Useable and non-useable medications for chickens. Non-emergency.

Thank you for that response. And yes, often times the more you read the more complicated it becomes. Maybe because I'm a novice, but chickens seem to have a general set of symptoms for different illnesses, so then it becomes a guessing game on my end. So than in itself complicates things. General would care seem like an infinitely simpler subject. Until... you get to medicine. I don't have a vet to fall back on. So I have to figure it out without professional help. And a lot of times without the "proper" medicine. Meaning, if my chicken has an infection, I have access to penicillin, but it was intended for use in cattle or horses. The aspirin vs tylenol question was one I had already answered on my own because when i was treating bumblefoot my chicken was limping and had some swelling so i looked for something to give her. Aspirin came up, but i didn't have any. Looking for alternatives I looked up what i did have on hand. None of which was safe to give a chicken.

I think most people who choose to have animals do their best to prevent illness and injury. However, I'm a realist and understand the inevitability of those things, and that it never happens at a convenient time. So while I'm trying to be as prepared as possible and making sure I have the right tools at hand, I'm not a stranger to improvising. And that's where things get tricky. That's where unintended harm can happen. Will lidocaine harm a chicken? I don't know, and I'm not willing to find out on one of my girls. However, if one seems to be having an allergic reaction to something and I feel like without immediate treatment she's going to die... she's getting an antihistamine. The difference between the antihistamine and the tylenol is pain is not immediately life threatening. When the allergic reaction is. I had all the time in the world to make sure what I was doing was safe and healthy when she had bumblefoot. So while I'm trying to learn what i should be doing for this or that ailment. It is equally important to me to know what to avoid in advance. Because you don't always have a time cushion to work with. And I don't know what I don't know.

Now I gotta go look up antihistamine use in chickens. Lol
 

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