What to do???

[casportpony]

They where hatched in March. Yes sneezing, coughing, wheezing where the symptoms. Treated with Corid, Duramycin and safeguard.

Are they drinking? How much Duramycin did you use? The 800 mg Duramycin 10 dose is 1.5 tablespoons, not 1 tablespoon.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I have used that for 7 days along with Corid and safeguard wormer for there length of treatment

Did you give the Safeguard in the water or orally? How much did you use?

Corid powder or liquid? How much did you use?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Sounds like respiratory illness...I am not a vet, but do use OXY TETRA-A....Antibiotic...Also Super Boost...Mixes in water..I use two separate waterers....

Good luck...Look up LT Virus....

Your OXY TETRA-A is the same as:


The op has already tried Duramycin 10, which is tetracycline, so I doubt switching to to oxytetracycline will make a difference.

-Kathy

 

[cruml]

Your [COLOR=333333]OXY TETRA-A is the same as:[/COLOR] The op has already tried Duramycin 10, which is tetracycline, so I doubt switching to to oxytetracycline will make a difference. -Kathy

This is what I used. I put the 1 tablespoon in the water. Corid I did the 5ml in water like it said. Safeguard mixed in water like it said. I was wondering if I should try the Tylan 50 now or keep going with this. I was asking if the whole flock will get sick all over again?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Let's start with Corid... the instructions on the bottle are for cattle, not for poultry, and the severe outbreak dose is 10 ml, not 5 ml. When you gave 5 ml, you gave the moderate outbreak amount.

Which antibiotic do you have? Dosing is different for the two, and most info on the web is *wrong*. I have weighed both powders and done the math.

Duramycin 10 800 mg dose is 1.5 tablespoons per gallon
Oxytetracycline 800 mg dose is no less than 5 teaspoons per gallon.

As whether the whole flock will get sick again, it really depends on what they have. If it's mycoplasma, yes, they will probably get sick again.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Tetracycline Powder 5.5% (55mg per gram)

Product looks like this:



Package weighs 181 grams and has 10 grams tetracycline.
10 ÷ 181 = 0.055, which means it's 5.5% tetracycline, 94.5% filler
One gram = 55mg
One tablespoon weighs about 10 grams which = 550 mg
800 ÷ 550 = 1.45 tablespoons
The 800 mg dose for one gallon = 1.5 tablespoons (825mg is close enough)

 

[casportpony]

Package weighs 181.5 grams and has 10 grams oxytetracycline.
10 ÷ 181.5 = 0.055, which means it's 5.5% oxytetracycline, 94.5% filler
One gram = 55mg
One teaspoon weighs about 3 grams which = 165mg x 5 teaspoons = 825 mg
The 800 mg dose for one gallon = 5 teaspoons (825mg is close enough)

 

[chickens really]

The thing is most Respiratory Diseases HAVE NO CURES...Antibiotics will not cure the birds...Chickens are carriers and easily contract many diseases..Backyard Chicken keeping is a new thing...Bio-security does not get carried out in many flocks, mine is one of them...Back in the day a farmer would buy chicks in the spring butcher most or all of them in the fall or keep a few for eggs over the winter and raise his own birds...Many of us are guilty of buying six birds and adding more later on...Chickens become immune to their own diseases they carry..Adding new birds is adding possibly deadly disease to your entire flock..

Not much thought has been put into Chickens over the years because they are considered livestock and not pets..Some Vets will see a Chicken but the thing is, not many really are schooled to care for them...

I learned the hard way. Most things they catch will make them carriers for life if it does not kill them first?

I like my Chickens...Will be a hard day if I start losing them..

 

[casportpony]

The thing is most Respiratory Diseases HAVE NO CURES...Antibiotics will not cure the birds...Chickens are carriers and easily contract many diseases..Backyard Chicken keeping is a new thing...Bio-security does not get carried out in many flocks, mine is one of them...Back in the day a farmer would buy chicks in the spring butcher most or all of them in the fall or keep a few for eggs over the winter and raise his own birds...Many of us are guilty of buying six birds and adding more later on...Chickens become immune to their own diseases they carry..Adding new birds is adding possibly deadly disease to your entire flock..

Not much thought has been put into Chickens over the years because they are considered livestock and not pets..Some Vets will see a Chicken but the thing is, not many really are schooled to care for them...

I learned the hard way. Most things they catch will make them carriers for life if it does not kill them first?

I like my Chickens...Will be a hard day if I start losing them..

Not all respiratory diseases... and those can be cured if they are bacterial infections. I agree there is no cure for IBV, ILT, or mycoplasma.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here is a chick of mine:


It was the only one in the brooder to get sick, then it never got sick again.

-Kathy