Peafowl Medications

[kuntrygirl]

I found this article/link this morning and wanted to share with everyone. There is a printable version. I have printed it out and will place in my med book at home.

http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/Peafowl Medications.htm

Hopkins’ Alternative Livestock
www.hopkinslivestock.com
Craig & Lisa Hopkins
1479 North Washington Road Greens Fork, IN 47345-9771
(765) 886-5560 [email protected]


Peafowl Medications

The following information has been gathered over many years of raising peafowl. Use this information with the understanding that most of these medications are not labeled for use on peafowl. This information is provided as a resource for treating peafowl with different kinds of ailments.

Wormers: To break the life cycle of the parasites, repeat the worming process in 10 days.

Ivermectin for cattle (brown box). Ivermectin will kill all internal and any blood sucking parasite.

½ cc (bird over 1 year) given as shot under the skin or as drench down the throat.
2/10 cc (bird under 1 year) as an injection under the skin or as a drench.
3 cc per gallon of drinking water.
¼ cc (bird over 1 year) given as an injection under the skin in the scruff of the neck between the shoulder blades.

Tramisol drench for sheep (a 13 gm. packet). Tramisol will kill most all of the internal parasites.

Mix one packet of Tramisol in one quart of water.
Mix 1oz. (2 tablespoons) of this solution per gallon of drinking water.

Levasole for hogs (a 500 ml plastic bottle). Levasole will kill most all of the internal parasites.

Fill the plastic bottle of Levasole with water and shake up thoroughly.
Mix 1 teaspoon of this solution per gallon of drinking water.
If you don’t want to use the entire bottle of wormer at one time, follow these directions.
Mix ¼ teaspoon of the powder from the bottle per gallon of drinking water.

Levasole drench for cattle and sheep (52 gm. packet). Levasole is very effective wormer.

Mix 1, packet of Levasole with one gallon of drinking water.
Mix 1 oz. (2 tablespoons) of this solution per gallon of drinking water.

Panacur (Fenbendazole) Horse and cattle dewormer. Suspension 10%. 100mg/mL

3 cc per gallon of drinking water for 2 or 3 days.
1 cc (bird over 1 year) as a drench down the throat for 3 days.
½ cc (bird between 3 mo. and 1 year) as drench down the throat for 3 days.

Safe-Guard Cattle Drench (Fenbendazole) Suspension 10%. 100mg/mL. 1000 mL.

3 cc per gallon of drinking water for 2 or 3 days. Can repeat again in 10 days.

Antibiotics:

Tylan 200 for cattle. Tylan 200 has proven to be an excellent antibiotic for peafowl.
Tylan 200 is especially affective for treating peafowl with swollen eye sinuses.
Tylan 200 is an intramuscular injection.

1-2 cc as a shot in the leg or the breast muscle for birds over 1 year old.
½-1 cc as a shot in the leg or the breast muscle for birds under 1 year old.

Tylan powder (100 g): Tylan powder is a good antibiotic for respiratory illnesses in peafowl.

Mix 1 ½ teaspoons of Tylan powder into 1 gallon of water and mix thoroughly.
Mix this solution with 5 gallons of drinking water.

Baytril Baytril is especially affective for treating peafowl with swollen eye sinuses.
Baytril is available in tablets, liquid, and injectable form.

Tablets: 5.7 mg, 22.7mg, or 68 mg concentration. Desired dose is 32.3 mg/mL.

Crush 2, 22.7 mg tablets per quart of drinking water. Medicate birds for 3 days.
Crush 3, 68 mg tablets per gallon of drinking water.
or
Administer 1, 22.7 mg tablet orally to each adult bird for 3 days.

Liquid: Concentration is 32.3 mg/mL. Desired dose is 50 ppm.

Mix 1 oz. per 5 gallons of drinking water. Medicate birds for 3 days.
Mix 6 cc per 1 gallon of drinking water. Medicate birds for 3 days.

Injectable: Baytril is an intramuscular injection. Concentration is 22.7 mg/mL.
Desired dose is 1.13 mg/lb = 0.05 cc/lb.

Adult peafowl (1+ year): Give 1/2 cc injection in the leg or breast muscle.
Peachicks: Give injection based on body weight of peachick in the leg or breast muscle.

Corid. Corid is used to treat coccidiosis in peafowl.

Mix 1 teaspoon per gallon of drinking water. Medicate birds 4 to 5 days.

Sulmet powder: Sulmet is used to treat coccidiosis in peafowl.

Mix 2 tablespoons per gallon of drinking water. Medicate first 2 days with this dosage.
Mix 1 tablespoon per gallon of drinking water. Medicate for 4 additional days with this dosage.


NFZ puffer for cattle. This product is good for eye problems in peafowl.

“Puff “directly into the eye with the eyelids held open.

Flagel Flagel is used to treat Blackhead in peafowl.

Flagel has to be proscribed by a veterinarian.

Aureomycin soluble powder. Chlortetracycline. Treats respiratory diseases and Infectious Synovitis.

Peafowl over 1 year: Mix 2 measuring teaspoons/gal. drinking water. Medicate 7 to 14 days.
Peachicks over 6 months: Mix 1 to 2 teaspoons/gal. drinking water. Medicate 7 to 14 days.
Peachicks under 6 months: Mix ½ to 1 teaspoon/gal. drinking water. Medicate 7 to 14 days.

Other useful products:

Scalex Mite and Lice Spray for birds:

Lightly spray birds under the wings, over the back, on the chest and belly, and around vent.

Tektrol disinfectant:

Use per the label. Use to disinfect hatchers, incubators, feed containers, waterers, and etc.

Measuring units:

Liquids:

1 fluid ounce (oz.) = 2 tablespoons = 30 cc = 30mL
1 milliliter (mL) = 1 cc, 1,000 cc = 1 L
1 teaspoon = 5cc
1 tablespoon = 15cc
8 oz. = 1 cup, 2 cups = 1pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon

Dry powders:

1 ounce (oz.) = 3 ½ measuring tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

Most of these products can be purchased through the following companies.

Cutler’s Supply, Inc. Jeffers
1940 Old 51 P.O. Box 100
Applegate, MI 48401 Dothan, AL 36301-0100
Phone: 810-633-9450 Phone: 800-533-3377
E-mail: [email protected] www.jefferslivestock.com
www.cutlersupply.com

 

[SunBaked]

Wow, that is an awesome list. Going to save it for future reference.

 

[casportpony]

Wow, that is an awesome list. Going to save it for future reference.

While there is lots of good info there, there are also some errors, use with *extreme* caution.

This is an example of one error:
"Injectable: Baytril is an intramuscular injection. Concentration is 22.7 mg/mL.
Desired dose is 1.13 mg/lb = 0.05 cc/lb."

While Baytril does come in that strength, most of us have the 10% solution which is 100mg/ml and the desired dose, per my avian vet is 15-20mg/kg for five days, that's .15 to .2 ml per 2.2 pounds. It's also recommended that it be given subcutaneously with a bolus of fluids to reduce the chance of injection site reactions.

I think that the creator of the website just copied the info off the bottle, but I believe those bottles are labeled for cats and dogs which are dosed at a much lower rate than birds.

Please correct me if I have made any errors... Haven't had my morning caffeine yet, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Baytril pictures

 

[casportpony]

Here is the label info on the 22.7mg/ml (2.27%) Baytril for dogs:
http://www.vetdepot.com/product-labels/baytril-injectable-solution.pdf

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here's are more examples:

"Corid. Corid is used to treat coccidiosis in peafowl.
Mix 1 teaspoon per gallon of drinking water. Medicate birds 4 to 5 days."

It doesn't say if that's for Corid powder (20% amprolium) or Corid liquid (9.6% amprolium). I'm pretty sure that the Corid website will say use one teaspoon (5ml) per gallon of the liquid, but for some reason I have written on my bottle to use 9.5ml (2 teaspoons), so I need to look into that. If one has the powder, one teaspoon is probably way too much.

"Flagel Flagel is used to treat Blackhead in peafowl.
Flagel has to be proscribed by a veterinarian"

True, brandname Flagyl (metronidazole) is hard to get without a prescription, but it can be purchased in 100mg tablets for pigeons and 250mg tables for fish without one.





-Kathy

 

[kuntrygirl]

Can Corid be administered as a shot under the skin?

No store has Fishzole around here. I really need to order that.

 

[casportpony]

Can Corid be administered as a shot under the skin?

No store has Fishzole around here. I really need to order that.

The Corid (amprolium) that we buy is not sterile, so I would have to say no, but maybe there is an injectable form of it? It can be given as an oral drench, directions should be on the label.

I have checked every pet and aquarium shop around and none have had Fish-Zole, which is must have for me, as is the liquid suspension... There is just no reasonable way to treat a tiny peachick with a 100mg or 250mg tablet, so I keep a bottle of the liquid just in case.

-Kathy

 

[Erica Frizzles]

I Have been losing my peacocks 1by 1. I started with 13 and I'm now down to 6 and 1 is sick and likely going to die I think it is blackhead disease and I found this while searching for dosages. I ordered the fish zole and got the dosage from here but I just need to know how long to treat with the tablets in their water?

 

[casportpony]

I Have been losing my peacocks 1by 1. I started with 13 and I'm now down to 6 and 1 is sick and likely going to die I think it is blackhead disease and I found this while searching for dosages. I ordered the fish zole and got the dosage from here but I just need to know how long to treat with the tablets in their water?

DO NOT give the tablets in water, pills must be given orally!

-Kathy