Medical Treatments Recommended by BYCers

[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.

 

[dawg53]

Here are some additional sites to refer to:
Poultry Withdrawal Time Chart:
http://www.cfo.on.ca/_pdfs/PoultryWithdrawalTimeChart-Mar30-07.pdf

Aviagen (worm pics and recommended wormers)
http://www.healthybirds.umd.edu/Disease/Deworming Birds.pdf

Vaccinations for chickens:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps030

Poultry diseases that are transmittable to humans:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps019

Avian Formulary. Chicken meds and doses:
http://www.avianmedicine.net/ampa/18.pdf

Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) incubation/course times:
http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/respiratory_disease.htm

Hopefully all these links work!

 

[rebel-rousing-at-night]

Great thread!

My vet told me honey has antibacterial properties.

 

[Anianna]

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They all worked for me and I added them to appropriate sections of the op.

I also added a content list for convenience and noted the antibacterial properties of honey.

Thank you!