Oxytetracycline dose (tbsp / tsp)

[casportpony]

That wasn't too bad since I already did the hard part of the math here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...e-and-tetracycline-powder-doses#post_16002461

Your product is 370 mg oxytetracyline per gram
16 cups to a gallon
All these packages mention doses like 800 mg/gallon, so 800 mg divided by 16 cups = 50 mg per cup.
50 divided by 370 = 0.135 grams.

Does that help?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

That's the really concentrated stuff, as in ~3/4 teaspoon = 800 mg, so to make a cup you would need to have a way to measure a tiny amount of powder. Do you have a gram scale?

-Kathy

Also, I'm leaving for vacation in one week is it ok to treat the whole flock, preventatively, with a lower dose (400mg) before I go?

I'm not one to use antibiotics unless I have sick ones, but if it will make you feel better while you're on vacation, do it.

-Kathy

 

[RubyNala97]

That wasn't too bad since I already did the hard part of the math here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...e-and-tetracycline-powder-doses#post_16002461

Your product is 370 mg oxytetracyline per gram
16 cups to a gallon
All these packages mention doses like 800 mg/gallon, so 800 mg divided by 16 cups = 50 mg per cup.
50 divided by 370 = 0.135 grams.

Does that help?

-Kathy

Yes, I can manage that! Thank you so much, I'm going to start the sick girls now. So do you think it's safe to go ahead and treat everyone at the 400mg dose?
Eta: Got your last post. Thank you again! I appreciate the input so much!

 

[NewFlockOnTheBlock]

Reviving an old thread here and hoping that someone responds!

The only antibiotics my local feed store carries is injectable oxytetracycline and ophthalmic cream oxytetracycline. I bought the injectable version and would like to give it to one of my chickens orally. Do I need to adjust the dose to account for the fact that medicine is not absorbed orally as completely as it is when injected? If so, how much do I raise it by?

Also, the instructions on the package are only for cattle and swine. I've read elsewhere on this forum that birds need more medication per lb body weight than mammals. Is that correct? If so, then how much higher should the poultry dose be?

 

[Kiki]

Reviving an old thread here and hoping that someone responds!

The only antibiotics my local feed store carries is injectable oxytetracycline and ophthalmic cream oxytetracycline. I bought the injectable version and would like to give it to one of my chickens orally. Do I need to adjust the dose to account for the fact that medicine is not absorbed orally as completely as it is when injected? If so, how much do I raise it by?

Also, the instructions on the package are only for cattle and swine. I've read elsewhere on this forum that birds need more medication per lb body weight than mammals. Is that correct? If so, then how much higher should the poultry dose be?

Can you post a photo of the label of the bottle you bought?

 

[casportpony]

Reviving an old thread here and hoping that someone responds!

The only antibiotics my local feed store carries is injectable oxytetracycline and ophthalmic cream oxytetracycline. I bought the injectable version and would like to give it to one of my chickens orally. Do I need to adjust the dose to account for the fact that medicine is not absorbed orally as completely as it is when injected? If so, how much do I raise it by?

Also, the instructions on the package are only for cattle and swine. I've read elsewhere on this forum that birds need more medication per lb body weight than mammals. Is that correct? If so, then how much higher should the poultry dose be?

I don't think it is supposed to be given orally, but I guess you could try.

 

[casportpony]

Can you post a photo of the label of the bottle you bought?

@NewFlockOnTheBlock , which one is it? It comes in 100 mg/ml, 200 mg/ml, and 300 mg/ml.

 

[NewFlockOnTheBlock]

 

[casportpony]

This book says the pheasant dose is 43 mg/kg and I think I remember a vet saying to use 40 mg/kg, so that's what I would use.
1 / 2.2 x 40 / 200 = ~0.1 ml per pound of body weight.

 

[NewFlockOnTheBlock]

Thank you so much! I'll try that dose. Is it really preferable to inject it rather than give orally?