Treating Candida (yeast) with Medistatin (Nystatin) - under construction

According to most veterinary formularies and references, the most common Nystatin dose is 200,000 to 300,000 IU/kg two or three times a day. Lafeber vet recommends 300,000 IU 2-3 times a day, so that is what I will base my calculations on.

Medistatin contains Nystatin 400,000 IU per gram and comes in comes with a teaspoon sized scoop that when level contains ~3 grams, so one level teaspoon is 12,000,000 IU.




Your average sized chicken hen weighs about 5 pounds, so a hen this size will need 681,818 IU 2-3 times a day, which is ~0.6 teaspoons or 1.7 grams 2-3 times a day.
The per-pound amount is 0.11 teaspoons per pound or 0.34 grams per pound three times a day.

5-pound chicken dose is ~0.6 teaspoons (1.7 grams) 2-3 times a day orally.

Medistatin is sold *without* a prescription on most pigeon supply and falcon supply websites worldwide.
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/medistatinhttps://www.mikesfalconry.com/MEDISTATIN-POWDER-USED-FOR-THE-TREATMENT-OF-CANDID-p/636.htmhttps://ladygouldianfinch.com/product_medistatin.php
Veterinary references:
Lafeber Vet says:

Do not give with food; Rx must make contact with crop mucosa

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The veterinary book - Avian Medicine: Principles and Applications says this:

Chapter 18: Formulary