What medication do I get to treat Aspergillosis

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Chuck
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What medication do I get to treat Aspergillosis

Post by Chuck » Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:44 am

I'm reading different things and not sure which medication to use to treat Asper.
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Re: What medication do I get to treat Aspergillosis

Post by debbie276 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:20 pm

Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)

GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

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Re: What medication do I get to treat Aspergillosis

Post by debbie276 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:25 pm

And just an FYI
http://ladygouldian.com/Respiratory-Infections-in-Birds

Nystatin or Medistatin (a powdered form of Nystatin) would be the drug of choice if your bird has a fungal infection at any point along it’s digestive tract (ingested form), but Nystatin does not cross into the blood stream from the digestive tract, so because it cannot come into direct contact with the fungal organisms in a bird’s respiratory tract, it will not cure a fungal respiratory infection.

Fungilin® used to be given for respiratory fungal infections, but it is no longer available from Squibb. Fungilin® contained Amphotericin-B. Vetafarm, an Australian company, produces a water-soluble yellow Amphotericin-B based powder called Megabac-S. You can sometimes find it on-line or it may be purchased directly from Vetafarm as long as you do not live in Australia. It is a very pricey medication.


Megabac-S, they aren't kidding when they say expensive:
http://www.allbirdproducts.com/newprodu ... bac-S.html
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)

GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

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