Found White Pigeon-Long Island NY

[Pidgey]

Then I'd do that because 1/8th of 21 ounces is still about 78 milliliters, more than that bird is going to drink in possibly three days.

Pidgey

[sasha008]

OK, so I take all food away for 24 hours, mix 1/8th pill with 78mls water. Give it to the bird to drink. And feed 3 hours later. How long should I leave the treated water in the cage? Should I withold water prior to treating as well? How much of the medicated water does the bird need to drink? Do I need to do anything or watch for anything if the bird vomits? Sorry, I've never had to deal with a vomiting bird before and it makes me a bit nervous

[Pidgey]

Probably better take away all water with the food. I've had liquid Levamisole and I don't think they like the taste of the water, either. It's not toxic to the bird like Panacur is and the way it works is by putting the worms to sleep for awhile. If the bird takes a taste of the water and won't drink much, then you might be just as well off to tube some in. According to the book, they usually drink from 5 to 8% of their weight in water per day. That's like multiplying their weight in grams by 0.05 to 0.08 and the answer is how many milliliters they're probably going to drink. So, for a 400 gram bird:

400 * 0.05 = 20 milliliters, 400 * 0.08 = 32 milliliters

If it were me, I'd probably just tube in the 20 milliliters after the day's fast, give it the three hours and then make sure that the bird either eats or I'd tube the food in. That's because you want the food to push the sleepy worms out before the effect wears off. They do tend to get a little nauseated and may regurgitate so it's best to set them down close to a TV to watch a movie like Jonathan Livingston Seagull or something like that to keep their minds off their stomachs. Or Valiant.

Pidgey