The EMERGENCY Thread!!!

[Bburnie1]

(wait, forgot to say is this liquid or powder corid? If it is liquid the dosage is too low) the dose is a little low. Treament dosage should be 8 to 10 cc per gallon of water. I personally believe it is cocci. I've seen it here hundreds of time without blood. The rest of your symptoms are from her becoming increasingly weak from muscle deterioration. I would treat her again at 10cc per gallon of water and make sure to syringe water to her since she isn't eating and drinking like she should be. I've saved one in that condition before but I force fed her and tubed water down her.

After running a treatment with corid it is best to run a preventative dose for 7 to 14 days to prevent reinfestation.

Ok, upped to 2 Tsp per gal, started again just now. Sounds like the same thing as abbeyc....also with my polish. From her posts, sounds like I can dose directly with corid? I have the 9.6%.

 

[minihorse927]

Ok, upped to 2 Tsp per gal, started again just now. Sounds like the same thing as abbeyc....also with my polish. From her posts, sounds like I can dose directly with corid? I have the 9.6%.

you can dose that way but the 9.6% is much stronger. @casportpony do you happen to have a direct fed dosage for corid 9.6% liquid?

 

[Bburnie1]

you can dose that way but the 9.6% is much stronger. @casportpony do you happen to have a direct fed dosage for corid 9.6% liquid?

I just gave her a drop or two (hard to determine when you're hoping they just get some into them). I talked to hubby about it ands the bottom line is that it doesn't look good, so it's not going to hurt. I was giving her vit b because all her symptoms also were in line with a vit b deficency, which sccording to everything I have read can be common with corid. If the corid kills her, not having it could also kill her so we choose to straight dose. Maybe when I was adding it to their water she wasn't drinking as much as her 3 siblings.

 

[minihorse927]

I just gave her a drop or two (hard to determine when you're hoping they just get some into them). I talked to hubby about it ands the bottom line is that it doesn't look good, so it's not going to hurt. I was giving her vit b because all her symptoms also were in line with a vit b deficency, which sccording to everything I have read can be common with corid. If the corid kills her, not having it could also kill her so we choose to straight dose. Maybe when I was adding it to their water she wasn't drinking as much as her 3 siblings.

could have been she wasn't drinking as much. Unfortunately birds hide everything until they are so sick they can't move and that makes it hard to try to save them. Most of the time when I get cocci here you would never guess they had it unless you pick them up and notice the weight loss. Seems most of the time mine don't have the bloody diarrhea when they get it. They do get diarrhea though so I keep an eye out for that and also check birds weekly for any weight loss when they should be gaining since they are growing. If I suspect cocci I start a 5 day treatment immediately and then do a 10 day prevention dose after. The prevention dose for liquid is 1/2tsp. Generally I dose a group the one time and never see it in then again. I've had juveniles kept on wire floors get it so the whole dirty, wet, bedding isn't the only reason. I've had them get it in a pine shaving filled brooder cleaned twice a day also. Sometimes it just happens.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Per Gallon Dose

• The severe outbreak dose is no less than 9.5 ml (~two teaspoons) per gallon (0.024%).
• The moderate outbreak dose, which is also the cattle dose, is no less than 4.75 ml (~one teaspoon) per gallon (0.012%).

Most people, myself included, choose to treat with the severe amount. Treatment is 5 days at severe or moderate, then 7-14 days at 2.375 ml (~1/2 teaspoon) per gallon (0.006%).

Direct dose for poultry is 20 mg/kg

In addition to the above, it can be given undiluted orally for 1-3 days at 0.02 ml per 100 grams. Last time I checked, one drop from a small syringe is about 0.02 ml,

Does that help?

-Kathy

 

[minihorse927]

Per Gallon Dose

• The severe outbreak dose is no less than 9.5 ml (~two teaspoons) per gallon (0.024%).
• The moderate outbreak dose, which is also the cattle dose, is no less than 4.75 ml (~one teaspoon) per gallon (0.012%).

Most people, myself included, choose to treat with the severe amount. Treatment is 5 days at severe or moderate, then 7-14 days at 2.375 ml (~1/2 teaspoon) per gallon (0.006%).
Direct dose for poultry is 20 mg/kg

In addition to the above, it can be given undiluted orally for 1-3 days at 0.02 ml per 100 grams. Last time I checked, one drop from a small syringe is about 0.02 ml, Does that help? -Kathy

very helpful! Thank you!

 

[casportpony]

One can do the same with powder...

• 1/2 teaspoon powder, 10 ml water. Stir well and give 0.07 ml per 100 grams.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Curiously, does everyone here know that proper *powder* doses are

• Severe outbreak - 0.024% = no less than 1.5 teaspoons
• Moderate outbreak 0.012% = no less than 3/4 teaspoon
• 0.006% - 1/3 teaspoon

I bring this up because there are thousands of posts that have the wrong dose,

-Kathy

 

[Wyorp Rock]

NEW (I don't know if its an emergency but it could be):
1) Black Sex Link Hen 3yrs
2) She seems like she overly molted, and has occasional sneezes. She was breathing a little raspy too.
3) This has been happening for maybe a week or two, but I just noticed the sneezes and raspy breathing this morning.
4) My Cochin looks like she has overly molted too, but is not sneezing or raspy. And both of them are getting a little chalky white (possibly because they are molting)
7) My chickens eat Layena pellets/crumbles and I thought maybe some electrolytes would help so i gave some this morning.
8) The poop is normal
12) My chickens live in a 10 ft long coop, but it is split in half because two of them do not get along with my silkie, and they have tar paper as their "carpet" with shavings in their nesting boxes.

Also, my silkie does not have anything they do so I don't think there could be anything in the coop causing this problem.

Can you post some photos?
Have you added any new birds to your flock recently?

Molting can be quite dramatic, a hen can lose almost all of her feathers during this time or she can lose just a few.

Any nasal discharge or watery eyes accompanying the sneeze and raspy breathing?

 

[abbeyc]

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Kathy you are a legend!! Today Biggie is a lot better almost normal and the other ones that were showing symptoms aren't anymore and are active. I gave one drop near per 100g of weight. None of the other birds before survived let alone got better. Guess he's not out of the woods yet but it's almost a miracle!
I kept them all warm and will continue with the weaker half measure of corrid for the next 5 days just to be sure.
I really can't thank you enough!!! You have saved 7 lives thank you xxx