Quarantine medications for societies ?

[RigorMortisKitten]

Hi!
I am thinking about ordering some stuff from ladygouldianfinch.com for the new birds i will be keeping in a quarantine. The problem is that im really confused about what i should order. I have two society finches and i will get two more - so i was wondering if you could recomend me some medications for them ? Which are the best to give to society finches in quarantine ?

Air sack mites for example, dont seem to be common among society finches, so i guess there is no point treating for that ?

Halp Im lost!

[ac12]

I treat ALL the birds the same.
While it may not affect the societies, the societies could be carriers. So I want to knock it down during quarantine, rather than have the birds carry in a bug.

Here is what I give during quarantine
- mite/lice spray
- SCATT or S76
- Wormaway
- Baycox
- Ronivet-S

[cindy]

The Ronivet S or Ronex (ladygouldian.com calls it Ronex Extra Strength) must be 12%...6% is not adequate for finches. If you get the 6% you can double the powder to 1 times the water.

You can use cocci-care or baycox, baycox is more effective but according to a few members it smells like rotten lettuce

[RigorMortisKitten]

Thank you for your tips, I have checked those meds out but i would like to narrow the amount of medications down a bit since shipping to sweden is quite expensive! Im a 19 year old student so my economy is not the best at the moment

What about Iverlux, does it do any good ? I know that the vets use it here in sweden for different kinds of diseases in birds.
Is there any kind of multi purpose medication to use ?

[finchmix22]

I prefer Iverlux to SCATT, as the scatt can irritate the birds skin. I think you need the Ronivet 12% no matter what, because that is a life saver if they get sick. I have Ronivet 12%, Iverlux, Cocci-Care, Worm Away, and end with a Probiotic to get their gut back to normal. After all that, I just give them filtered water until the other birds get their yearly preventatives. If you just have a few finches, you can buy the small bottles (4 oz.) so the shipping would be less expensive.

[RigorMortisKitten]

Thank you for your reply - I will surely include the ronivet-s 12% to my order I think i am going for the same medications you have bought!

[cindy]

I like the ronex 12% since it is made by Morning Bird and can be mixed with amoxitex if need be.

[RigorMortisKitten]

also - another important question! I have ordered probiotics - should i give the birds probiotics for a few days before starting a new medication, or should i give them the probiotics after treating them with all medications ?

[cindy]

I give it in between medications or treatments...2 to 3 days after each one.

[ac12]

Not as a quarantine med, but a general med when there is a problem, especially if it is difficult to diagnose.
It is something called 4-in-one.
Probably for 4 different meds in one. I think it contains Ronivet but at a milder dosage.

I know what you mean about the cost of meds.
Many of the finch meds were surprisingly expensive. I tried to go minimal to keep the cost down, but I ended up with a small stash of meds, and I have 2 or 3 more that I think I will be getting. $$$ OUCH.
This is when having a few nearby finch friends helps, where you can split an order to save money.

[cindy]

All probiotics does is replaces the natural gut flora that can sometimes be decreased by certain medications such as antibiotics. I also use it after treating with ronex, deworming..etc. It is like you eating yogurt with probiotics after medications.

[debbie276]

You can use 4 in 1 Powder to treat paratyhpoid, canker, coccidiosis, and E.coli all at one time saving having to treat one thing at a time.
Advise: Do not combine with any other antibiotics. Multivitamins should be given to your birds after being treated with 4 In 1 Powder.

Composition:
Furaltadone 20%
Ronidazole 7%
Excipients to 100g.

Note the ronidazole aka Ronivet is only 7% not 12%

[RigorMortisKitten]

Thank you for your help, you gave me the confidence to finally place and order at ladygouldianfinch.com i think paying with credit cards online is kind of scary, but my biggest concern is that my order will be stuck in customs since i live in Sweden, but lets hope everything goes well!

I ended up purchasing ronivet-s 12%, S76 and probiotics! I would have liked to get the dewormer too, but just those three items ended up being quite expensive with the shipping cost I hope ronivet-s and S76 will be enough

[cindy]

It should be fine for now...ronex or ronivet covers several things....hope your delivery is a speedy one!!!!