Swollen cheek, bleeding through nostrils.

[casportpony]

He’s no longer on meds (we gave him 3 doses of amoxicillin about 12 hours apart until he seemed well on his way to recovery). It was never official or prescribed, just suggested by the vet over the phone. I can try getting some video but it’s not consistent so it’s difficult.

how many days did the vet say to give it?

 

[Miss Lydia]

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[casportpony]

Post 48 @casportpony

I saw that, just wanted to know if the vet said "give three days", that was not made clear.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Chickenpuff75

 

[Chickenpuff75]

I saw that, just wanted to know if the vet said "give three days", that was not made clear.

My wife was speaking to the vet when amoxicillin was suggested. So I don’t know if they said anything but my wife didn’t tell me how long specifically.

I read through that article, thank you. (At least the part about how long to give antibiotics...minimum 7 days and always 3 days beyond when the symptoms are gone).

I don’t know if I have sufficient quantities of amoxicillin to finish that dosage. I’ll speak with my wife but I anticipate another chat with the vet and possibly a prescription (I presume amoxicillin is via prescription only?).

 

[Chickenpuff75]

Side note, I haven’t noticed that “snorting” sound since I mentioned it earlier in this thread. Just mentioning it for reference. Not saying it’s no longer there or irrelevant, etc.

 

[Isaac 0]

My wife was speaking to the vet when amoxicillin was suggested. So I don’t know if they said anything but my wife didn’t tell me how long specifically.

I read through that article, thank you. (At least the part about how long to give antibiotics...minimum 7 days and always 3 days beyond when the symptoms are gone).

I don’t know if I have sufficient quantities of amoxicillin to finish that dosage. I’ll speak with my wife but I anticipate another chat with the vet and possibly a prescription (I presume amoxicillin is via prescription only?).

None of the dosing info there is for birds, only dogs, so don't use any of it. From what I have read, you give amoxicillin for around seven days, but I would speak to the vet and let him know your situation before stopping. You can get Fish Amxocillin from your local pet store/feed store.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/thomas-labs-fish-mox-amoxicillin-250mg-100-ct

 

[Isaac 0]

The dose for that would be 125mg/kg every 12 hours ( 57mg per pound).

 

[Chickenpuff75]

The dose for that would be 125mg/kg every 12 hours ( 57mg per pound).

Thank you. What might that be in millilitres? The amoxicillin we have is a liquid. I’ve been giving him 1ml every 12 hours last week and stopped when he started to improve. But last night I started again because he hasn’t continued to get better (the swollen lump on his face is no longer hard like when I first started giving hm amoxicillin but it’s still there, about the size of a marble and his breathing is sometimes wet/wheezy. Otherwise, he is acting normally.)

 

[Isaac 0]

Could you post a picture of the bottle? What's the mg per ml?