher potency against COX-1 than COX-2. Piroxicam has good oral bioavailability and a long half-life in mammals but PD and PK studies have not been done in any avian species. Despite the high incidence of negative side effects of piroxicam used in humans, there are no reports of its toxicity in birds. It has been used clinically at doses of 1 mg/kg PO every 12 to 24 hours for long-term treatment of chronic arthritis in cranes.
Source:
https://www.vetfolio.com/learn/arti...s-part-1-non-steroidal-anti-inflamatory-drugs

 

[Maryam.]

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-10942/piroxicam-oral/details. Did the vet give you this med?

Yes! A poultry specialist vet! Then I searched about it and its side effects and it was too much I refused to give it to her for now. I gave her meloxicam, I’m not sure if I should go on with the vet prescription..