Pullet constipated/egg-bound?

[Eggcessive]

I would just take it back and exchange it for the SafeGuard liquid goat wormer or the equine paste, and use the dosage of 0.23 ml per pound given orally for 5 consecutive days. Be sure to shake the liquid goat wormer very well for each dose, since it is a suspension.

 

[murphynhazel12]

I would just take it back and exchange it for the SafeGuard liquid goat wormer or the equine paste, and use the dosage of 0.23 ml per pound given orally for 5 consecutive days. Be sure to shake the liquid goat wormer very well for each dose, since it is a suspension.

That's not really an option for me... the feed store where I got it is almost an hour away and I don't have the time to go there and back soon. Is it at all possible to dilute it 1 part solution, 1 part water so that it's a similar concentration?

 

[Eggcessive]

I am sorry, but I am always confused with the Aquasol dosage. It is meant for diluting in water. If I were to give it and use half as much, I would use the same amount of water, and give it orally, not in her water to drink. Repeat for 5 days for gapeworm treatment.

 

[coach723]

I hope this doesn't confuse things....
You need to give 25 mg of fenbendazole per pound of body weight. So for the 10% solution you give 1/4 ml per lb, 1/4 or .25 ml = 25 mg in that solution. With the 200 mg/ml solution you would give 1/8 of a ml to get 25 mg. Depending on the weights of your birds, if they are very small, you may need to convert all that to grams to get a more accurate dose, it just depends on how small they are. So once you have their weights you can figure how much to draw of the medication, and then I would add that much again water to it to dilute it by half, which will increase the volume but not the dose strength. It will still contain exactly the same mgs of medication you drew up. But the increased volume will make it a bit easier to give, and may make it a bit more palatable (I've no idea how it tastes). That is what I would do, I hope that makes sense and doesn't confuse things.

 

[murphynhazel12]

I hope this doesn't confuse things....
You need to give 25 mg of fenbendazole per pound of body weight. So for the 10% solution you give 1/4 ml per lb, 1/4 or .25 ml = 25 mg in that solution. With the 200 mg/ml solution you would give 1/8 of a ml to get 25 mg. Depending on the weights of your birds, if they are very small, you may need to convert all that to grams to get a more accurate dose, it just depends on how small they are. So once you have their weights you can figure how much to draw of the medication, and then I would add that much again water to it to dilute it by half, which will increase the volume but not the dose strength. It will still contain exactly the same mgs of medication you drew up. But the increased volume will make it a bit easier to give, and may make it a bit more palatable (I've no idea how it tastes). That is what I would do, I hope that makes sense and doesn't confuse things.

I did administer her first dose today.. I'm pretty sure I did about what you said. I'm not sure of her actual weight, but she is relatively small so I'm operating under the assumption she's about a pound. She may be less than that, but everything I read says an overdose of fenbendazole isn't harmful at all so I'd prefer to over treat than under treat. I drew up about .12 ml of the aquasol and combined it with water (probably more than I had to) and used the syringe to put it down her throat. Hopefully that's right.. and it's a five day treatment course, right?

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, it is for 5 consecutive days which treats gapeworms, capillary, cecal and round worms.