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       #Post#: 9350--------------------------------------------------
       Medications
       By: raul carreiro Date: October 9, 2011, 8:29 pm
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       Hi all, are antibiotics and medications being abused by pigeon
       breeders? To many times one depends on his own self diognostics
       when dealing with sick birds! Are they being treated with the
       right medication for the specific disease or infection? Is the
       cause of the bird being sick a viral infection,bacterial
       infection,worms? With all of the available non Veterinary
       prescribed antibiotics and cure alls are we doing more harm than
       good to the birds by random self diognostics? It has been proven
       that many of the avalible antibiotics today are useless due to
       the fact of over useage and improper dosages, having made the
       virus immune to many medications! Today there are more and more
       new strains of pigeon viruses popping up all over the world.
       Veterenarians are suggesting that antibiotics should only be
       made available through their practise because far too many are
       abusing them. Baytril one of the last remaining effective
       antibiotics,  is an example of abuse, which is why it was made
       only avalible through a Vet!
       What are your thoughts on this?
       #Post#: 9351--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Medications
       By: joeb Date: October 9, 2011, 10:47 pm
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       I really am not sure if they are over used. I prefer to
       vaccinate rather than medicate. I vaccinate annually for
       Paratyphoid and PMV. I keep some 4 in 1 on hand but haven't used
       it in years. I use ACV weekly and probiotics monthly. I rarely
       have a sick bird so no need to medicate. I also rarely bring in
       a strange bird and on the rare occasion when I do it is isolated
       for at least 3 weeks. Most of the guys I know practice similar
       prevention measures therefore medication is rarely required. ;D
       Keep em spinning
       Joe B
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