NEED IMMEDIATE HELP ADMINISTERING TYLAN 50

[shelbylewis]

1 week old baby chick is wheezing and clicking when she breathes, I am going to give her tylan 50 as suggested on BYC but need help administering. Since she is breathing through her mouth how can I be safe administering orally? I am so scared and I don't want to lose her.

 

[casportpony]

How much does she weigh?

 

[Eggcessive]

I would draw up 0.2 ml, and give her a drop at a time orally, letting her swallow, and repeat that dose 3-4 times daily for 3-5 days.

 

[shelbylewis]

How much does she weigh?

I am not sure how much she weighs. She is only a week old so I am assuming only a few ounces

 

[shelbylewis]

I would draw up 0.2 ml, and give her a drop at a time orally, letting her swallow, and repeat that dose 3-4 times daily for 3-5 days.

Thank you

 

[Eggcessive]

When I had a 2 week old chick who was clicking upon breathing, and I noticed that she had a puffy side that was the result of an injury. It was a leaking air sac, and I had to insert a small needle under the skin to squeeze the air out. I think others have experienced clicking respirations with other breathing or heart problems.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good thread about leaking air sacs, just in case it turns out to be a problem:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/deflating-subcutaneous-emphysema.171121/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-this-a-ruptured-air-sac.889866/

 

[casportpony]

I am not sure how much she weighs. She is only a week old so I am assuming only a few ounces

If she is only a week old she probably only weighs ~70 to 100 grams, so the dose ore one that tiny would be 0.03 ml to 0.04 ml three to four times a day, which would be about 2 drops from the end of a needle-less syringe.

 

[shelbylewis]

Pipsee is gone. Thanks everyone

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh, I am very sorry that you lost Pipsee.