Question about giving hen baby aspirin / Meloxidyl

[Eggcessive]

Here is the dosage of Meloxicam or meloxidyl 1.5 mg per ml, which is 0.2 ml per KG (each 2.2 pounds of weight.) How much does your hen weigh? Is your Meloxidyl 1.5 mg per ml or is it 0.5 mg per ml?

 

[Simmi21]

She gave her 1.5 in syringe. Thank god she looks fine this morning and eating. It must of been medication. I brought her to vet bc I was concerned about her crop which she told me it’s fine. There was something like corn in her crop she felt but nothing to be concerned she said. Then I thought she was egg bound bc she is still not givining me eggs and then her molting is alittle bit rough so that’s why she gave her. I don’t even know for what reason she gave her this but she was VERY different chicken when I brought her home.

 

[Simmi21]

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She is only 1.5 old. I just checked her crop and it felt flat & soft but kinda reddish. I do massage it though.

 

[Simmi21]

She is only 1.5 old. I just checked her crop and it felt flat & soft but kinda reddish. I do massage it though.

I can’t tell which one is her poop but seeing all poop this morning they all looked fine to me. I did notice her poop yesterday and it was very watery but I am thinking bc of so much water she was drinking yesterday like I never seen her to drink that much water.

 

[Eggcessive]

I need to know if the meloxidyl is 1.5 mg per ml? They make a 0.5 mg per ml, and the dosage would be different for each one. If the syringe is not labeled, it may be the 1.5 mg per ml. How much does she weigh? It is important to know a weight, or at least a breed to guess the average weight. Here is the dosage:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/metacam-question.1241575/

 

[Eggcessive]

If she is feeling better today, I would not use the meloxidyl anymore, but just concentrate on eating and drinking. As I said, they don’t lay eggs when molting. You could separate her for the day to check her poops. Plain greek yogurt or probiotics can be helpful for runny poops, but they will have runny poops sometimes when drinking a lot of water.

 

[Simmi21]

I need to know if the meloxidyl is 1.5 mg per ml? They make a 0.5 mg per ml, and the dosage would be different for each one. If the syringe is not labeled, it may be the 1.5 mg per ml. How much does she weigh? It is important to know a weight, or at least a breed to guess the average weight. Here is the dosage:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/metacam-question.1241575/

 

[Simmi21]

I think the vet said she is close to 5lbs.?!?

 

[Eggcessive]

5 pounds is 2.7 KG, so 0.2 ml multiplied by 2.7 is 0.54 ml or just past 0.5 ml. That can be given every 12 hours. Check my math, LOL.

 

[Simmi21]

I guess my concern was wether it’s even necessary to give it to her and also I think medication made her behavior weird not eating being just like frozen and only drinking water….