Yellow runny poop... ?

[casportpony]

You can get metronidazole at Petsmart and Petco, it's sold as API General cure. You will also need Safeguard liquid for goats, which you will find at Tractor Supply in the goat/cattle section. APi General Cure comes is a powder, so it's not as easy to give.

Can you post a picture of her poop? How much does she weigh?

Double check that it says 250mg metronidazole and 75mg praziquantil. You don't need the praziquantil, but it won't hurt to give it.
It's been my experience that one does not have time to place an order for metronidazole unless they want to pay for overnight shipping. Another option would be to get some from a vet.

It looks like this:




-Kathy

 

[Junibutt]

Also reaching out to:

@casportpony ,
@Michael Apple
@dawg53

or anyone else who may be available.

Here is my dilemma! My 7-8 week old chicks were doing fine until 2 days ago. Yesterday when I opened them, I saw them poop mustard, watery liquid. At least 2 or 3 out of 11 are involved. It smells like cecal poop but its just a watery splash. Here are couple of pics:












All that has changed is:

Last 3 days have been unseasonably cold and even my adult hens (they are all separate and don't share any food containers/feed etc) are huddling together.

I could not find any grower feed to switch them to from chick starter feed. So I mixed a lot of scratch in the chick starter feed to give it to them.

I gave them chick starter back yesterday and all of them ate it like crazy even the ones pooping like this. They are drinking fine as well. However, walking a little slow unless I try to approach them, and have hackle feathers fluffed up.

I weighed them on Sunday and all of them gained 15-20% from the week before.


Will it hurt if just started them on Corid as a precaution? What else could it be?

 

[casportpony]

Also reaching out to:

@casportpony ,
@Michael Apple
@dawg53

or anyone else who may be available.

Here is my dilemma! My 7-8 week old chicks were doing fine until 2 days ago. Yesterday when I opened them, I saw them poop mustard, watery liquid. At least 2 or 3 out of 11 are involved. It smells like cecal poop but its just a watery splash. Here are couple of pics:












All that has changed is:

Last 3 days have been unseasonably cold and even my adult hens (they are all separate and don't share any food containers/feed etc) are huddling together.

I could not find any grower feed to switch them to from chick starter feed. So I mixed a lot of scratch in the chick starter feed to give it to them.

I gave them chick starter back yesterday and all of them ate it like crazy even the ones pooping like this. They are drinking fine as well. However, walking a little slow unless I try to approach them, and have hackle feathers fluffed up.

I weighed them on Sunday and all of them gained 15-20% from the week before.


Will it hurt if just started them on Corid as a precaution? What else could it be?

That looks like it could be coccidiosis, so I would treat with Corid at the max dose. Dosing picture:


-Kathy

 

[CarolynF]

You can get metronidazole at Petsmart and Petco, it's sold as API General cure. You will also need Safeguard liquid for goats, which you will find at Tractor Supply in the goat/cattle section. APi General Cure comes is a powder, so it's not as easy to give.

Can you post a picture of her poop? How much does she weigh?

Double check that it says 250mg metronidazole and 75mg praziquantil. You don't need the praziquantil, but it won't hurt to give it.
It's been my experience that one does not have time to place an order for metronidazole unless they want to pay for overnight shipping. Another option would be to get some from a vet.

It looks like this:




-Kathy

Thank you Kathy! She is 5lb 1oz right now. And she just produced this:




I have Safeguard and will use it for her too. I found the product you pictured at PetSmart

 

[Junibutt]

That looks like it could be coccidiosis, so I would treat with Corid at the max dose. Dosing picture:


-Kathy

Thanks! Do you think I caught it early enough? Is there any benefit to giving them scrambled eggs? (of course apart from Corid). They are eating fine!

 

[casportpony]

Thank you Kathy! She is 5lb 1oz right now. And she just produced this:




I have Safeguard and will use it for her too. I found the product you pictured at PetSmart

At 5 pounds 1 ounce she can have 1/2 packet of the API once a day. Looks like there might be blood in there, too. What other drugs do you have?

-Kathy

 

[CarolynF]

Quote:

I have Safeguard and will use it for her too. I found the product you pictured at PetSmart

At 5 pounds 1 ounce she can have 1/2 packet of the API once a day. Looks like there might be blood in there, too. What other drugs do you have?

-Kathy

I'll look more closely for blood. I was hurrying so didn't look really close, but I took that paper out to replace with clean.
I have her on Duramycin, since last evening. Is that sufficient?
I have Corrid, Eprinex, Safeguard, and Zimecterin Gold (praziquantel 7.75% + ivermectin 1.55%) and topical stuff.

 

[CarolynF]

Quote:

I have Safeguard and will use it for her too. I found the product you pictured at PetSmart

At 5 pounds 1 ounce she can have 1/2 packet of the API once a day. Looks like there might be blood in there, too. What other drugs do you have?

-Kathy

I'll look more closely for blood. I was hurrying so didn't look really close, but I took that paper out to replace with clean.
I have her on Duramycin, since last evening. Is that sufficient?
I have Corrid, Eprinex, Safeguard, and Zimecterin Gold (praziquantel 7.75% + ivermectin 1.55%) and topical stuff.


Any suggestions how to get her to take the Safeguard since she won't eat solids - not even her favorite scrambled eggs. :-(

 

[casportpony]

Any suggestions how to get her to take the Safeguard since she won't eat solids - not even her favorite scrambled eggs. :-(

The liquid? 1.15ml from a syringe orally.

From:http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/oral_dosing_article.htm
The hole at the back of the tongue is the trachea - Nothing should ever go in there!



-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Liquid or paste, same amount, same way.

-Kathy