Very sick duckling, what antibiotics?

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

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.

Thank you!!

 

[casportpony]

It will come with directions to give in the drinking water. Don't do that, it really needs to be given orally.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

It will come with directions to give in the drinking water. Don't do that, it really needs to be given orally.

Okay, got it.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Baytril has not arrived yet. The duckling is hanging on but very poorly. Could I possibly try giving it some cephalexin, which I have? They are 500 mg capsules. I've read it can help with pneumonia and respiratory infections, though for chickens it says they should be 3 weeks old. The duckling is 2 weeks old.

https://justagric.com/cephalexin-for-chickens/amp/

 

[Miss Lydia]

Baytril has not arrived yet. The duckling is hanging on but very poorly. Could I possibly try giving it some cephalexin, which I have? They are 500 mg capsules. I've read it can help with pneumonia and respiratory infections, though for chickens it says they should be 3 weeks old. The duckling is 2 weeks old.

https://justagric.com/cephalexin-for-chickens/amp/

Put this in the emergencies forum I have been trying to find info online about using this and can't find a thing. Also maybe @casportpony will see this tag and reply.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Put this in the emergencies forum I have been trying to find info online about using this and can't find a thing. Also maybe @casportpony will see this tag and reply.

Thanks, I'll make a post there. I did go ahead and give it some earlier, but the dosage was about 1/90 of a capsule so it's very hard to dose, I just used a small pinch. I don't want to overdose but I also want to give enough for it to work if it's going to.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How is your duckling this morning?
Did anyone respond in Emergencies?

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

How is your duckling this morning?
Did anyone respond in Emergencies?

Thanks for asking, sadly the duckling died in the night . No responses from Emergencies. At least I will have Baytril on hand if this happens again.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm so sorry

 

[Canadian Wind]

I'm sorry to hear this.