Poultry Emergency Kit

[Lady of McCamley]

Lol, sure. Note that all injectable are still OTC, so if someone wanted to use sulfadimethoxine to treat coccidiosis, I think they can use the injectable orally. Tetracyclines, just buy doxycycline for birds or fish.

Kathy, where do you find sulfadimethoxine in oral? I have not seen that at my feed store, but I may not be looking in the right place....is it cattle? goat?

Honestly I'm still using an old bottle that will go out of pull date soon....while it can be toxic, when you are dealing with a weird situation and don't know if it's bacterial or coccidia lurking, that has been a great go to that generally snaps birds out of most things quickly.

LofMc

 

[Lady of McCamley]

...ah I think I found it here
https://www.jefferspet.com/products/di-methox-injection-40-250ml

What's the dosage for chickens?


...and yes....I'd add that to the emergency kit...you have to be very careful with this stuff as it can become toxic very quickly, but if you've waited too long with coccidiosis (before figuring it out) or if a bird has multi-symptoms, I have rescued more than one with this stuff.

LofMc

 

[casportpony]

I think the sulfadimethoxine dose is between 25-50 mg/kg per day, so with the injectable that translates to:
Low dose of 25 mg/kg - 1 / 2.2 x 25 / 400 = 0.028 ml per pound
High dose of 50 mg/kg - 1 /2.2 x 50 / 400 = 0.057 ml per pound

 

[Lady of McCamley]

@casportpony
Are you assuming the 40% oral cattle solution that appears to be what is sold OTC now?

Chickens were given a 12.5% solution in the water as follows (under old rules, which now requires a script)
https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinar...lDrugProducts/FOIADrugSummaries/ucm118104.htm

which states 1 fl oz (of 12.5% solution) to 2 gallons of water for appropriate dosage
(or 1/2 fl oz to 1 gallon of water)

that would mean of the 40% solution, you would only use 1/4 fl oz? to 2 gallons of water (for a "light" solution) and 1/8 fl oz to 1 gallon of water.

...or in ml....
7.4 (or 7 1/2) ml for 2 gallons of water
and 3.7..or essentially 4 ml for 1 gallon of water

Both light solutions as 1/2 of 40% produces 20% and 1/2 of 20% only produces 10% rather than the 12.5% (ball park figures used to estimate)

so I could safely round up to 8ml for 2 gallons of water and 4ml per 1 gallon of water, or 1ml per a quart (which is typically what I would do daily).

LofMc

 

[Oceanpizza]

Alright, so after reading all of this, I will make sure to have: Apple Cider Vinegar, Bandage Wraps, VetRX, Chlorhexidine, Blu Kote, Gordon's Poultry Spray, Ivermectin, and Corrid. Is there anything I missed? Tomorrow morning I'm probably gonna add it to a shopping list of my Amazon cart. Thanks to all who responded (and may respond in the future)!