Using Anti-Biotics

[Guest dodgydaz]

just wondered if any fellow fanciers have used medpet trimethoprim/sulfa powder to treat there birds and whether it was any good.

i have been advised to treat my birds with it for 5 days cos some of them have been going dramatically thin no meat on them whatsoever and couple have died through this

[Guest strapper]

just wondered if any fellow fanciers have used medpet trimethoprim/sulfa powder to treat there birds and whether it was any good.

i have been advised to treat my birds with it for 5 days cos some of them have been going dramatically thin no meat on them whatsoever and couple have died through this

 

 

hi , ive not used it but i know its used for unrinary tract infections in humans!.

and strong.

has anyone told you why your birds are going light?

i would imagine they advised you to use it as some sulphur based products will combat going light.

teremycin being another!

[gulkie]

find out what's wrong before u treat for anything, can be lot's of reasons why their going light,

don't just treat blind.more so with anti-biotics.

[david]

just wondered if any fellow fanciers have used medpet trimethoprim/sulfa powder to treat there birds and whether it was any good.

i have been advised to treat my birds with it for 5 days cos some of them have been going dramatically thin no meat on them whatsoever and couple have died through this

 

Hi Mate.

 

My birds have experienced almost identicle symptoms to what your birds have .

I had them checked out with Ian cameron from manor court vet.

 

The diagnosis was bacterial infections caused by rodent's

All last year i open holed my birds and they were scraping around the ground so this would equate to the problem my birds experienced.

I treated them with Med-pet4in1 powder and it cleared them up big time.

I would say as long as you dont over use and dont treat while racing and feed a top class avaian specific probiotic (not yoghurt's and bull crap like that )it must be avian specific then you will have healthy birds.

Can i ask you if you let your birds forage on the ground?

If not i would tend to take a look at the loft and the inmate's it houses.

 

I would surely say it's a strong case of bacterial infections.(If in doubt get a sample to your Vet )

 

David

[Guest mick bowler]

Hi Mate.

 

My birds have experienced almost identicle symptoms to what your birds have .

I had them checked out with Ian cameron from manor court vet.

 

The diagnosis was bacterial infections caused by rodent's

All last year i open holed my birds and they were scraping around the ground so this would equate to the problem my birds experienced.

I treated them with Med-pet4in1 powder and it cleared them up big time.

I would say as long as you dont over use and dont treat while racing and feed a top class avaian specific probiotic (not yoghurt's and bull crap like that )it must be avian specific then you will have healthy birds.

Can i ask you if you let your birds forage on the ground?

If not i would tend to take a look at the loft and the inmate's it houses.

 

I would surely say it's a strong case of bacterial infections.(If in doubt get a sample to your Vet )

 

David

 

 

David this is such a common problem, but one of the most mis-diagnosed! Any fancier that thinks he does not have mice is either very clever, very stupid or just blind! I've so often heard of birds being fine one minute and all puffed up the next. My advice is to set a trap, even though most replies are "i have no mice" (my reply is usually "do you sit in the loft 24 hours a day?"). The trap is set and hey presto, a capture!

 

In reply to the original post, i would get them tested before you use it. This is a multi-cure drug, cocci, canker, e-coli etc and have to say i'm not a favourite of these type drugs, they can lead to more problems if not used correctly. Horses for courses as they say, then you should have no worries.

[REDCHEQHEN]

trimethoprim/sulpha does not treat canker Mick

[Guest mick bowler]

trimethoprim/sulpha does not treat canker Mick

 

 

Correct lol!! Sorry i read medpet 4 in 1 and thought he was using that but it was David that posted that! Will read post in full next time

[JohnQuinn]

If you cam stick the anxiety, i suggest you leave the doos alone. The ones who have a weak constitution will fall by the wayside, the healthier ones will survive unscathed and set you up for breeding more robust youngsters in years ahead.

Its no easy to do this, the rewards however are worth it in the long run, i don't get sick birds in my loft these days, unless its doos i've brought in. Took 5/6 seasons to get there but i'm sooo glad i moved in this direction, and my results are improving too

[Guest redlad24]

sulphadimine sodium , i bought 6 latebreds last week and 1 went light and full crop of seed do i gave it this, its back to normal now its an antibiotic and anti cocci as well, its hard tho mate just looking at ybs go back like this, some are weak alright, but some are just too stressed,i would treat them and then let the basket sort them out, a sachet of that was only 1.50 euros its for nothing