Teremyicin (sp?)

[scooter147]

I have a couple birds with bit of a runny nose. Looking for Teremyicin. I order a bit from Jeffers but on back order and tried another site last night (don't remember the name) and they had it back ordered as well.
Anyone know a place that can ship right away?

 

[speckledhen]

Terramycin is useless. Are their noses actually snotty or just clear, minor discharge? If clear, they do that when they've eaten something hot or just had a drink of water. I would not use antibiotics just because of that. If they are really snotty, there is something more serious than Terramycin will ever fix and it could be a virus, which does not respond to antibiotics anyway. Chickens do not get head colds like humans do; they get diseases, many of which make them carriers for life and antibiotics can't do a thing for that.

 

[Sillystunt]

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[The Egg Bandit]

Dang. I'm not quite sure how to take these responses. Seems like if one has a chicken with a runny nose, it's time to cull the thing. Wow. SOME of you guys are harsh.

 

[The Egg Bandit]

Terramycin is useless? Really? Why on earth would you post that? Just wondering. I am a newbie, yes. But "useless"?

 

[speckledhen]

Why would you say I was harsh? I'm not sure how to take your response. I just stated the facts. And if you had really read what I wrote, I was saying it may not be serious enough to warrant any antibiotic at all. Terramycin is a very weak antibiotic anyway, and most anything you'd actually need an antibiotic for with a chicken would be tougher than Terramycin can handle.

Chickens get diseases that are akin to herpes/HIV that leave them carriers of that disease for the rest of their lives. If you keep an immuno-compromised bird whose body cannot fight off a simple infection, then you set yourself up to always be fighting illness after illness. And I did not say anything about culling in my post, so why did you go there? Being a newbie, as you stated, I would think you need to do some research before you can tell if I'm being harsh or not. Sometimes, reality isn't pleasant with chicken-keeping.

I asked more questions so we could have an idea how to help this poster, as in the character of the "runny nose", which will determine the course of action more clearly.

 

[Cetawin]

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Speckledhen is correct and she was not being in any way harsh or saying "cull the bird". As stated, they do not get colds...a runny nose that is not clear or is gunky is something more serious than Terramycin will fix. Also, one bird with a respiratory illness can quickly and easily wipe out your flock. if you suspect it is more than just a "something they ate" or had just drank, separate the bird(s) in question and consider an avian vet exam...if not available, wait and see. Make sure they are getting plenty of vitamins and water, make sure they are eating, make sure their poo looks normal and wait it out. By separating the suspect bird(s), you could save yourself a lot of heartache.

If it caused by a virus, antibiotics will not affect it so it is a useless expenditure to pay for them not to work. What you are taking as harsh is merely being honest with you about what could be going on, what to look for and what will not work. If it is a viral thing or respiratory, then I would say cull the bird to spare your flock. That is were time, watching and waiting or taking the bird to a vet come into play.

Most of the members here who respond to the emergencies/diseases/illness forum, do not sugar coat their responses....it makes no sense to do so. Normally, by the time you notice a bird is ill, they are very ill. They hide illness and most often, you are fighting time so why waste time with sugar coated answers that merely waste time? When one of the more experienced members/moderators/administrators takes the time to respond to your post, you can rest assured that you have experience speaking...you can also expect to get the facts, the truth and their advice without pussyfooting around about it. Personally, I value that type of input and have learned tons from these folks. Try not to take it personally because none of us are going to run out and kill our birds each time someone sneezes, has a runny nose, has a loose stool or etc. Most of us view them as pets.