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[Seagazer]

as one of my girls was doing this today, and shaking her head. Her wattle and comb had also gone much paler and she was sitting hunched up.

 

From what I can gather you don't double dose with flubenvet. Is this correct? I only wormed them about a month ago so would it be okay to just do them again? I'll obviously take her to the vets if thats whats needed.

 

I just went out to have another look at her and she's all perky and has reddened up in the face and doesn't appear to be gaping. If she had just got something stuck in her crop that wouldn't have made her look pale would it?

 

I'll obviously keep a close eye on her but what is the correct thing to do if it is gapeworm? Would she look better and then get worse again with this? The other two girls are absolutely fine.

 

I thought I was going to have to cope with another death this weekend. YS's pleco fish (Percy) died on Friday - all 7 inches of him and I can't cope with anything else until OH is back

 

Sorry this is the first time any of mine have looked under the weather in 2 years so am just a bit anxious.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I've no experience of gapeworm, Ann, but I know a couple of mine have worried me by gaping over the course of a day (worrying me sick in the process) but then have stopped. I've always assumed it was just something stuck in their gullets.

 

The paleness I can't explain . If that's gone now, perhaps she's OK? I'd keep an eye open for more gaping.

 

I've just found the instructions that I saved to my laptop:

 

Here is the info on the 2.5% that comes in 240g pots

 

~Category: POM-VPS

 

~Active ingredient: Flubendazole 2.5%

 

~Treats: Endo parasites. (Worms).

 

**Flubenvet is not active against gapeworm and large tapeworm unless the dose is doubled. Not active against small tapeworm.

 

Egg withdrawal then applies for the course of the treatment and for one week after.

**Strictly speaking, the double dose should only be administered with the permission of a vet.

 

~Dosage: 5g (approx 1 rounded teaspoonful) per 4kg of feed. This ratio of Flubenvet to feed to be administered over 7 days.

 

~Egg withdrawal: None if administered at the above rate.

[Seagazer]

Hmm I saw that but then on a post somewhere on here it said not to double the dose unless you had seen a vet so I didn't want to just give it to her. I'm hoping its a one off too. I'll go out again in a bit and see how she's getting on. Phew they really do get you going sometimes don't they?

[BERTIE MCSQUIRTY]

mine gape on occasion - as someone suggested - it may be something to do with the crop - however on a day when one of them is gaping i offer a tin of oily fish such as tuna with olive oil mixed in. i never usually see the gaping after an hour or so

[Seagazer]

Thanks for that, I'll keep it in mind.

[Chucky Mama]

Hmm I saw that but then on a post somewhere on here it said not to double the dose unless you had seen a vet so I didn't want to just give it to her. I'm hoping its a one off too. I'll go out again in a bit and see how she's getting on. Phew they really do get you going sometimes don't they?

 

This is because a vet should advise or 'prescribe' it to be used a double the dose. It does sound like she had something stuck. The temporary paleness could have been a momentary stress response. It sounds like it could be a problem that has now passed.

[Egluntyne]

If they have gapeworm , they are actually quite poorly. Aside from the gaping, they do a lot of coughing, may have the symptoms of a cold, look anaemic and lose condition.

 

She is more likely have something stuck and is trying to rearrange it.

[Seagazer]

Thanks everyone - didn't think I was going to panic so much