Treating upper respiratory infections

[casportpony]

How long does it take to sterilize needles?

Why would you want to?

-Kathy

 

[cbryan5]

Roo Ridge Farm - can they be give Tylan twice a day orally? I gave mine 1 ml orally, I just wasn't sure if she can have it twice a day.

 

[casportpony]

Roo Ridge Farm - can they be give Tylan twice a day orally? I gave mine 1 ml orally, I just wasn't sure if she can have it twice a day.

If you're giving the injectable orally, it's probably way more effective to give it at least twice a day.



-Kathy

 

[cbryan5]

Thank you!

 

[Eggcessive]

Lunacure--dipping a needle in alcohol and setting it on fire might be a good way to get burned, so I wouldn't recommend that. Besides, disposible needles are not meant to be re-used--they will be dull after the first use, and alcohol will dull them more.

 

[sssharon]

Directed to the person with the Silky rooster that's sick. Aren't chickens a vicious bunch. I suppose some will think that's a mean comment but it is really annoying, the pecking order. They are entertaining and annoying both. Love my chickens anyway! Hope your poor rooster gets better soon!

 

[RooRidgeFarm]

Quote:How long does it take to sterilize needles? Hi,
You can boil them if need be-like sterilizing baby bottles etc. I wrote previously about how the rubber stopper on the medicine dulls the needle each time you draw, as well as each injection into the animal dulls the needle.
Depending on those factors...you 'can' reuse the needle, but it will get more difficult to get a quick insertion in the bird and it becomes painful for them. I totally understand the financial aspect of replacing needles. I would only recommend a 2 time use max if you need to be economical.
Hope this helps some!

 

[RooRidgeFarm]

Roo Ridge Farm - can they be give Tylan twice a day orally? I gave mine 1 ml orally, I just wasn't sure if she can have it twice a day.

Hi, sorry for the delay in answering-I've been offline.
Yes! Whenever treating with Tylan, you NEED to give the recommended dose TWICE a day, approx 12 hours apart. Tylan has an effective window of about 10 to 12 hours before it looses effectiveness. When your poultry are ill, you want to keep the medicine effective instead of leaving a 12 hour 'dead zone'.

If injecting,you have to get more creative at alternating injections. Left, right, and then possibly another location, left, right... They will get tender and sore with 3 and 5 day treatments, so try alternating injection sites. but with oral, it is not as bad (except chicken wrestling... after the first dose or two they get smart lol)

Best wishes!

 

[MelissaBA]

You won't know what disease this is without lab tests. Or a necropsy on one that dies. Some state labs will do it for free. There are quite a few poultry respiratory diseases, many of them mimick each other in terms of symptoms. Infectious bronchitis is common but is just one of many.

Whatever this is, it is most likely going to spread through your whole flock. Keep them warm, especially at night and they do need antibiotic's. Poultry respiratory diseases are caused by a virus so you won't kill it, but they very easily morph right into pneumonia and secondary bacterial infections, that's why they need antibiotics.

I would suggest Tylan 50, either injected or orally. If you do oral the dose is 1/2 cc daily for 5 to 7 days for standard size birds. Generally they will recover provided they are kept warm and given their medications. For birds who are very congested, wheezing, rattling breathing, I've found that a little VetRX rubbed on their nose helps, you can also give them some orally.

Birds that do recover will remain carriers of whatever this is. They also usually relapse when under stress.

How much vetrx do you give them orally?

 

[cbryan5]

How much vetrx do you give them orally?

I only gave mine 1cc of VetRX but I had much better results with Tylan.