- Joined
- 6/30/11
- Messages
- 4,067
- Real Name
- Jenny
Amphotericin B is not absorbed systemically when given orally in birds. I'm not sure how it's used in humans. The big risk to birds when giving it orally is aspiration, if it gets into their trachea that can lead to very serious complications. When we prescribe it we usually keep the bird in the hospital and gavage feed it to the birds to make sure that this doesn't happen.
I think that sodium benzoate is a wonderful option for budgies, but it makes me very nervous in other species. Because it's given in the water getting the dosing correct can be very tricky. I know of a flock of cockatiels that had issues with macrorhabdus and we used the sodium benzoate, a few of the birds ended up passing and others in the flock did very poorly while on the sodium benzoate. When we stopped it they all bounced back.
I think that sodium benzoate is a wonderful option for budgies, but it makes me very nervous in other species. Because it's given in the water getting the dosing correct can be very tricky. I know of a flock of cockatiels that had issues with macrorhabdus and we used the sodium benzoate, a few of the birds ended up passing and others in the flock did very poorly while on the sodium benzoate. When we stopped it they all bounced back.