Ulcerative enteritis

[artsyrobin]

what antibiotics are needed for enteritis? I have been having losses to what i thought was cocci, but after being on corrid, no change, so am suspecting enteritis

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It is often in combination with coccidiosis and other parasites.

15 grams per gallon of streptomycin in drinking water for 10 days and 1 gram per gallon for 5 more days.

Thoroughly clean the coop, it resists most disinfectants.

ETA
The CDC says that EPA-registered disinfectants with a sporicidal claim have been used with success.

http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/cdiff_faqs_hcp.html#a11

 

[dawg53]

Here's a link for you, scroll down to Ulcerative Enteritis. It states treatment options:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[Michael Apple]

I don't know where one could acquire streptomycin for their birds except from a vet. If someone knows, fill me in. I've treated it in the past by taking Bacitricin (brand name BMD Soluble) and Neomycin powder. I took equal parts and mixed it together dry in a jar. I gave one heaping teaspoon per gallon of water for 10 days.

Baytril (enrofloxacin) injections work and so does Bio-Mycin or LA-200. Dosage for Bio-Mycin or LA-200 is 1cc in the breast muscle large fowl, or 1/2 cc for Bantam sized birds, 2 x a day for 3-5 days. The Enrofloxacin I have is Enfloxil 10% which requires only 1/4 cc injection for a Bantam. Length of treatment is the same (3-5 days).

Edit (correction made above): My memory escaped me on Enfloxil 10% mentioned above. That dose was for a Bantam Wyandotte the last time it was used. 1/2 cc for a large fowl would be sufficient.

 

[casportpony]

what antibiotics are needed for enteritis? I have been having losses to what i thought was cocci, but after being on corrid, no change, so am suspecting enteritis

I have treated what I suspected was enteritis with generic Baytril 10% (Enrofloxacin) at 20mg/kg once a day for no more than 5 days. 20mg/kg is .2ml per 2.2 pounds. You can give it orally or you can inject it. The birds I used it on got better, but I have no way of knowing if they actually had enteritis or not. One thing I noticed about them was that their bellies appeared blue, like they were bruised.

-Kathy

Edited to add:
Some turkey and chick starters have Bacitracin added to help *prevent* enteritis, so it might be a good drug to try for treatment.

 

[Eggcessive]

I don't know where one could acquire streptomycin for their birds except from a vet. If someone knows, fill me in. I've treated it in the past by taking Bacitricin (brand name BMD Soluble) and Neomycin powder. I took equal parts and mixed it together dry in a jar. I gave one heaping teaspoon per gallon of water for 10 days.

Baytril (enrofloxacin) injections work and so does Bio-Mycin or LA-200. Dosage for Bio-Mycin or LA-200 is 1cc in the breast muscle large fowl, or 1/2 cc for Bantam sized birds, 2 x a day for 3-5 days. The Enrofloxacin I have is Enfloxil 10% which requires only 1/4 cc injection for large fowl. Length of treatment is the same (3-5 days).

I think that neomycin and streptomycin are used to treat the same things, but streptomycin has a lot of side effects. Here you can buy some: https://www.goldbio.com/Streptomycin-Sulfate-100mgmL-Solution-P4567-Cnew.php

 

[Eggcessive]

Streptomycin can't be given orally, only by injection into the muscle. Neomycin is only given orally. They treat the same organisms. They both have a tendency to cause deafness or kidney damage with overdosing, as does gentamycin, the drug that is used more today.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a drug that is used to treat enteritis: http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=16360&green=2ddf7002-2e9e-ce46e9-a9ce-a28fde95babc

 

[artsyrobin]

i noticed in reading the links, tetracyline is mentioned, is that the same as duramycin??

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

http://www.drugs.com/vet/duramycin-10.html
hopefully this is helpful