Medical Treatments Recommended by BYCers

[speckledhen]

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The label also indicates pesticide use and Oxine AH is the only pesticide approved for use in HVAC systems. I checked into it when another BYCer mentioned spraying it on birds and bedding for infestations.

I'll have to check the fine print on my Oxine label, then. Never heard that before. Can't see how it would work, but if it does, cool.​

 

[Anianna]

I added info for eye care, impacted and sour crop, and wry neck.

 

[speckledhen]

For sour crop, powdered copper sulfate, 1/4 teaspoon in a gallon waterer, changed daily for several days. It has anti-fungal properties.

 

[jeaucamom]

Honey can go straight into infected wounds and covered and you won't believe how fast they heal! (this goes for people too!)

 

[Anianna]

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I have added these. Thank you both.

 

[caspernc]

Great information!

 

[ranchhand]

"Seven Dust – place body of chicken in a plastic bag with the head sticking out of the bag. Do not put a chicken’s head in a plastic bag!! Add Seven Dust, hold bag closed at neck, and shake gently to coat bird with powder."

Only thing that jumped out at me right away- it's Sevin dust, and should be the 5%, not the 10%.

Great idea to put all this together in one format,

 

[Anianna]

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Corrected, thank you!

 

[Squishypuff]

You might add the following to the Wry Neck category- in one day of treatment, it's given me hope that my bird can be saved. This is a copy/paste from an old wry neck thread.

First week:

Twice a day
2.5 mg of prednisone
400 IU of vitamin E

Once a day
A piece of human vitamin B complex pill or a squirt of human liquid vitamins
Selenium (50 micrograms/day for half size juvenile for 3 days)

For the second week I give

Once a day
2.5 mg of prednisone
400 IU of vitamin E
A piece of human vitamin B complex pill or a squirt of human liquid vitamins

Every other day
Selenium (50 micrograms/day for half size juvenile for 3 days)

For the following weeks I give

Once a day
2.5 mg of prednisone
400 IU of vitamin E
A piece of human vitamin B complex pill or a squirt of human liquid vitamins

Every third day
Selenium (50 micrograms/day for half size juvenile for 3 days)

Do not abruptly stop prednisone, the swelling rebounds, decrease dose
gradually.
Vitamin E recovery can be slow; continue the vitamin E for several weeks at
least.

 

[Anianna]

Thank you Squishypuff, I added your wry neck treatment.

Also, thanks to dawg53 for the worm treatments I have now added.