Powdered Duramycin (oxytetracycline) antibiotic in water

[JRNash]

12 of them are roosters slated for camp in another 6 weeks. I've done good with NOT getting attached to the broilers.It changes the playing field when you care for sick animals. Almost impossible not to get emotionally invested.

 

[casportpony]

12 of them are roosters slated for camp in another 6 weeks. I've done good with NOT getting attached to the broilers.It changes the playing field when you care for sick animals. Almost impossible not to get emotionally invested.

I hear ya... I spent weeks tending to a duckling with a broken leg that will end up being sold for meat.

-Kathy

 

[JRNash]

all the birds made a complete recovery!

 

[casportpony]

all the birds made a complete recovery!

Thanks for the update!

-Kathy

 

[JRNash]

Thanks too ALL OF YOU. the BYC community all ways comes through

 

[ChickyLoo]

So thankful for this thread, I am hoping my hen will show improvement after starting treatment today. Wish me luck, she's our oldest at 5yrs.

 

[JRNash]

good luck chickyloo!!

 

[jenamoe]

What do you do if you are giving this to a dog? She weighs 70 lbs and I cant obviously feed her a gallon How much water to what measurement?

 

[nightowl223]

I realize this question is several months old, but I also know pages like this show up in internet searches when people are worried about their animals. The following link gives a dosage of 25 mg per kg of body weight given three times daily for three weeks. http://www.justanswer.com/dog-health/3lysu-dosage-using-duramycin-10-tetracycline.html Other sites give the 400mg dosage as suitable for dogs, as in 1.25 Tbsp per gallon of water.
Note that I am NOT a vet, nor do I propose to know that this is accurate or safe. All I do know is that multiple sites give the same information. *shrug*

 

[casportpony]

I realize this question is several months old, but I also know pages like this show up in internet searches when people are worried about their animals. The following link gives a dosage of 25 mg per kg of body weight given three times daily for three weeks. http://www.justanswer.com/dog-health/3lysu-dosage-using-duramycin-10-tetracycline.html Other sites give the 400mg dosage as suitable for dogs, as in 1.25 Tbsp per gallon of water.
Note that I am NOT a vet, nor do I propose to know that this is accurate or safe. All I do know is that multiple sites give the same information. *shrug*

Sadly I am partly to blame for this, as for quite some time I just wrote what was in the brochure without bothering to actually weight the powder and do the math. I am so sorry for perpetuation this misinformation.

Correct info:

• The 800 Duramycin 10 dose is 1.5 tablespoons per gallon, not 1 tablespoon.
• The 800 Oxytetracycline dose is 5 teaspoons per gallon, not 2.5 tablespoons

Kathy