URI in my silkie

[Meegnmike]

I have a silkie (guessing she is about 4 lbs) who I’m pretty confident she has a respiratory infection. I have both la-200 and Tylan. Which one is better to give (I am unsure if this is bacterial or viral). Can I give them orally? What is the dosing for both orally and IM? Thanks

 

[Wyorp Rock]

You have another thread that mentions crusty eyes.

Please, post photos of the eyes and the hen. Thank you!

Tylosin/Tylan is commonly used to treat respiratory infection like Mycoplasma.

Tylan dosing has a range of 10-40mg/kg. You have Tylan200 so midrange dosing of 25mg/kg for a 4lb hen would be 0.22ml given orally 3 times a day for 5 days in a row.

Clean and flush eyes that are crusty with saline, remove any pus (press it out if necessary), then put an ointment like Terramycin eye ointment into the eye a couple of times a day.


Dosing for LA-200 (Oxytretracycline) is in the link below, it does need to be given by injection. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/miracle-la-200-dosage-and-vetrx-for-crd-treatment.631458/