chelsea Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 OH just come back from vets for some more Baytril for Ella. Stunned at cost - tiny bottle from which we have to give her 2.5 ml injections twice daily and it was £25 We paid £30 for similar sized bottle on saturday, so that's over £50 on Baytril in 6 days. Dont get me wrong I dont begrudge Ella, just feel a bit ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 BLURRY HELL,! just for Baytrill or Baytrill & consult. Not injection but orall cost me less than that for consult & baytril. On 3 diferent occasions 3 dif vets & I thought Surrey vets were the expensive ones! Average £16 consult not paid more than £25 in total for any onel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 no consultation, I just rang up reception and OH called in and picked it up this afternoon. The bill we paid on Saturday when we collected Ella is itemised and it says £30 for the bottle of Baytril amongst the other bits and bobs (charging for syringes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 at a recent vet's appt i paid £7 for 5 mls of oral baytril for us to give her, plus £12 for consult. today Anya saw a poultry vet, had a baytril injection and an anti-inflamatory injection, cost inc consult was £51 edited to say that at least the syringes were 'free' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Mariana's consulatation plus an initial baytril injection and a weeks worth of baytril tablets was £21, she has 1/2 a tablet a day slipped inside a raisin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 perhaps the injectable stuff is more expensive? Is there any reason you have to inject it? rather you than me! but is she getting better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 perhaps the injectable stuff is more expensive? Is there any reason you have to inject it?rather you than me! but is she getting better? It could possibly be why its more expensive We were offered oral form or intramuscular. We've always given Baytril by injecting into the breast, OH prefers giving it this way (he's used to handling poultry at work) he says at least we know shes had the correct dose. Yes, thanks Sandy she is coming on leaps and bounds - still camping in the kitchen, visitors today and then 3 hours of supervised free ranging today. She ate a slug, some grass and lots of chick crumb. Highly recommend chick crumb for a convalescing (sp!) hen who needs to be tempted to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Mariana has just been for a check up and her temp is down to 103 (from 106) and she seems much better so the vet has given us another 5 days worth of baytril just to be on the safe side. Another £13 but what can you do when you love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Gosh Chelsea, that seems a bit pricey! I wonder if it's cheaper to buy through pedmeds.co.uk Pleased to hear little Ella's still doing well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Mariana has just been for a check up and her temp is down to 103 (from 106) and she seems much better so the vet has given us another 5 days worth of baytril just to be on the safe side. Another £13 but what can you do when you love them! yes what else can you do? I expect a book will say, but what is normal chook temp. Do you check it up the vent or do they use other methods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 vet has given us another 5 days worth of baytril just to be on the safe side. Another £13 but what can you do when you love them! Yeah I know , another course of Baytril should clear it up completely for the little poppet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Mariana has just been for a check up and her temp is down to 103 (from 106) and she seems much better so the vet has given us another 5 days worth of baytril just to be on the safe side. Another £13 but what can you do when you love them! yes what else can you do? I expect a book will say, but what is normal chook temp. Do you check it up the vent or do they use other methods? normal is about 101-103 yep, thermometer up the cloaca (sp?) we distracted her with some raisins while the vet took her temp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I wonder if their temp varies when they are laying like "Ooops, word censored!"es do before the whelp? I must get out more I am getting obsessed with his egg layig lark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Just out of interest what is it and what is wrong with the poor things? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSlats Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 yep, thermometer up the cloaca (sp?) we distracted her with some raisins while the vet took her temp! Vet took Dixies temp today with a a thermometer up her rear and I'm sure she enjoyed it... almost squatted, Tart! back on topic, I paid £19 for consult and about 10mil of oral Baytril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Just out of interest what is it and what is wrong with the poor things?x baytril is an antibiotic, a chicken version of penicillin I suppose. It's given to chooks with infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Thank you. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Thank you. x you're welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I wonder if their temp varies when they are laying like "Ooops, word censored!" do before the whelp? oh dear, sgould I have written female dogs ? Do we not use hens & cockerals etc??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Don't fret....it is just the automatic word censor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 phew... didn't know there was one. good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Vets now have to offer a prescription service which they charge for, but you can then get medication online. It may not be that much cheaper for small doses as you have to pay for the prescription, but it is if you need to buy large quantities of drugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 A 50ml bottle of 2.5% baytril injection is about £20 round here (from a vets) Cheaper on internet obviously. 50ml oral baytril would be about £17. Must be cos you're in the south! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 na.... don't agree totally. I am smack in the commuter belt it was I that posted that 3 dif vets Chobham, Byfleet & Cranleigh Surrey all charged less than that! Ther are some FAIR vets doon south, But the costs do vary & even crossing from Surrey to Hampshire is generally cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainboarddude Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 can you use baytril to try and relieve the symptoms of sterile peritonitos, and if so what concentraion/dosae do you give them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
