Tylan needed can't afford vet cost UK

[Chickassan]

This place ships very fast, it is my go to for such things.https://www.nepigeonsupplies.com/product/tylosin-powder/

 

[Lilith_Luna]

You could use amoxicillin, but the poultry dose is very high, it's ~56 mg per pound twice a day.

I dont think I would have enough of one kind :s Tylan variation will a safe bet to treat all but ....:|

 

[CCUK]

I'm not sure amoxcilin would be OK for respiratory. It is used for streptococcus. Sulphatrim is good for respiratory conditions too. Here is a screenshot of a couple of vets in London from the poultry pages.

I understand the high cost being in London. I'm struggling to find anything that is available without a prescription. The sulphatrim is only £10 a bottle and I think is more effective than tylan but you have to treat each hen orally individually. Could you find a vet outside London that is cheaper for consultation?

 

[casportpony]

Amoxicillin will treat some respiratory infections.

 

[CCUK]

If amoxcilin is all you have than it would probably be worth trying. I have no idea what sort of dose though.

 

[JaneBrook]

BTW would it be possible to treat some with amoxicillin, as I have some spare ones left

Hi ya - recently I had a hen very poorly with soft egg problems/infections - took her to vets (cost £70) they injected with fluids & prescribed 250mg amoxicillin twice a day for 5 days (she’s a red island red, 18mths old) after 3days she was 100% better - Martha is a rescue hen & the smallest of the 4 I rescued. Hope your girls get better x

 

[CCUK]

Hi ya - recently I had a hen very poorly with soft egg problems/infections - took her to vets (cost £70) they injected with fluids & prescribed 250mg amoxicillin twice a day for 5 days (she’s a red island red, 18mths old) after 3days she was 100% better - Martha is a rescue hen & the smallest of the 4 I rescued. Hope your girls get better x

That's an extortionate amount to see a vet! I think that they must think that either everyone has petplan insurance or the streets are paved with gold! At least you got her sorted. I have six ex battery hens and I'd say that when they start laying soft shelled eggs than they will finish laying soon. I've had mine a year and I only have one that lays occasionally. But they are such friendly hens, I'm not bothered about the eggs!
@Lilith_Luna how is your hen? Did you get some treatment?

 

[casportpony]

That's an extortionate amount to see a vet!

Really? In the US it would cost me $45 to walk in the door, at least $50 for fluids, then probably $25 for antibiotics.

 

[Eggcessive]

I am not certain that amoxicillin will treat mycoplasma (MG,) the most common bacterial respiratory disease. Tylosin, tetracyclines, tiamulin (Denagard,) and enrofloxacin are useful with MG, but since it doesn’t have a cell wall, I don’t think penicillins will treat it.

Do you have an agricultural store where farmers may purchase injectable tylosin or tetracycline? Many use injectable tylosin orally in chickens, especially since it is easier to get over the counter without a vet.

Not all respiratory diseases are bacterial or mycoplasma. Viruses can cause symptoms and will run their course over several weeks without antibiotics. Secondary bacterial infections can occur. Have you described all of the aymptoms your chickens are having?

 

[casportpony]

http://www.octagon-services.co.uk/articles/poultry/gamebirds.pdf