Sick bantam

[Marguerite BC]

5 year old bantam rooster is sick, he weighs 1.5 pounds.
Vet has prescribed:
.4 days (once a day) of tetracycline syringes filled to approx 6 ml
Along with 4 days meloxidyl 1.5 ml- dose of 0.6 cc. (once a day).

Is this to much meloxidyl?

 

[GodLovesU]

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out. Follow advice of the vet please.

 

[Tookie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC!

So sorry about your sick bantam, good luck with him.

I found these posts...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-baby-aspirin-meloxidyl.1498494/post-26375372

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/metacam-question.1241575/post-19923347

... and it does seem like he's getting too high of a dose, if I'm not mistaken?

From reading those posts the dosage is 0.2mg per 2.2lb.
If I use the formula from the one post I would do this math and get 0.09 as the dosage.
1.5 / 2.2 x 0.2 / 1.5 = 0.09 ml (or cc, same thing)

Your rooster's weight / amount of Meloxidyl x Weight for the amount of Meloxidyl / 1.5mg/ml, the type of Meloxidyl

I believe that dosage is correct, but if I'm wrong someone please do correct me!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[muddy75]

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck with your rooster.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I would think your vet should be making this perfectly clear with you. If not, I'd call again and ask.

If that's not an option, and after you read @Tookie's post, if you still have questions, I'd post this in the Emergency Forum. I hope your hen improves quickly!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am sorry your boy is sick. I hope he's ok, definitely keep us posted!