Substituting injectable Duramcycin for oral Duramycin

[VaChickDad]

Good morning, after doing a lot of research, I believe my three-year-old chicken has egg yolk peritonitis. Duramycin 10 seems to be the consensus treatment. It is not available at tractor supply or at the local farmers co-op; however, injectable Duramycin 100 can be purchased at these locations. Is it possible to dilute Duramycin 100 in water and give it orally to my chicken? If so any assistance with the proper dilution would be appreciated. If not, any recommendations for purchasing an effective antibiotic would be appreciated.

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC, and sorry your first post was never answered. I would not use injectable Duramycin orally. In fact, it would not help much with egg yolk peritonitis. If there is truly EYP, there might be nothing that would help much. In early salpingitis, antibiotics may be benifical in treating and prolonging life. Baytril (enrofloxacin) which is similar to human Cipro, can be used to treat salpingitis, even though it is banned for egg layers and meat chickens in the US. Some vets will still prescribe it to backyard chickens if you are not planning to use eggs or meat. Here is a link where you might buy the drug:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources.959119/

Here is some reading about egg yolk peritonitis:
http://www.theveterinaryexpert.com/backyard-poultry/egg-yolk-peritonitis/