Need help AGAIN!!

Have you wormed him?You are doing every thing fine it's not your fault.

 

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Get a fecal done and make sure it not cocci or worms. If it is cocci make sure your dosing the medication at the proper dose and for the specific period of time recommended. Are you able to move him to clean ground/area. Also if it is cocci you might check into deccox to add to his milk or grain until he gets old enough to develop some natural immunity against it. Good Luck!
Sue

 

I agree with the previous posts, stop the meds and have a fecal done, over time if the situation continues his system will build immunity to the meds you are using, quite possibly for the wrong reason. As long as he is eating and staying hydrated going a few days with no meds will be fine til you can get a fecal done, and go from there with the vets advice. If it is cocci, Albon may be what the vet reccomends or a preventive regimen with the Deccox.

 

It is entirely possible that if it is a worm overload, the herbal wormer isn't effective in ridding him of the parasites...I do hope the vet can give you an answer as to what the problem is and what to use, I don't have experience with the herbals and choose to use the chemical wormers such as ivomectin and safeguard..they are readily available and have worked well for me, just as your regimen has worked for you...but this kid may need to have something other than what you normally use. :greengrin:

 

I got my albon from the vet....it was included in the price of the visit....cheap too, Sulmet is another name for it and I believe it is cheaper, Stacey has used the Sulmet liquid I believe, Jeffers carries it by the gallon...but the wait to ship is critical for your little guy, see how much the vet will charge for the 5 day course of treatment with the Albon and have them help with the doseage...thats what they do and they really shouldn't charge you any extra for the info.

 

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Our vet gave us something called Sul-Q-Nox. It works great for us. You give it at a rate of 1.5 cc per 50 lbs for 3 days in a row. We usually ad syrup to it because it taste really bad and the kids act like their ieing if we don't cut it with something.

It is also very resonably priced and is in liquid form. You just have to be real precise with the dosage and you don't want to overdose. Here is a link t where you can buy some http://www.pipevet.com/antibio.asp?cat=1 although I got mine from my vet. It's in ABC order so just scroll down.

 

You are right, it's the same ingredient....s-dimethoxine, but you may have been under dosing him ....I do believe the treatment doseage for cocci is different than the preventive doseage.

With the Di-Methox 40% it's advised to start treatment at 3 weeks of age at 1/2cc twice a day for 1 week then just a 1/2cc once a week til weaned. I would imagine that the "strength" of the sulfa drug is different for treatment and prevention.
Jeffers has the 16oz bottle of Sulmet for $8 plus shipping....the dose is for cattle at 6 tablespoons per 100 pounds...I'm sure that Stacey can provide the doseage as she has used the sulmet before.

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This is where you can find the info on the doseage that Stacey uses :greengrin:

 

I buy the powdered Sulmet from Jeffer- it's really inexpensive- and make it up to store in jars in the fridge as needed. For the same price as an already made up solution, I get the equivalent of 10 or more bottles. Also I treat preventatively at 25 day intervals- treat for 5 days then 25 days after the last treatment, do again. I do it regularly til the kid is 5 mos old or so.
Also he must be re-infecting himself very fast (or has an impaired immune system.) In this case, I think I would treat the adults too. Although the adults are more resistant to the damage caused by cocci, they can have it, be shedding eggs and re-infecting the kid. If you can slow down the adult's shedding the eggs, it may help the kid until his own immune system kicks in better.