Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Albon
Coccidia sometimes just shows up at farms. I think birds spread it,
and there certainly are avian strains of it. In fact a friend of mine
was battling a terrible case on her farm and turned out it was indeed
avian coccidia.
Corid is a good med, just be very careful with the PEM side effect,
it can quickly be fatal. That's why we prefer Albon. 1 gallon is
only $36.75 from Valley Vet, the 250ml bottle of 40% injectible is
only $20.95 with free freight. I don't think it expires, it's a
chemical compound. Just store in a cool, dry place.
Oh, and here's some label info for Pfizer Albon:
INDICATIONS FOR USE: Albon is indicated for the treatment of
respiratory, genitourinary tract, enteric, and soft tissue infections
in dogs and cats: tonsillitis, cystitis, pustular dermatitis,
bacterial enteritis, pharyngitis, nephritis, anal gland infections,
canine salmonellosis, bronchitis, metritis, abscesses, bacterial
enteritis associated with coccidiosis in dogs, pneumonia, pyometra
and wound infections when caused by streptococci, staphylococci,
escherichia, salmonella, klebsiella, proteus or shigella organisms
sensitive to sulfadimethoxine.
So it is labelled for coccidia.
Here's a soluble powder form also from Valley Vet:
http://www.valleyve
a192-00b0d0204ae5
It looks like the liquid gallon form is more economical, though. We
add 1/2 cup of the liquid to a 5 gallon bucket, and we turned off the
automatic waterers while treating this way (much easier than dosing
each animal by mouth!).
Maybe ask your feed store if they can get the gallon of Agri-labs Di-
Methox12.5% oral solution. I would be surprised if they can't or
won't. If they will get it for you, you will probably not have to pay
shipping on 10 lbs from Valley Vet.
Heather
On Feb 15, 2009, at 5:57 PM, houckj@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks for the info Heather, very helpful. I appreciate it. It is very
> expensive for me at this time, I don't see any smaller sizes. Does it
> keep "forever", or does it expire? I just wanted to have some on hand
> in case of an emergency type situation, have never needed any before.
> They tell me at my feed store that lately *everyone* is buying
> Corid, so
> they don't know if something is "going around". I have no idea - is
> this a contagious type thing that would "go around"?
>
> Thanks, Janice
>
> <<<<We also prefer not to use Corid unless we have a recurrence of
> coccidia after treating with Albon. We get Albon liquid from our vet.
> It is also available from Valley Vet:
> http://www.valleyve
> a192-00b0d0204ae5
> for the gallon size 12.5%. It can either be mixed in the water or
> dosed orally.
>
> Oregon State also recommends the 40% injectible suspension given by
> mouth 1cc per 30 lbs of alpaca body weight.
> http://www.valleyve
> a192-00b0d0204ae5
>
> http://cascadealpac
> mac-Q-and-A.
> This article is specifically speaking to E. mac, but we prefer to use
> Albon over Corid, as Coridd is a thiaminase, which means it depletes
> or binds thiamine so that the coccidia can't reproduce, However, it
> also depletes it from the alpaca, and can cause PEM, which you really
> don't want to have to deal with.>>>>
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