MONISTAT IS TOXIC TO BIRDS!! DO NOT USE TO TREAT SOUR CROP!!!

[BCS]

To use Monistat or to not use it, that is the question. Are we talking about this preparation for humans or an animal version? What form?

 

[ChickyCh00k]

To use Monistat or to not use it, that is the question. Are we talking about this preparation for humans or an animal version? What form?

This thread is 10 years old, so you may not get a response. The OP hasn't been on BYC since 2017. If you have questions or want to have a discussion RE: Monistat, you could start a new thread.

I bet it would be a very lively discussion!

 

[Tacampbell73]

Ok I don't want to be "that person" but there are some unscrupulous people in the animal business who do not always have your pets best interest in mind. They will beware the lawsuits and bow to the bank. These are the selfsame folks who will forgo telling you how to avoid a $700 bill in their office by using a less expensive product. I distrust an office who will let a crying kid take home his puppy to die of parvo rather than let them make payments later and save puppy now. I believe the veterinary oath includes the phrase I will use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of livestock sources the promotion of public health and the advancement of medical technology.

 

[Tacampbell73]

This thread is 10 years old, so you may not get a response. The OP hasn't been on BYC since 2017. If you have questions or want to have a discussion RE: Monistat, you could start a new thread.

I bet it would be a very lively discussion!

Sorry I should have saved my blowhard speech until I read the OP went radio silent

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Ok I don't want to be "that person" but there are some unscrupulous people in the animal business who do not always have your pets best interest in mind. They will beware the lawsuits and bow to the bank. These are the selfsame folks who will forgo telling you how to avoid a $700 bill in their office by using a less expensive product. I distrust an office who will let a crying kid take home his puppy to die of parvo rather than let them make payments later and save puppy now. I believe the veterinary oath includes the phrase I will use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of livestock sources the promotion of public health and the advancement of medical technology.

Veterinarians would go broke doing this. There are way too many unscrupulous, or just plain financially strapped people who would pledge on Grandmother's grave that they would make payments, only to fail to do so, especially if said puppy died in spite of the best possible care. Caring for a Parvo puppy can run into thousands of dollars and the prognosis is often bleak. It's not about greed, it's about staying in business so they can care for the next 100 sick or hurt animals they can actually save.

 

[Tacampbell73]

Veterinarians would go broke doing this. There are way too many unscrupulous, or just plain financially strapped people who would pledge on Grandmother's grave that they would make payments, only to fail to do so, especially if said puppy died in spite of the best possible care. Caring for a Parvo puppy can run into thousands of dollars and the prognosis is often bleak. It's not about greed, it's about staying in business so they can care for the next 100 sick or hurt animals they can actually save.

Sorry Big Blue Hen but with the money they charge I don't see them going broke any time soon I paid $1200 when my dog ate mattress foam and got a tummy ache. Then $600 when she got Salmon fluke. And $300 to cremate my dog when she died. My husband makes decent money and excellent credit but none of these places where willing to wait a day or two until Payday.I honestly don't think they are in any financial peril.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sorry Big Blue Hen but with the money they charge I don't see them going broke any time soon I paid $1200 when my dog ate mattress foam and got a tummy ache. Then $600 when she got Salmon fluke. And $300 to cremate my dog when she died. My husband makes decent money and excellent credit but none of these places where willing to wait a day or two until Payday.I honestly don't think they are in any financial peril.

Are you considering what it costs to become a veterinarian? Most go into it with crippling debt that will take them years, if not decades, to pay off. They have the overhead of rent or mortgage on their building, wages for their employees, and a scad of expensive equipment. I don't begrudge them what they charge.

 

[KittySlamHer]

My hen had sour crop which I discovered on a Sunday afternoon. Afer reading these posts I went to the store and bought Monistat. She was worse on Monday. I rushed her to the vet when I got home that evening and she couldn't even hold her head up. The vet gave her all sorts of fluids and medicines. The vet told me that the Monistat contains propylene glycol which is toxic to birds. My hen died this morning at the vet. My other hen is showing similar symptoms and the vet told me to NOT give her Monistat, but to bring her in immediately. I followed the advice of people on here regarding Monistat and my bird is dead. People need to know this is not a cure, it is a way to kill them. Always call a vet before giving your bird any medicine. If I had, my bird might still be alive.

Thank you for your post as saw on tictok to give Monistat but no way now after reading this so thank you

 

[Eggcessive]

Thank you for your post as saw on tictok to give Monistat but no way now after reading this so thank you

You might want to read the whole thread, and do a little research of your own. Many use monistat or miconazole to treat sour crop, so it is not toxic. It is used in humans topically for fungal yeast infections as well. This thread is from 2014 by the way.