Prevention Of Canker With Ronivet...
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alfdtuna
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Prevention Of Canker With Ronivet...
Through my learning endeavors on this site and from other people, it seems that Canker can plague Goulds somewhat regularly. Is this true? Seems to be contagious and deadly. I have also heard that Ronivet is a good preventative once a year? Whats the scoop from those in the know..
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nixity
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Re: Prevention Of Canker With Ronivet...
Ronivet can not "PREVENT" an infection of anything - Canker, Giardia, Hexamita, nothing.
It can only treat an existing protozoal infection.
Likewise - Canker doesn't just sprout up out of nowhere - there has to be a vector for transmission meaning you would have to introduce it to the birds somehow, generally by bringing in infected birds.
So my philosophy would be this: treat new birds during quarantine if you have suspicions, and then don't worry about treating again unless you feel there is a problem.
On a related note - it is interesting to see how there is now a 12% ronivet being sold because most people feel, and evidently the manufacturer's agree, that the recommended dosage on the 6% is not effective - which leads many people to double and triple the dosage.
I wonder how much of this is due to resistance from nonsense like this being perpetuated to new owners who then feel it is NECESSARY to treat their healthy birds annually, bi-annually, tri-annually, etc., which then builds up a tolerance to the organisms so that when there is a legitimate problem, the meds are seemingly no longer effective.
It's like the boy who cried Trich..
It can only treat an existing protozoal infection.
Likewise - Canker doesn't just sprout up out of nowhere - there has to be a vector for transmission meaning you would have to introduce it to the birds somehow, generally by bringing in infected birds.
So my philosophy would be this: treat new birds during quarantine if you have suspicions, and then don't worry about treating again unless you feel there is a problem.
On a related note - it is interesting to see how there is now a 12% ronivet being sold because most people feel, and evidently the manufacturer's agree, that the recommended dosage on the 6% is not effective - which leads many people to double and triple the dosage.
I wonder how much of this is due to resistance from nonsense like this being perpetuated to new owners who then feel it is NECESSARY to treat their healthy birds annually, bi-annually, tri-annually, etc., which then builds up a tolerance to the organisms so that when there is a legitimate problem, the meds are seemingly no longer effective.
It's like the boy who cried Trich..
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Sally
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Re: Prevention Of Canker With Ronivet...
You have made such a good point, Tiffany. I am one of those owners who had my birds on a preventative maintenance program, and I have now come to feel that what I need to do is treat new birds during their quarantine period, and then lay off the meds unless I know I have a real need for them.nixity wrote:I wonder how much of this is due to resistance from nonsense like this being perpetuated to new owners who then feel it is NECESSARY to treat their healthy birds annually, bi-annually, tri-annually, etc., which then builds up a tolerance to the organisms so that when there is a legitimate problem, the meds are seemingly no longer effective.
It's like the boy who cried Trich..
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alfdtuna
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Re: Prevention Of Canker With Ronivet...
Less is better...AND easier. Being new, its hard to believe whats true or not simply because the is NO prior knowledge. I have 2 in my flight that are doing great and two in quarantine doing great as well. I did treat the 2 in Quar. for ASM but nothing else. They eat, drink, sing, never puffy and poop looks normal. Enjoying the ride so far!!