Safeguard dosage?

[hayley3]

I have written down that you give safeguard for 5 days in a row..a pea-sized amount, but just read on a facebook post you only have to give safeguard one time and then a follow-up dose in 10 days but I thought that was for Valbazen. Does anyone know which is correct?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have written down that you give safeguard for 5 days in a row..a pea-sized amount, but just read on a facebook post you only have to give safeguard one time and then a follow-up dose in 10 days but I thought that was for Valbazen. Does anyone know which is correct?

Safeguard (Fenbendazole) dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row. This dose and length of time will take care of most worms that poultry have, but not tapeworms.

If you give once, then repeat in 10 days - this treats roundworms only.

"Pea Size" is very old info - we now know the correct dose is by weight.

 

[hayley3]

Safeguard (Fenbendazole) dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row. This dose and length of time will take care of most worms that poultry have, but not tapeworms.

If you give once, then repeat in 10 days - this treats roundworms only.

"Pea Size" is very old info - we now know the correct dose is by weight.

Thanks, that clears it up....I had it written down and was confused. I would think you would want to give it for 5 days then to get the most worms.

So CMom posted a link to this website about Fenbendazole and it says to give it to ducks for 5 days...I wonder why? Do they have a lot of capillary worms? Just curious LOL

http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/fenbendazole

 

[hayley3]

"Pea Size" is very old info - we now know the correct dose is by weight.

My notes say .23ml or 1/4 cc per pound of bird but since it's a paste how do you measure it in ml's?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks, that clears it up....I had it written down and was confused. I would think you would want to give it for 5 days then to get the most worms.

So CMom posted a link to this website about Fenbendazole and it says to give it to ducks for 5 days...I wonder why? Do they have a lot of capillary worms? Just curious LOL

http://www.poultrydvm.com/drugs/fenbendazole

My notes say .23ml or 1/4 cc per pound of bird but since it's a paste how do you measure it in ml's?

I don't know about Ducks LOL

You would measure the paste same as liquid, stick your syringe into the end of the tube and draw up .23ml per pound.

 

[Painted Calls]

PoultryDVM is notoriously wrong about a lot of things. Just for future reference.

 

[hayley3]

I don't know about Ducks LOL

You would measure the paste same as liquid, stick your syringe into the end of the tube and draw up .23ml per pound.

Thanks...good to know. I use Valbazen but always good to know the other options.

 

[hayley3]

PoultryDVM is notoriously wrong about a lot of things. Just for future reference.

I wondered about that. I was trying to check who it was run by. I see nothing about who owns the site though.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks...good to know. I use Valbazen but always good to know the other options.

I wondered about that. I was trying to check who it was run by. I see nothing about who owns the site though.

Valbazen is very good too. Dose for that is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeat in 10 days.

 

[casportpony]

PoultryDVM is notoriously wrong about a lot of things. Just for future reference.

Especially fenbendazole.

I wondered about that. I was trying to check who it was run by. I see nothing about who owns the site though.

We looked it up once, it's not a vet.