Lethargic for 2 days/diarrhea

[casportpony]

FDA recommendations:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=013-149
"Chickens
Indications: For the treatment of coccidiosis.
Amount: Administer at the 0.012 percent level in drinking water as soon as coccidiosis is diagnosed and continue for 3 to 5 days (in severe outbreaks, give amprolium at the 0.024 percent level); continue with 0.006 percent amprolium-medicated water for an additional 1 to 2 weeks."

And this link has these instructions:
http://www.drugs.com/vet/amprol-9-6-solution-can.html
"Poultry - as Soon As Caecal Coccidiosis Is Diagnosed, Give 0.024% Amprolium In The Drinking Water For 5 To 7 Days. Continue The Treatment With 0.006% Amprolium Medicated Water For An Additional One To Two Weeks. No Other Source Of Drinking Water Should Be Available To The Birds During This Time."

• The .006% dose for Corid/Amprol Powder is 1/3 teaspoon.
• The .006% dose for Corid/Amprol liquid is 1/2 teaspoon.

• The moderate outbreak dose (.012%) for Corid/Amprol Powder is 3/4 teaspoon.
• The moderate outbreak dose (.012%) for Corid/Amprol liquid is 1 teaspoon.

• The severe outbreak dose (.024%) for Corid/Amprol Powder is 1.5 teaspoons
• The severe outbreak dose (.024%) for Corid/Amprol liquid is 2 teaspoon.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Fenbendazole (SafeGuard) horse paste is an inexpensive wormer. If you pay a little more you can get a whole bottle of the Safeguard Liquid goat wormer--same stuff, same strength.

That's what I would do!

-Kathy

 

[Krayfish57]

I have horses so I am familiar with SafeGuard. Thank you all so much! Your knowledge was a great Christmas gift. I will go to Tractor Supply tomorrow.

 

[Krayfish57]

another ?. Should I de-worm and treat for Coccidiosis at the same time?

 

[Eggcessive]

I think a lot of people do that, simply because it might be on thing or the other. If it were me I would probably worm, then immediately start the coccidiosis treatment, since neither medicine should be that hard on her. Make sure that she drinks the medicated water. After Corid treatment some vitamins and probiotics (or a bit of yogurt) will be necessary for about a week to restore the gut bacteria ans vitamins lost.

 

[casportpony]

I use the 9.6% Corid liquid and lately if I find a sick one it gets dusted for bugs, weighed, de-wormed and I also give it an oral dose of Corid if I think there is and chance it might have coccidiosis. The oral dose I have been using is 20mg/kg, which is ~.2ml per 2.2 pounds.

-Kathy

 

[ChicknsRock]

I think a lot of people do that, simply because it might be on thing or the other. If it were me I would probably worm, then immediately start the coccidiosis treatment, since neither medicine should be that hard on her. Make sure that she drinks the medicated water. After Corid treatment some vitamins and probiotics (or a bit of yogurt) will be necessary for about a week to restore the gut bacteria ans vitamins lost.

another ?. Should I de-worm and treat for Coccidiosis at the same time?

I don't see why it would hurt them.

 

[casportpony]

another ?. Should I de-worm and treat for Coccidiosis at the same time?

I would.

-Kathy

 

[Krayfish57]

I have a question re: the safeguard de-wormer. They didn't have the liquid so I had to buy the paste. The paste is in grams not ml. Does anyone know how many grams or mg I should administer to treat a 5 lb chicken?

 

[rbaker0345]

I just give them a pea-sized dose, its a bit of overkill but fenbendazole is one of those rare meds that you could give them buckets of with nary a side effect except maybe some gastric upset.