sneezy chicks

sbkdownunder · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:49 am

anyone know where I can get some Tylan from, without having to take chicken to the vet?

i have a flock of young ones, that all have the sneezes and runny noses, some bubbly eyes, so looks like MG, but vets want $90+ just for looking at them.

any advice would be great, thanks so much.

parvo · **Joined:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 735

Unfortunately, Tylan is a prescription-only drug so unless someone has some spare to give you then you can only get it from a vet after they have examined one of the birds.

Since it isn't used in dogs and cats, most vets won't have it in stock and will have to order it in for you anyway. Other alternatives such as Linco-Spectin, doxycycline or baytril are also prescription-only medications.

The only non-prescription alternative is one of the tetracyclines sold for pet birds like TripleC from vetafarm or Avicycline. I don't think any over-the-counter tetracyclines are registered for use in chickens.

Sorry I can't suggest anything else.

sbkdownunder · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:57 pm

thanks, Parvo, really appreciate it.
yes, I nearly figured that they would not want to prescribe it without seeing a bird. I am going to try ad stay away from the vets if I can. I have them on oxymav, I may just be lucky....

Petite Poulet · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:17 pm **Posts:** 5219

You can keep the chicks warm and out of a draught and continue with the broad spectrum antibiotic.

There are previous posts on chicks with similar conditions, I think their owner also used Betadine for their bubbly eyes along with the antibiotics. These chicks all grew up to be happy, healthy hens with lots of TLC!

sbkdownunder · **Posted:** Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:54 pm

thank you, petite poulet, betadine would have never occurred to me, but will check up on it, excellent tip! thanks so much.

Petite Poulet · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:17 pm **Posts:** 5219

sbkdownunder wrote:

thank you, petite poulet, betadine would have never occurred to me, but will check up on it, excellent tip! thanks so much.

That's OK, here is one of the thread to the original post on bubbly eye and sneezy chicks.
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=17499

sbkdownunder · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:21 pm

omg, that lady had a terrible start to keeping chooks, i wonder if they are all ok. compared to her, we are all fine...

thanks again.

Petite Poulet · **Joined:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:17 pm **Posts:** 5219

sbkdownunder wrote:

omg, that lady had a terrible start to keeping chooks, i wonder if they are all ok. compared to her, we are all fine...

thanks again.

All of BFLF's chicks grew up to be happy, healthy, hens, there are posts about them in Chickens.

BFLF did a super job in raising them

LOOLOO · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:39 am

parvo wrote:

Unfortunately, Tylan is a prescription-only drug so unless someone has some spare to give you then you can only get it from a vet after they have examined one of the birds.

Since it isn't used in dogs and cats, most vets won't have it in stock and will have to order it in for you anyway. Other alternatives such as Linco-Spectin, doxycycline or baytril are also prescription-only medications.

The only non-prescription alternative is one of the tetracyclines sold for pet birds like TripleC from vetafarm or Avicycline. I don't think any over-the-counter tetracyclines are registered for use in chickens.

Sorry I can't suggest anything else.

Inca Oxy B is also good and its over the counter at a lot of pet shops or online

LooLoo

PerthEgg · **Joined:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:37 pm **Posts:** 1

Hard to buy the oxy here in perth and the oxymav is so weak

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