lisa 0 Posted November 7, 2012 Member ID: 1,557 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 885 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 27, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hi, I have one budgie that has this condition and I was told to treat it with Sodium Benzoate but I'm not sure of the dilution... can anyone please help. I have read it's 1 teaspoon in 5ml of water for 5 weeks. I don't want to mix more than I need per day so if anyone can please advise I would be so grateful. Also while treating with sodium benzoate do I need to stop anything apart from Gaurdian Angel...can I still feed fruit and veg or do these need to be stopped until after treatment. Thanks for your help. Link to comment
Bird Junky 0 Posted November 7, 2012 Member ID: 7,065 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 391 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/01/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13, 2013 Birthday: 02/05/1936 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hi Ring your local vet Some of them can be very helpful & don't charge for advice....B.J. Link to comment
lisa 0 Posted November 7, 2012 Member ID: 1,557 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 885 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Thanks but my vet knows little about budgies and more about making money which is why I came on here for advice. I have been reading on here that some have used this and just wanted to check what the dilution rate was etc. Hope someone can advise. Thanks Link to comment
ima.snowbird 0 Posted November 7, 2012 Member ID: 7,441 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 94 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 11, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Did you read the article in the FAQ's on megabacteria? It suggests that Amphotericin B is the only recognized treatment, and that your pharmacist should be able to find an oral form. Hopefully he can help with the dosage as well. If you have more than 1 budgie, that article suggests you treat the entire flock. I'm curious if breeders test for megabacteria? Link to comment
lisa 0 Posted November 8, 2012 Member ID: 1,557 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 97 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 885 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Did you read the article in the FAQ's on megabacteria? It suggests that Amphotericin B is the only recognized treatment, and that your pharmacist should be able to find an oral form. Hopefully he can help with the dosage as well. If you have more than 1 budgie, that article suggests you treat the entire flock. I'm curious if breeders test for megabacteria? Thanks...I found this thead on your site posted 01 May 2012 and see that some of your members have used Sodium Benzoate with successful results. LINK: http://forums.budgie...showtopic=31909 Edited November 8, 2012 by lisa Link to comment
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