Sick Peking duckling!

[Duckmom265]

A kitchen scale would work perfectly.

She weighs 26 grams

 

[Isaac 0]

She weighs 26 grams

She does not weigh 26 grams, just for reference (five nickels weigh 25 grams) do you mean ounce's?

 

[Duckmom265]

She does not weigh 26 grams, just for reference (five nickels weigh 25 grams) do you mean ounce's?

She weighs 2lbs 11ozs... not sure what the that is in grams? Learning how to use this scale...

 

[Isaac 0]

If she weighs 2 lbs and 11 ounces , the dose for the cephalexin would be,

35mg x 1.21 kilos = 42mg.

So take one of the 500mg cephalexin pills, crush thoroughly using a mortar and pestle, take the pill and mix in with 10 ml of sterilized/distilled water. The powder won't dissolve completely, so during the whole process you'll want to shake the bottle to distribute the powder as evenly as you can . You will be left with a mixture that contains 50mg of cephalexin per ml ( 50mg x 10ml = 500mg).

That said, you'll want to give her nearly 0.9ml of the liquid four times a day orally (PO).

Information on how to give poultry medicine orally.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Isaac 0]

I see you just updated her weight, let me change the dosing for you real quick.

 

[Duckmom265]

How long do I need to give it to her?

 

[Isaac 0]

How long do I need to give it to her?

That depends on when gets/if better, but seven/ten days would be a good estimate. The idea of starting her on antibiotics is because of the Wry neck going on, which can be caused of an bacterial infection. When treating these type of problems at home, it's a step-by-step process of elimination.

 

[Duckmom265]

That depends on when gets/if better, but seven/ten days would be a good estimate. The idea of starting her on antibiotics is because of the Wry neck going on, which can be caused of an bacterial infection. When treating these type of problems at home, it's a step-by-step process of elimination.

The antibiotics seem to make her not feel good. She doesn't get up or eat for a couple hours after ever dose...

 

[Isaac 0]

The antibiotics seem to make her not feel good. She doesn't get up or eat for a couple hours after ever dose...

If she's showing adverse reactions to the medication you need to stop. You are giving her 0.9ml, not 9ml, correct?

 

[Duckmom265]

If she's showing adverse reactions to the medication you need to stop. You are giving her 0.9ml, not 9ml, correct?

Yes, 0.9ml. I did stop giving it to her as she wouldn't eat. Sadly she passed away. Thank you so much for all your help.