[lucylou]

hi - can i purchase an antibiotic without getting a prescription first? - to use on my bantam, i dont want to waste any time and dont want to stress her by taking to vet -i think she prob.may have  a resp. infection , since my last post her eye is gunged up and she has a bit of swelling in the front of her face by her eye - im scared she will go down hill fast - any ideas wher i can get the antibiotics off the shelf so to speak//?

[GrannieAnnie]

I don't think you can lucy!  I have a couple who are snuffly, but Brian won't take me to the vet, and I can't drive, so I'm stuck.

[wildwitchy]

You can use Baytril. You can buy it online. Its a broad spectrum antibiotic.

edit - just looked you need a presription filled out by your vet.

[lucylou]

hi grannie annie - if i dont give her antibiotics will she die? or do they eventually get better themselves?

[GrannieAnnie]

I don't know lucy, depends what it is they've got.  As we ahe so many, Brian won't take one to the vet.  One of the new hens we picked up the other week was wheezy and raspy breaths, but she got over it and now 3 of the others are doing similar.

I didn't know you could get baytril online?  There is an egg withdrawal period with that isn't there?

[GrannieAnnie]

Just saw that too, but thanks for looking!!

[wildwitchy]

I'm just looking now G/A. If you buy it from the USA you don't need a script. Just checking prices. I would of thought you'd withdraw the eggs. Well I would anyway for any kind of infections? It would be systemic.

[wildwitchy]

I've just found this link, could be useful - They are a USA company though so check postage? I haven't.

http://www.allivet.com/Bird-Antibiotics-s/179.htm

[lucylou]

thankyou grannyannie and witchywitch - i tried to get the botryl but can only get it from abroad without prescription and cant wait for delivery as i think banti will be on death's door by the time it arrives.  i will prob. take her to vet in morning poor creature, stress her terribly. but she will prob. get worse if idont  . many thanks and goodnight!!

[lucylou]

sorry wildwitchy - i called you witchywitch! - im just tired and not being insulting!! goodnite!

[wildwitchy]

I hope she's ok. It's ok, I'm not insulted at all  I get called worse than that.   

Have a rested sleep. x

[GrannieAnnie]

yeah, nite nite lucy, good luck in the morning!!!

I'll look at that website too!

[Foxy]

she needs to go to the vet, it should cost around £20.

[Sarah Mitchell]

I agree with Foxy completely

I've just had to treat my whole flock for infectious bronchitis - sneezing, wheezing, listless... it apparently has a 100% sickness rate (I can confirm that!  ) and can kill as many as a quarter of a flock.  Luckily I've only lost one but had I left if much longer before seeing the vet it would have been much worse.  It was £30 well spent.

Good luck and hope your chook gets well soon

[lucylou]

thanks everyone for your advice, when i let her out this am she wasnt any worse but one of the hens had laid a soft shelled egg and i susopect it was her so in process of making appointment with vet thismorning to try and nip it in the bud - will let you know how i get on. thanks agin