Tylan 50 dosage

It's a very good question, and I don't know the answer. The instructions for the powder say that they need 50 mg per pound per day, so if you went by that you would want to give 2.5 ml twice a day.

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I usually tell people to give 0.2 ml of Tylan 50 per pound twice a day, since it says in the Plumb Veterinary Drug Handbook to give 10-40 mg per Kilogram (or 5-20 mg per pound) 2-3 times a day. 0.2 ml equals 10 mg, so 1 ml equals 50 mg, so kind of a middle of the road dose. Tylan is fairly safe given orally in bigger doses, and since one may find many varying dosages from online sources, I would pick the one I thought was useful and stick to it.

 

I know the smaller doses have worked for many, and even a once a day injection works for some, so I think it boils down to what one feels comfortable doing.

 

If she'll still drink the water with it in there it will be fine.

 

It's more economical to give it orally 1-3 ml daily, but many put it in the water or food. As Kathy said, as long as she drinks it in the water, that is good. I usually can get sick chickens to eat chopped scrambled egg, but make sure her crop is functioning normally. Check early in the morning at daylight to see if it has emptied. Sick birds can have a slow crop.

I just wanted to clarify above that I was talking about Nutridrench dosage being 1-3 ml orally.

 

Can you get a picture of her eye? Is there a lot or swelling or pus in there? If she is not drinking or eating, I would consider tube feeding her if possible. Casportpony has a good thread called "go team tube feeding" if you do a search at the top of this page or Google it. You can use aquarium air tubing if you melt one end to soften it so it doesn't cut the throat, and a 35 ml syringe from the feed store. Better is to get a feeding tube from your vet. The link above has videos and instructions. Many grind up chicken feed and mix it with water, but KayTee baby bird feed is also used.