Treating Candida (yeast) with Medistatin (Nystatin) - no ℞ needed

[casportpony]

Nystatin can be used to treat some strains of candida in poultry.​

According to most veterinary formularies and references, the most common Nystatin dose is 200,000 to 300,000 IU/kg two or three times a day. Lafeber vet recommends 300,000 IU 2-3 times a day, so that is what I will base my calculations on.

https://lafeber.com/vet/crop-stasis-in-birds/

Medistatin contains Nystatin 400,000 IU per gram and comes in comes with a teaspoon sized scoop that when level contains ~3 grams, so one level teaspoon is 12,000,000 IU.



Your average sized hen weighs about 5 pounds, so a hen this size will need 681,818 IU 2-3 times a day, which is ~0.6 teaspoons or 1.7 grams 2-3 times a day.

The per pound amount is 0.11 teaspoons per pound or 0.34 grams per pound three times a day.

Medistatin is sold *without* a prescription on most pigeon supply websites worldwide.

References:

 

[azygous]

Extremely helpful. Thanks!

 

[Mosey2003]

Thank you! I went looking for this awhile back and couldn't find Nystatin OTC anywhere, never knew pigeon supply sites would be the answer.

 

[azygous]

How about the question of egg withdrawal?

 

[casportpony]

How about the question of egg withdrawal?

I am not positive, but I think it might be a zero day egg withdrawal. I will check.

 

[azygous]

Thanks! I have several chickens with yeasty butts, and I'd love not to have to wait until molt to treat with Medistatin.

 

[casportpony]

There is a type a medicated feed that contains Nystatin and it is approved for use in laying hens with zero day egg and meat withdrawal.

 

[azygous]

Here's a pigeon supply web site that sells Medistatin at a good price. http://uspigeons.mercasystems.com/i...s-medistatin-powder-treatment-of-candida.html

 

[casportpony]

Here's a pigeon supply web site that sells Medistatin at a good price. http://uspigeons.mercasystems.com/i...s-medistatin-powder-treatment-of-candida.html

They are a great company to buy from!

 

[jfchase]

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Nystatin can be used to treat some strains of candida in poultry.​

According to most veterinary formularies and references, the most common Nystatin dose is 200,000 to 300,000 IU/kg two or three times a day. Lafeber vet recommends 300,000 IU 2-3 times a day, so that is what I will base my calculations on.
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https://lafeber.com/vet/crop-stasis-in-birds/

Medistatin contains Nystatin 400,000 IU per gram and comes in comes with a teaspoon sized scoop that when level contains ~3 grams, so one level teaspoon is 12,000,000 IU.
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Your average sized hen weighs about 5 pounds, so a hen this size will need 681,818 IU 2-3 times a day, which is ~0.6 teaspoons or 1.7 grams 2-3 times a day.

The per pound amount is 0.11 teaspoons per pound or 0.34 grams per pound three times a day.

Medistatin is sold *without* a prescription on most pigeon supply websites worldwide.

References:
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This post is SUPER helpful. Thank you so much!!