Casper is poorly

[henpecked]

10 days is the normal course. No you have little control with how much meds they are receiving with that method. I'd check for a home nubilizer. You can plumb it up to a cardboard box or plastic container , your vet should be able to tell you how much to mix with sterile saline,. we use 15 ml of 3% saline with 3ml of baytril. We don't use all at once but about 5 minutes x 6 times aday. Oral we use 0.03 cc for a 400 gram bird once aday, followed with water and a treat (it's bitter) I'm not a vet and you should consult one, i'm just giving you this info so you can be better informed with talking to your AV. IMO you should go with the oral if you can handle your bird and nubilize if it's an issue . Some of that also depends on the area infected, in your case maybe nubilizing might be a better choice for respiratory infections. Here's alink to baytril facts, it's titled for chickens but talks about cats/dogs etc. it explains alot .....http://fowlfacts.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=medshhh&action=display&thread=189
you might try goggling baytril for parrots

 

[JerseyWendy]

Aaw, Casper looks GREAT! And yes, I think this is a good weight for him.

I believe Antibiotics are given between 7-14 days. You could give him plain yoghurt to give his immune system back some of the good bacteria he needs.

Is it possible for you to crush the pill, mix it with a tiny amount of juice, fill a pipette and give it to him that way? Just a thought.

 

[SpringCottageParrot]

This morning Casper has had a choice between banana coated in antibiotic or Harrisons high energy pellets. He eventually ate most of the banana after we retrieved the bits he had flicked off his beak all over the place and put them back in the bowl.
He is now peering at us like a spoiled child over the top of his Harrisons bowl whilst we eat our lunch.
He is not convinced that pellets are proper parrot food, we tried coating one in honey but all he did was lick the honey off and toss the pellet on the floor.
Margaret says thank you for the pipette advice, she is going to see what she can "acquire" from the Doctor's surgery she works at. :54:
I have visions of a contest to see who can blow the hardest.

 

[JerseyWendy]

LOL LOL LOL.

Great to hear that Casper is doing SO much better. Nothing wrong with spoiling him a bit. He's probably soaking it up and enoying each and every minute of it tremendously.