Ivermectin or Fenbendazole wormer on 2-1/2 month old chicks

[slivercove]

Hi I'm new and I was wondering how you post stuff

 

[subhanalah]

Hi I'm new and I was wondering how you post stuff

Go to the appropriate subforum, click on the "start a new thread" button. Let me know if you need any other help.

 

[slivercove]

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Thanks I found out about 5min after I asked lol thanks though

 

[cocopop]

The little cockerel in not really drinking much which may explain that after day 7 of corid treatment there is still a little red in the poop but not as much as before. Here is all that I found in the morning. The medicated water is the only thing he gets all day. Should I just give a couple drops of the medicated water down his throat? He doesn't do a lot of moving around after he eats. He was more active before he ate. Well here is the poop on day 7 but less of it. I will give medicated water to him orally so I know for sure he got some. The positive is there isn't as much but for some the red in poop is gone in 1 day. Either not getting enough medicine or could be worms?

 

[dawg53]

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You need to take a fresh feces sample to the vet to be looked at under a microscope for worm oocysts and cocci oocysts like you stated. If the microscopic slide is loaded with cocci, then you'll have to switch to a sulfa drug such as sulfadimethoxine because the corid isnt working. Then if there are worm oocysts, the vet can give you meds to worm them.

 

[subhanalah]

Any dog/catvet can inspect the poopfor signs of parasites. As far as that is concerned, poop is poop lol.

 

[cocopop]

You guys are all very right. Thank you all for the advise. The vet kept on insisting that the don't treat chickens and I kept explaining that I just want a test done on the feces for worms or coccidia and they finally went to ask the doctor. They said that there are specific diseases for certain animals and they are not the same. I told them that I understand and I asked them if they can do their normal dog feces test on it because they were unwilling to try something they don't know about. Got the test back and they said they found traces of coccidia and got the medication from them since I haven't gotten any good results from corid. I might try the sulfa med that dawg53 mentioned if the meds from the vet doesn't work.

 

[dawg53]

You guys are all very right. Thank you all for the advise. The vet kept on insisting that the don't treat chickens and I kept explaining that I just want a test done on the feces for worms or coccidia and they finally went to ask the doctor. They said that there are specific diseases for certain animals and they are not the same. I told them that I understand and I asked them if they can do their normal dog feces test on it because they were unwilling to try something they don't know about. Got the test back and they said they found traces of coccidia and got the medication from them since I haven't gotten any good results from corid. I might try the sulfa med that dawg53 mentioned if the meds from the vet doesn't work.

FYI: All chickens have cocci in their system, much like ecoli bacteria. It's when it gets out of control is when there's a problem. "Traces" of cocci on the microscopic slide are normal and really dont require treatment. If there were a heavy cocci concentration on the microscopic slide, I would recommend a sulfa drug since the corid seemed ineffective...but not in this instance. Additionally you received meds from the vet for the cocci, what is it? You didnt mention if there were worm oocysts on the slide or not, I'm guessing there arnt any worms eggs present. You saved some money in that regard, you didnt have to purchase a wormer. As mentioned earlier, it's normal for birds to occasionally shed intestinal lining.

 

[cocopop]

FYI: All chickens have cocci in their system, much like ecoli bacteria. It's when it gets out of control is when there's a problem. "Traces" of cocci on the microscopic slide are normal and really dont require treatment. If there were a heavy cocci concentration on the microscopic slide, I would recommend a sulfa drug since the corid seemed ineffective...but not in this instance. Additionally you received meds from the vet for the cocci, what is it? You didnt mention if there were worm oocysts on the slide or not, I'm guessing there arnt any worms eggs present. You saved some money in that regard, you didnt have to purchase a wormer. As mentioned earlier, it's normal for birds to occasionally shed intestinal lining.

Thanks Dawg53. They did not say there were any worms present but they did mention coccidia. They prescribed me some medication to treat it. I will have to look what they gave me when I get home. It is normal to shed intestinal lining one or twice everyday? But it seems to be less since corid. I will find out what the vet gave me. Is Sulmet a sulfa drug? If so would you know how much to give a 11 week 9-1/4 oz cockerel? Is there any way to treat or prepare the soil to lessen the chances of getting coccidiosis? Thanks again for you knowledge on the subject.