DeepSpinLofts
1603 posts
Dec 04, 2009
5:49 AM
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Good morning Tony....
I was wondering how much of the Rx antibiotic Terramycin (Pfizer product) do you mix with 2 gallons of water for roller pigeons?
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Once you've mixed the Terramycin with water, how long can you store it in a sterile container and it still maintain its effectiveness?
Marcus
Deep Spin Lofts
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Tony Chavarria
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3798 posts
Dec 04, 2009
6:04 AM
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Marcus, as much as I would like to help, as I am not a vet, I cannot tell you what to do. And because a number of people will perhaps give you differing responses, I highly recommend that you invest in continuing self-education by purchasing this book entitled: AVIAN MEDICINE: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION.
It never ceases to amaze me that people will pay allot of money for birds and pay huge feed bills but will often not spend a nickle toward acquiring knowledge to properly care for their stock. You can purchase from Foys Pigeon Supply. Go check it out.
"Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach him to fish, feed him for life" by unknown
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Tony Chavarria
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3799 posts
Dec 04, 2009
6:42 AM
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Jay, I am sure he is happy with the fish! LOL
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
617 posts
Dec 04, 2009
6:56 AM
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Tony... unknown? No it had to be (Bass Pro Shop)lol JDA
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3800 posts
Dec 04, 2009
7:19 AM
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LOL
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Pinwheel
32 posts
Dec 04, 2009
8:36 AM
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You can find that same book in PDF form and save yourself some money. Google avain medicine principles and applications. chapter 44 is on pigeons. Its a pretty hefty book, i borrowed it from the library, not soo fun to carry in the backpack along with all my other stuff. But the phyiscal book is also nice. Just giving ya an option without sacrificing knowledge gain.
http://www.avianmedicine.net/
Or you can attend vet school, which currently I would recommend, in 3 years, probably wouldnt recommend once the loans need to be paid off. steep...
Last Edited by on Dec 04, 2009 8:40 AM
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Richard
123 posts
Dec 04, 2009
9:14 AM
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never use city water with chlorine in it to medicate your birds. I learned this the hard way. Several year of medication but still loosing birds due to using water with chlorine in it. What a sad period in my roller life.
If you have to use clhlorine water let is set in an open container for about 24 hrs and the chlorine will dissipate
Richard
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DeepSpinLofts
1604 posts
Dec 04, 2009
1:31 PM
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Personally I have very little problem medicating my birds when necessary. The key goal here is improving wellness, healthcare and avianic medicine practices by asking different sources which method they utilize to administer Rx to their flock.
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Richard thanks for the tip regarding chlorine in water. So how long would you store a mixture of the antibiotic Terramycin [Oxytetracyline HCI] in a sterile container?
I've stored it for about a month before, but threw it out because I wasn't exactly sure of the shelf life of the diluted mixture.
Marcus
Deep Spin Lofts
Last Edited by on Dec 04, 2009 1:41 PM
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