Worms....in a nutshell

[Trees Gray]

I'm curious....what is the dose the doctor prescribed for your Mr. Squeaks on the Panacur?

Thank you

Treesa

[mr squeaks]

Darn, I don't remember except the dosage was over a period of a few days. I will check with Dr. Burke tomorrow (Thursday) and let you know. At that time, he was also still quite young - not yet 6 mo. old.

[mr squeaks]

Well, funny how things come back to mind once you find out what the original answer is!

The dosage for the Panacur was 0.05 cc by mouth daily for 3 days. Wait 3 weeks and repeat. At the time, he was about 4-5 months old.

I am VERY happy to say that Squeakers passed his check-up with FLYING colors. No parisites/worms or other nasties! He weighs 1.03 lbs. and Dr. Burke says he looks GREAT! Mr. Squeaks already KNEW that and wondered why I submitted him to such a long ride that he got car sick and threw up!

He is now home and back to his usual feisty self!

[Trees Gray]

Glad to hear Mr. Squeaks passed his check-up with flying colors. sorry to hear about his motion sickness, I've heard of other pigeons having that.

..and thank you for finding the dosage used on the Panacur.

Treesa

[Birdmom4ever]

I'm glad your Mr. Squeaks is doing well. Some pigeons do get motion-sickness. Many of mine travel just fine in the car, but a few get seriously car-sick. Jasmine throws up almost as soon as I put her in the carrier and continues to vomit the entire time she's in the car. Fortunately the vet is only 15 minutes away.

[mr squeaks]

for all the kind remarks. Squeaks was never car sick throughout the time I had to run him back and forth when we were dealing with getting his wing to heal. That's why I was so surprised he became car sick this time. Can't say that I blame him, poor guy...I tend to get car sick sometimes if I'm not driving! Unfortunately, his Vet is not that close. Unless there is a problem, I had only planned to take him in maybe once a year for a checkup. I did find out he is eating large seeds which I thought he was always throwing out of his dish!

Next on the agenda - a Flight Suit. I already have one and will try it on him in the next day or so. Hopefully, the wide + (he weighs 1.03 lbs) I bought will fit and he will accept wearing it! Sure will save picking up poops!

[DeadIrishD]

I hate them flight suits, yeah they do help YOU out alot, but can you imagine wearing one, and sitting in your own crap for a while?

[Trees Gray]

I think the flightsuits hang very loose around the vent area, so they don't actually touch the skin.

[Lin Hansen]

Hi Dan,

This is a post from an older thread...The person who posted has used flight suits and this is what she had to say:
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8th March 2003, 05:17 PM
hilary
Senior Bird Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: israel
Posts: 357


Fred

The flight suit keeps the poop away from the bird's vent. It does not fit snug in the vent area - it has like a little pocket where the poop falls down into and the bird's vent is kept spotless. I suppose if someone left it on the bird for a day or more then there would be a problem.

Hilary
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Hope this is helpful.

Linda