Very sick duckling, what antibiotics?

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

My duckling I have been treating for splay legs is very sick. It won't eat, its breathing is laboured, it's very weak and is practically a skeleton with fuzz . It does drink a little water with nutri-drench. The only food I've been able to get it to take is a bit of a melted fruit puree popsicle. It is one of the ones who was a few days old when the heating plate unplugged overnight, and I'm beginning to think it might be pneumonia. Should I try Baytril for it, and if so what percentage? I don't have any on hand and I don't thinkI can find it locally, so I hope it ships fast. Or any other common antibiotics that are safe for ducklings? Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

Baytril is what I would try. Get the 5% or the 10% liquid. Weigh your duckling on a food scale, let me know its weight, and I will calculate doses for you. If possible, find a place that will ship overnight.

 

[casportpony]

If a vet is an option, I would do that.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Baytril is what I would try. Get the 5% or the 10% liquid. Weigh your duckling on a food scale, let me know its weight, and I will calculate doses for you. If possible, find a place that will ship overnight.

Thank you, I'll get it ordered and let you know the weight.

 

[casportpony]

10%
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://jedds.com/products/enrofloxacin-10
https://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/enrofloxyn-10-generic-baytril.aspx



You could use the 2.5% too, just means you have to give more volume.
https://birdantibiotic.com/products/baytril-2-5-antibiotic-for-birds/

Google "Baytril for birds"

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

10%
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10
https://jedds.com/products/enrofloxacin-10
https://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/enrofloxyn-10-generic-baytril.aspx



You could use the 2.5% too, just means you have to give more volume.
https://birdantibiotic.com/products/baytril-2-5-antibiotic-for-birds/

Google "Baytril for birds"

It's ordered, I selected the fastest shipping I could afford. The duckling weighs 5 oz. By any chance would Baytril for dogs or cats work, or does it have to be for birds? I might be able to find that at a local pet store.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

It's ordered, I selected the fastest shipping I could afford. The duckling weighs 5 oz. By any chance would Baytril for dogs or cats work, or does it have to be for birds? I might be able to find that at a local pet store.

Also, I did the 10%.

 

[casportpony]

Also, I did the 10%.

Get a weight and I will give you a dose.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Get a weight and I will give you a dose.

It's 5 oz.

 

[casportpony]

It's 5 oz.

Give 0.02 ml orally twice a day. That's about one drop from a 1 ml syringe.
If that's too difficult, mix 1 ml Baytril with 9 ml distiller water and give 0.2 ml orally twice a day.