Still having wet diarrhea... day 6...so skinny...HELP

[Ksane]

Give him a few more days. If he had some sort of intestional parasite that sucked blood or irritated his intestines it's going to take a few days for that to heal. Keep doing what you're doing. I honestly don't think even a vet could tell you more without xrays and bloodwork. Which would cost a lot if you could even find a vet to do it.

 

[ladrholman]

Thanks, He is still eating and drinking. I gave him a little mixed ground grain and he ate it all and is searching through the bowl for more..... I will try to be more patient... I don't like having my birds sick.... no matter how often you go through it ... it is not any easier. I suspect they all may be feeling a bit off post treatments... right???

 

[ladrholman]

So today when I came home to check on Sara, there was some frank blood in the stool beneath where he perches... is this a bad sign?? He is already on the treatment....Amprol is all we have available for Cocci. Just keep going or do I do anything else?? He is still eating and drinking. I give him scrambled eggs with yogurt and a bit of Amprol for good measure.....

 

[Ksane]

I've never used Amprol. That's what's in the medicated feed, but it just prevents the coccidia from multiplying as a preventative. I honestly don't know how it works for treatment. It doesn't sound like it is though, does it? I'm sure your vet could give you corid or Sulmet (what I use) or even Albon (if it can be used in chickens).
I'm so sorry but I don't know what to tell you other than keep doing what you're doing until you can get ahold of one of the other meds.

 

[ladrholman]

Amprol is what the vets offer for treatment of Cocci. LIke I have said, hard to find options here. Sara is still having this runny wet stools. He is still eating and drinking.... Should I be considering something else? Treating with something else?? For something else?? At least I know the wormer was effective. Have not seen any in the cage with sara, but saw some in poop in the yard.... I assume chickens are smart enough not to eat the round worms when they see them....

 

[ladrholman]

Bump

 

[chkn]

What wormer did you use because if you didn't use a good broad spectrum like Valbazen then they really didn't get wormed. People here use Sulmet or Corrid (Farm Supplies) for cocci normally.

Edit: Since your from Canada you might not find what I mentioned above. Just make sure the wormer you use gets tapeworms, cecal worms, round worms, as many types of worms as possible.

 

[ladrholman]

I used what is available to me... the Amprol is what the vets supply for cooci. I am in NS. Does not seem to be a lot of options. Should I be looking at another issue though... another infection?? Sara is still eating, but certainly not feeling well!!!! I might try some tetracycline and add some stress-aid to it.... please more help and ideas are appreciated.

 

[ladrholman]

I have seen other wormers for horses.... can you use these??? Ivermectin paste and a few other options.

 

[chkn]

Valbazen is a brand name for Albendazole. You could look for something with that or ask your vet for it.

Looks like Corid is amprolium so that must be like Amprol
http://www.corid.com/corid_products.html

Dawg53 here has some other full worming options posted, you could take a look at what he uses. Look at the ingredients then see if you can get an equivalent.

Keep doing the Amrol but if you keep seeing blood I would pursue the better worming angle aggressively.