Ibuprofen for Controlling Pain in Poultry ?

[sayccrn]

You can limit her light to 8 hours to discourage laying if you want..in cases of prolapse it’s recommended for healing, but applies for some other stuff too..

Thanks so much. Prolapse is not her issue, but the stress of pushing out her egg, may make her liver hemorrhage. But I have no way of restricting their light out there.

 

[chrissiemids]

I used to say it's not supposed to be used, but someone posted this link, so maybe it can be used?
http://www.vetfolio.com/veterinary-practice-issues/controlling-avian-pain
That says ibuprofen can be used and the max dose is 10 mg/kg (4.54 mg per pound 2-3 times a day:

If I were going to use ibuprofen I think I would use this - The max dose would be 0.23 ml per pound 3 times a day.

Yes, I have this strength, different brand £2

 

[chrissiemids]

Yes, I have this strength, different brand £2

And just after 2 doses, my roo is Makingg a move yayyy

 

[casportpony]

And just after 2 doses, my roo is Makingg a move yayyy

That's great news!

 

[Old Cowgirl]

True. We have lots of meloxicam for people, so I make my own meloxicam liquid for the poultry.

What is the dosage for poultry?

 

[Old Cowgirl]

True. We have lots of meloxicam for people, so I make my own meloxicam liquid for the poultry.

What is the dosage for liquid meloxicam?

 

[casportpony]

What is the dosage for liquid meloxicam?

I give mine ~0.26mg/kg. Do you have meloxicam? If so, do you have the 0.5 mg/ml stuff or the 1.5 mg/ml stuff?

 

[MIchickenlady]

I used to say it's not supposed to be used, but someone posted this link, so maybe it can be used?
http://www.vetfolio.com/veterinary-practice-issues/controlling-avian-pain
That says ibuprofen can be used and the max dose is 10 mg/kg (4.54 mg per pound 2-3 times a day:

If I were going to use ibuprofen I think I would use this - The max dose would be 0.23 ml per pound 3 times a day.

ty for sharing!

 

[EuroChook]

According to poultryDVM the dosage for chickens and ducks is 5-10mg per kg PER OS (by mouth) every 8-12 hours.

https://poultrydvm.com/drugs/ibuprofen

 

[Sickbirds]

Can I just say how much I appreciate this group! Whenever I have an issue, I google and backyard always is the one I find my answer at! For today it was the advil for my girl. Who we think is dying from something liver. She was given melxicam, but of course I would run out for the weekend. I tried to get a script yesterday, but they never called me back and they are closed today. I found it on chewy, so I will order it there, but it will take 3-5 days still, so I will use the advil for her. It worked great. I didn't use the children's. I took a 200mg tablet, and did some math. crushed then dissolved in 15mls of hot water, drawn up into a 3 cc syringe, but only using 2cc's, for my birds weight, was perfect. about 26mg. Hopefully that will help her inflammation until the prescription can get here. Thanks so much group! You never fail me!

Hi, can you tell me how you calculated the dose of the 200 mg tablet for your chicken? Sounds like it worked for yours and like to give it to my hen. She’s off her feet from Bumblefoot and I want her more comfortable as it heals. Thanks