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Post by dancingbluebudgie on Jul 9, 2012 21:57:37 GMT
I need a bit of help. I got some Xeno450 from our local vet( not the avian vet) as i couldn't get Ivermectin. I found it very difficult to put the recommended 1/2 drop and think it was a bit more . She has noticed it and is scratching and shaking her head around . Is this normal shall wash it off ? I'm a bit worried she may manage to ingest it?
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jul 10, 2012 7:32:27 GMT
Sorry I don't know about this medicine but I am sure someone will.
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Post by stace on Jul 10, 2012 7:38:16 GMT
I just googled that product. It says it is for rabbits, guinea pigs and birds over 800g. My budgie only weighs 40g! If I've got that info right, it could be way too strong for a small budgie!
Just to add, it is ivermectin based, but I can't see how strong it is on there, but it seems to be for medium sized small animals.
Ivermectin comes in different strengths for different sized animals - horses, cattle, sheep, dogs and cats down to small birds.
It is dangerous to overdose.
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Post by barrieshutt on Jul 10, 2012 7:50:53 GMT
We have some vets that have not a clue about a birds health , throw it in the bin and stick with what is recommended
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Post by dancingbluebudgie on Jul 10, 2012 17:31:08 GMT
Well happy to say she is alive and well and very noisy ;-) I did question the fact that on the packet it said it was for birds over 800grams but it also says doses per 100grams of bird. Pickle weigh s 53 grams . I tried to give her 1/2 drop but it seemed like more?
Anyway i will not be using it again ! The avian vet is due back in town ( I know it sounds like the wild west)in a couple of weeks and if the ears are still bad i will take her there.
Thanks for the advice
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jul 10, 2012 18:48:34 GMT
I just googled that product. It says it is for rabbits, guinea pigs and birds over 800g. My budgie only weighs 40g! If I've got that info right, it could be way too strong for a small budgie! Just to add, it is ivermectin based, but I can't see how strong it is on there, but it seems to be for medium sized small animals. Ivermectin comes in different strengths for different sized animals - horses, cattle, sheep, dogs and cats down to small birds. It is dangerous to overdose. Nice work Stace  |
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Post by stace on Jul 10, 2012 23:54:33 GMT
If you are in the UK, you can get Ivermectin 0.1% strength for birds online. 0.1% is the safe strength for budgies.
Someone here may have a link for you, or try googling it.
Also, if you ever have trouble with the droppers supplied with meds, I go to the pharmacy and get those small dose plastic syringes. They are way more accurate measuring from 0.1ml to 1ml exactly.
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Post by dancingbluebudgie on Jul 11, 2012 22:15:04 GMT
Yeah thanks- after all that she does seemed to have stopped scratching? I will see in a week or so then either get some Ivermectin or take her to the avian vet. She really needs one of those lamp shades but i'm not sure i can get one small enough  |
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Post by Hezz on Jul 12, 2012 1:33:17 GMT
D'you mean an Elizabethan collar? You may have to make one. |
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