Sick Pea Chick Died - Going to Vet School For Necropsy - Will Post Results

[kuntrygirl]

According to that site growing chickens should get 18% to 20% of the body weight in water.  For a 2.61 pound chick, that would be .46 - .52 pounds of water, one gallon weighs about 8.35 pounds (approx, it actually changes slightly due to elevation).   8.35 divided by .5 is 16.7 so about 1/16th of a gallon (rounding down).  16 cups in a gallon, so about 1 cup which is 8 oz.   

Thanks, Frosty! I hate doing the math, that's why I had my roommate do my fancy Excel spreadsheet. All I have to do is enter their weight and it recalculates my peas meds, should they need them.

Hey, I need what you have.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Hey, I found a place that sells Corrid. I asked them about the expiration but it expires October 2012. What do you all think about buying it when the expiration is this month? I may ask them for a discount since it will expire at the end of the month.

Thoughts?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Frosty, can you figure out how many ccs of Sulmet that the sick pea should get? Then she could give it as an oral drench instead of in the water.

That would definitely be fast acting. That would be great . Good idea!

 

[Frosty]

The 8 oz is per day, not in one sitting. If baby isn't drinking enough, I would mix it stronger so that the correct dose is given per day. I have done that when trying to get amoxi into sick kittens. Example, 2 tablespoon per gallon would equate to 6 teaspoons per gallon. There are 16 cups in a gallon, so that would be .375 teaspoons per cup, a little more than 1/3 teaspoon. This converts to about 1.84 ml (a tuberculin or insulin syringe would be good for measuring small doses like that). Figure how much chick is drinking per day and add that dose to the water.

From a previous post. Should be about 1.84 ml/day. Going maybe a slight bit lower, I wonder if you could get a bit over .5 ml (cc is the same) and inject into meal worms or something 3 times a day and feed to the chick? You would need a small syringe, tuberculin and insulin syringes are often 1 cc syringes with markings breaking down to 1/10th cc.

 

[kuntrygirl]

The 8 oz is per day, not in one sitting.  If baby isn't drinking enough, I would mix it stronger so that the correct dose is given per day.  I have done that when trying to get amoxi into sick kittens.  Example, 2 tablespoon per gallon would equate to 6 teaspoons per gallon.  There are 16 cups in a gallon, so that would be .375 teaspoons per cup, a little more than 1/3 teaspoon.  This converts to about 1.84 ml (a tuberculin or insulin syringe would be good for measuring small doses like that).  Figure how much chick is drinking per day and add that dose to the water.   

From a previous post.  Should be about 1.84 ml/day.  Going maybe a slight bit lower, I wonder if you could get a bit over .5 ml (cc is the same) and inject into meal worms or something 3 times a day and feed to the chick?  You would need a small syringe, tuberculin and insulin syringes are often 1 cc syringes with markings breaking down to 1/10th cc. 

Yes, I can do the .5ml/cc. I have a bunch of syringes at home.

 

[Frosty]

Hey, I found a place that sells Corrid. I asked them about the expiration but it expires October 2012. What do you all think about buying it when the expiration is this month? I may ask them for a discount since it will expire at the end of the month.
Thoughts?

Only if they are willing to give you a good price. A lot of meds are good long past their expiration date if they are stored correctly and not contaminated. When my pea developed sinus issues right after I got them, I found it in the middle of a blizzard. I got out the Tylan only to discover that it expired in Mar 2004 and this was Oct 2008 (shows how long it was since I needed it!). The roads weren't passable, so I crossed my fingers and used the Tylan. It worked and the pea is still doing great.

 

[Frosty]

I keep forgetting .5 isn't that small of a dose...

It's when I am doing doses like .18 or so that I need the micro dose syringes.

 

[Frosty]

And to put the dosage math in a different way... 2T is 29.57353 ml/gal. 4 quarts in a gal, 7.3933825 ml/qt. 4 cups in a quart, 1.8483456 ml/cup.

 

[Frosty]

kuntrygirl, here is a pic of the old bat up here talking to you... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/715124/frosty-heard

 

[kuntrygirl]

Hey, I found a place that sells Corrid. I asked them about the expiration but it expires October 2012. What do you all think about buying it when the expiration is this month? I may ask them for a discount since it will expire at the end of the month.

Thoughts?

Only if they are willing to give you a good price.  A lot of meds are good long past their expiration date if they are stored correctly and not contaminated.  When my pea developed sinus issues right after I got them, I found it in the middle of a blizzard.  I got out the Tylan only to discover that it expired in Mar 2004 and this was Oct 2008 (shows how long it was since I needed it!).  The roads weren't passable, so I crossed my fingers and used the Tylan.  It worked and the pea is still doing great.   

I called the feed store and told them that I would be willing to buy the Corrid if they gave me a discount. The lady said that she would have to talk to the owner and call me back. She called me back and and said that they would sell it to me for only $12.00 (16 oz bottle). The original price is $17.00. It's the Corrid liquid. Someone is going to pick it up for me right now since they close at 5:00 PM and I don't get off until 5:00 PM and I am 30 minutes away.

So, I will be able to start the Corrid as soon as I get home. I thought Corrid only came in powder form but oh well. Oh no, I just thought of something. ANOTHER LIQUID!!! I hope the dosage is not as confusing as the Sulmet. I better look it up right now.