Pyrantel Pamoate Dosing

[dawg53]

Why did you quit ivermectin?

I found that it was ineffective treating roundworms in my birds.

 

[chiple22]

Pyrantel Pamoate treats the usual poultry roundworms; large roundworms, cecal worms and capillary worms. It is a very good wormer. Nemex 2 has a 4.54mg of pyrantel base of pyrantel pamoate, is all that is needed to treat different types of roundworms.
However it requires dosing of 2.5ml per bird. The Nemex 2 is okay for a small flock, probably no more than 5 or 6 birds. More than that, it can get expensive at $15 per 2 ounce bottle. That's why I prefer Valbazen, more bang for the buck even for a large flock.

Before treating with Valbazen it is necessary to kill possible roundworms first with something like safegaurd. It can overload the bird passing too many parasites at once, per my avian veterinarian.

 

[nuthatched]

Before treating with Valbazen it is necessary to kill possible roundworms first with something like safegaurd. It can overload the bird passing too many parasites at once, per my avian veterinarian.

Did they cite sources?
This thread is a few years old, you're unlikely to recieve a reply from the op.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I used Valbazen last year when I saw roundworms in my poop trays and it did the job with no ill effects to my birds.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Before treating with Valbazen it is necessary to kill possible roundworms first with something like safegaurd. It can overload the bird passing too many parasites at once, per my avian veterinarian.

No, you don't need to use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) before you use Valbazen (Albendazole).

I'm sure @dawg53 will address this more thoroughly in the morning.

 

[dawg53]

Before treating with Valbazen it is necessary to kill possible roundworms first with something like safegaurd. It can overload the bird passing too many parasites at once, per my avian veterinarian.

No. Valbazen (Albendazole) slowly kills worms over several days. FYI: Valbazen (Albendazole) and Safeguard (Fenbendazole) are in the same class of wormers (Benzimidazoles.) Your vet shouldve told you that.