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[kirbyhouse]

Hi All,

 

Just been to see a new vet (new to me anyway) with Popcorn. She has been going through the moult seems like forever and has been laying soft shells for months. She seems to be slowing a bit so we took her to this chap in West Byfleet - seems really good.

 

He has given her Baytril. 1.4 ml daily. He says to put it in a couple of teaspoons of water and let her drink it. I dont think she will. How does anyone else give it to their girls? I want to make sure she gets maximum benefit from it.

He said if we use a syringe it could drown her

 

Hope to hear from someone soon - need to start tomorrow.

 

All the best to everyone.

 

Sal

[smanners]

I took one of my girls to our vet recently who not only recommended using a syringe to administer Baytril but actually gave us one to use. I found it quite easy to do on my own with hen gently wrapped in a towel in one arm and opening the beak with another hand.

I did it fairly slowly so she didn't choke and syringed a bit of cold water in afterwards which she took even easier than Baytril!!

I think Baytril is possibly bitter to taste and the water was a welcome relief!

She made a quick recovery within a day or two.

Good luck and I hope your girl gets better soon

[Troy]

Used a syringe when our Phyllis was a poorly young pullet. She was so ill she stopped everything so syringing was the only way to guarantee she would take the Baytril. Mixing it in water seems a bit risky.

 

Troy

[kirbyhouse]

Thanks so much. I have got a tiny syringe that he gave me to measure out the dose so I'll take it slowly with that.

 

Hope it perks her up a bit. Vet says her eyes, nose, ears and mouth are really clean and no sign of problems but she is very thin. She eats well and her crop is good and gritty.

Frilly knickers arent too bad but she loses feathers at the drop of a hat

 

Normally she and Zinger fall over themselves when I open the eglu door in the morning but the last couple of days I have had to gently usher her out.

 

Hopefully just a low level bug of somesort that Baytril will sort.

 

Thanks again

 

Sal

[sandyhas3chucks]

i have syringes I have pm you.

[Egluntyne]

You can get them from the supermarket or chemist for administering meds to babies and toddlers. Cost around a quid.

[sandyhas3chucks]

oh good you didn't read to end eiother. she has one Egluntine I just re read am just round corner from her too....

My poorly girl better now 2 solids on consequtive days! must have been underlying infection.... hope this chook clears up too.

[Egluntyne]

I saw a mention of a tiny syringe.