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Most everyone knows I have battling with my gouldians specially my little wb hen. Last week we did the s76 on skin for 5 days and amoxitex in water. The swelling around her eyes is gone but she is still sickly. I can feel her breastbone and her tummy is sunken in as she definetly lost weight. All the others look surprisingly well and plump. This poor little girl still eats and drinks but just looks miserable. Just this morning when i got up and went to turn on lights I tripped on my IDIOT german shepherd and banged my hand on the cage as I turned on the lights. This sent EVERYONE flying and panicking ! When she finally landed she went into a real wet sounding sneezing fit. I was able to catch her easily and calmed her down and she even sat on my hand for a bit which isnt like her at all. I have been reading differing opinions on scatt verses s76. Alot of people seem to think that the s76 isnt as strong a drug as scatt and they prefer scatt for its ease of use. I was even tempted today to order doxi/megamix to treat for ornithosis. Larainne said a 3 day course would definetly tell me if she and the others in deed have it but I hate using so many drugs.

What are your opinions on the scatt or s76 and do you think trying the doxi/megamix cocktail would even be worth it ? She does have alot of the symptoms except runny eyes and nose. If I lose her I will have a necropsy done for sure. They still have their heat light and they seem to be molting as well. Right now I am giving them probiotics as they all were on the amoxitex for 5 days.

Thank you soooooooooooo much
Cath

I was able to take a video without freaking them out. Surprisingly my BCCB seems to be videogenic.........LOL. You can see how my male has lost some facial feathers and the wb hen that has me worried is sitting next to my bccb on the rope.

http://youtu.be/Cnc-QDXshq0

I use either based on situation.
For new birds, where I am handling them anyway, I use SCATT.
For a cage of birds, I use S76 in the water, cuz it is easier than catching each bird and applying to each bird.
For a possibly sensitive bird, I would use S76 in the water rather than SCATT.

From the treatment you already have given them I would say if they had ASM it has been addressed. You may be looking at a secondary infection or some other infection at this point. If I was in contact with Laraine I think I would call her again and update their status and go from there.

The difference in S76 and Scatt is the Scatt (Moxydectin) stays in the blood stream for 21 days, that's why you only need a one drop treatment one time. The S76 (ivermectin) is only active for 7 to 8 hours in water and stays in the blood stream for 24-48 hours, that's why you need numerous treatments.

good luck and speedy recovery