Sick Goose, Respiratory Infection

[Wyorp Rock]

I may just stop giving advice. I'm feeling powerfully stupid today.

What is this?!

 

[MGG]

I think it means pull back a little on the syringe to make sure you're not injecting into a blood vessel. If you see blood come back into the syringe, don't inject there.

Ohhh! Thank you!!!

 

[MGG]

What kind of syringe and needle would I need?

 

[casportpony]

What kind of syringe and needle would I need?

1 ml syringe, 22 gauge needle.

 

[MGG]

1 ml syringe, 22 gauge needle.

I'll grab one, thanks.
Our vet said the dose would be 0.13 ml.
Does that sound right?

 

[casportpony]

I'll grab one, thanks.
Our vet said the dose would be 0.13 ml.
Does that sound right?

Weight?

 

[MGG]

Weight?

I'm guessing around 4 or 5 pounds.
I'm not home yet though so I haven't double checked.

 

[casportpony]

Show this to your vet:
http://avianmedicine.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/36_waterfowl.pdf

These are the two most common doses I have read about vets giving:

• 10 mg/kg - No less than 0.045 ml per pound twice a day for 3-5 days.
• 15 mg/kg - No more than 0.068 ml per pound twice a day for 3-5 days.

0.13 ml for a 5 pound bird is not enough, imo.

 

[MGG]

Show this to your vet:
http://avianmedicine.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/36_waterfowl.pdf
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These are the two most common doses I have read about vets giving:

• 10 mg/kg - No less than 0.045 ml per pound twice a day for 3-5 days.
• 15 mg/kg - No more than 0.068 ml per pound twice a day for 3-5 days.

0.13 ml for a 5 pound bird is not enough, imo.

Ok, I can. I'd trust you to calculate it out so whatever you think. My vet doesn't really specialize in birds so she may have made a small mistake or something.
I'll let you know her weight when I get home and see what you think.

 

[MGG]

I know my other snows weigh around 5 lbs. but she's smaller and has lost some weight, I'm guessing from stress, so I'm not sure exactly how much she'd be.