Sour crop

[rjohns39]

The reason I say oil is the salt. Water=salt. But if you rinse it really well, then the salt should be gone.

 

[JacksonPearce]

Alright, I've got one more question to bug everyone here with...

I've got oral nystatin that's 100,000U/ml oral suspension (originally prescribed to a 2 year old child for thrush). According to the dosage chart, that means my 5 pound chicken should get a whopping 6ml twice daily-- three times the amount the human child would have been prescribed (his prescription was 1ml four times daily)! That seems bonkers to me and like an awful lot of medication. Anyone have any insight on this? I showed it to my nurse sister and she thought it seemed very bizarre.

 

[JacksonPearce]

(Also, just a note-- I've never ordered from them before three seconds ago, but you CAN order Nystatin from this website without a Rx. No idea if it'll show up or not since I'm not familiar with the vendor, but I thought I'd share! I ordered since if this chicken needs 6ml twice daily, I don't have nearly enough on hand!: http://www.firststatevetsupply.com/store2/antibiotics/water-solubles/nystatin.html )

 

[casportpony]

According to Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, and several other veterinary formularies, the avian nystatin dose is 200,000 to 300,000 IU per kg. I know it seems like a lot, but trust me, there are many drugs where the dose for birds is much higher than it is for people. Other examples are cephalexin, augmentin, and amoxicillin, all three are 125 mg/kg 2 times a day.

 

[casportpony]

Source: http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/35.pdf

 

[JacksonPearce]

Thanks! Wow, I'm so surprised. I only gave her 2ml tonight because it seemed like so much, but I'll do the full six tomorrow morning. Do you happen to know why it's so much more in birds for those drugs? Just curious!

 

[casportpony]

http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/18.pdf

 

[JacksonPearce]

I appreciate your help so much, everyone. I hope she'll pull through, but regardless, I feel like she has the best possible shot because of all the advice and information I got here. Thank you!

 

[casportpony]

Here is one more reference for you:
http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/09_therapeutic_agents.pdf

 

[casportpony]

Thanks! Wow, I'm so surprised. I only gave her 2ml tonight because it seemed like so much, but I'll do the full six tomorrow morning. Do you happen to know why it's so much more in birds for those drugs? Just curious!

I think it has something to do with their metabolism.

Here is all of the Nystatin info from Plumb's

Spoiler: Lots of pictures