Updated - Corid and Amprol (amprolium) Dosing

[casportpony]

Thanks for the links. Understanding mg/kg is one thing. Converting it to usable dosage tends to be another.

But that's not hard... One just needs to know how much their bird weighs, what the recommended dose for that species is and the number of mg/ml of the medication to be used.

The formula is weight of bird in pounds, divide by 2.2 (that converts pounds to kg), times the mg/kg, divide number of mg/ml and the answer is the dose needed for that bird.

Here's an example using pour on ivermectin.
Five pound bird
Recommended dose is 0.5mg/kg
Pour on ivermectin is 0.05%, which means it's 5mg/ml (5mg ivermectin in one ml).

5 / 2.2 x 0.5 x 5 = 0.227ml Typo
5 ÷ 2.2 x 0.5 ÷ 5 = 0.227ml


-Kathy

Edited to fix typo

 

[Trefoil]

Here's an example using pour on ivermectin.
Five pound bird
Recommended dose is 0.5mg/kg
Pour on ivermectin is 0.05%, which means it's 5mg/ml (5mg ivermectin in one ml).

5 / 2.2 x 0.5 x 5 = 0.227ml

-Kathy

you are killing me here. I don't get the same answer you are. Where am I going wrong?
5/2.2 =2.27
2.27 x .5= 1.135
1.14 x 5 =5.7 ml

 

[casportpony]

Quote: So sorry... typo in my last post, it should look like this:
5 ÷ 2.2 x 0.5 ÷ 5 = 0.227ml

Does that make better sense?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

The same formula can be used with ivermectin horse paste. Oral dose for most species, including birds is 0.2mg/kg and there are 18.7mg per ml.

5 ÷ 2.2 x 0.2 ÷ 18.7 = 0.024ml, which is almost impossible to give

.

-Kathy

Edited to add:
I'm not suggesting that anyone use any type of ivermectin, 'cause I believe that there are more effective wormers... just wanted to show more example of the different meds.

 

[casportpony]

Valbazen 11.36% (albendazole 113.6mg/ml) for a five pound bird at 20mg/kg.
5 ÷ 2.2 x 20 ÷ 113.6 = 0.4ml

@q8peafowl , what % albendazole do you have? How Many mg per ml is it?

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

Valbazen 11.36% (albendazole 113.6mg/ml) for a five pound bird at 20mg/kg.
5 ÷ 2.2 x 20 ÷ 113.6 = 0.4ml

@q8peafowl , what % albendazole do you have? How Many mg per ml is it?

-Kathy

I think this is the albendazole that q8 has....



If he is still using that one, it is 100 mg per ml

 

[Trefoil]

So sorry... typo in my last post, it should look like this:
5 ÷ 2.2 x 0.5 ÷ 5 = 0.227ml

Does that make better sense?

-Kathy

Thanks, that's what I get for cheating & just copying the formula.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Thanks, that's what I thought it was. Here is the the 20mg/kg formula apllied to the product pictured (100mg/ml).
5 ÷ 2.2 x 20 ÷ 100 = 0.45ml

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

For those that weigh in kg it looks like this:
2.27kg x 20 ÷ 100 = 0.45ml

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

Thanks, that's what I thought it was. Here is the the 20mg/kg formula apllied to the product pictured (100mg/ml).
[COLOR=333333]5 ÷ 2.2 x 20 ÷ 100 = 0.45ml[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]-Kathy[/COLOR]

Kathy, I think q8 weighs his birds in grams and kilograms, your math is for pounds ;-)