Pullet with swollen face, lethargy and weight loss

[Jarsheart]

Make sure that she is continuing to drink enough fluids. When I have a sick one, I mix up chicken crumbles or pellets with a lot of water, and offer cooked egg or tuna, also with a little water dribbled on. I wish someone near you had some meds to share with you. Human doxycycline, cipro, or tetracycline will also work.

I have capsules of Cipro (human medication). How would I go about using that?

 

[Eggcessive]

Cipro is like Baytril, and banned for meat chickens and other egg layers because of the creation antibiotic resistance in humans. But it is sometimes given to chickens by vets to treat mycoplasma and other bacteria such as E.coli that affect chickens. If you use it, throw away the eggs for at least a month. Meat withdrawal time is 12 days in Europe, so it may be clear of eggs by that time. I just would use more caution.

Dosage is 5 to 10 mg per pound given twice a day every 12 hours. I would use the smaller dosage to see if it helps first. If your capsules are 250 mg, you may mix it in say an amount of yogurt or water where you could mix it to equal 25 mg per ml. I am not sure if it is water soluble though. But most things will mix into yogurt or something similar. I have also mixed powder medicines in liver wurst and cat food pate. Here is some reading about dosage:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/ciprofloxacin
and here, scroll down to cipro:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/antibiotics.73452/

 

[Jarsheart]

Cipro is like Baytril, and banned for meat chickens and other egg layers because of the creation antibiotic resistance in humans. But it is sometimes given to chickens by vets to treat mycoplasma and other bacteria such as E.coli that affect chickens. If you use it, throw away the eggs for at least a month. Meat withdrawal time is 12 days in Europe, so it may be clear of eggs by that time. I just would use more caution.

Dosage is 5 to 10 mg per pound given twice a day every 12 hours. I would use the smaller dosage to see if it helps first. If your capsules are 250 mg, you may mix it in say an amount of yogurt or water where you could mix it to equal 25 mg per ml. I am not sure if it is water soluble though. But most things will mix into yogurt or something similar. I have also mixed powder medicines in liver wurst and cat food pate. Here is some reading about dosage:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/ciprofloxacin
and here, scroll down to cipro:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/antibiotics.73452/

Thank you so much for this info. Have her some Cipro. Fingers crossed.

 

[Jarsheart]

Last night one of her eyes was opened. This morning the other eye is opened as well. Her tail is no longer droopy. This is a miracle!!! Thanks so much for telling me about the Cipro. I think you saved her life.

Michelle

 

[Jarsheart]

 

[Jarsheart]

This is how she's looking today. Her other eye looks better than this one. She can see well enough to eat and drink. I just got tylan 200 delivered. Do I switch her from the Cipro to the tylan, or stay on the Cipro?

Thanks,
Michelle

 

[Criticalicious]

Tylan has a rubber cap held on by foil. It's the kind of cap that's intended to be used with a needle, but you don't have to use a needle with it. You can remove the foil and then the rubber cap comes right off. I administered Tylan orally rather than by injection because it was easier for me and less likely to cause pain. Your call on that.

If she's doing well on the Cipro, I would skip the Tylan and save it for next time.

 

[Kris5902]

Looking much better... I agree I’d leave the Tylan sealed for future issues and continue with the cipro if you have enough to finish her treatment with it. Best wishes for your girl and I hope to see an even better update for her soon!

 

[Eggcessive]

I would stay with the cipro. It treats mycoplasma, E.coli and many possible bacteria. Tylan only treats mycoplasma and some intestinal diseases such as enteritis.
It is great that she has responded so quickly.

 

[Jarsheart]

I would stay with the cipro. It treats mycoplasma, E.coli and many possible bacteria. Tylan only treats mycoplasma and some intestinal diseases such as enteritis.
It is great that she has responded so quickly.

Thanks for the input. Her response to the Cipro is a miracle. Thank you so much for pointing me in that direction, and giving me the dosing information.

Michelle