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Everyone, please feel free to add your suggestions!
Please note that this thread will not include any "medications". For those I will start another thread.
A Veterinarian
Labs
A Euthanasia Solution
Not all birds can be saved, so one must be prepared to have a vet euthanize, or know how to do it.
Items that some people use for euthanasia (please research the different methods)
Basic Misc Items
Scale to weigh bird
Scale to weigh powder
Calculator
Dog crate to use as a hospital cage
Heat lamp or space heater.
Heating pad
Hair Dryer for drying off wet birds
Towels
Collapsible soft-sided laundry basket for transport short distances
Latex type gloves
Dust mask for when working with powders
Tweezers
Scissors
Small Wire Cutters (for triming beaks/nails)
Large Wire Cutters (for trimming spurs)
Nail clippers
Scissors with rounded tips to avoid puncturing skin
Disposable scalpel
Biopsy punches
Magnifying mirror
Bolt cutters
Leatherman tool
Plastic bin to store all items @N F C
Flashlight
Electrical tape
Duct tape
Bottled water
Net for catching sick or injured birds.
For wounds and other injuries
Lice and mites
Miscellaneous
Needles and Syringes
Feeding Tubes/Supplies (click here for source)
Chick hatching kit
Items to avoid
Everyone, please feel free to add your suggestions!
Please note that this thread will not include any "medications". For those I will start another thread.
A Veterinarian
- http://www.aav.org/search/custom.asp?id=1803
- http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/vetfinder.htm
- State veterinarian
Labs
A Euthanasia Solution
Not all birds can be saved, so one must be prepared to have a vet euthanize, or know how to do it.
Items that some people use for euthanasia (please research the different methods)
- Axe and stump
- Cone and knife
- Sharp shears for beheading
- Broomstick
- Ether for chick euthanasia
Basic Misc Items
Scale to weigh bird
Scale to weigh powder
Calculator
Dog crate to use as a hospital cage
Heat lamp or space heater.
Heating pad
Hair Dryer for drying off wet birds
Towels
Collapsible soft-sided laundry basket for transport short distances
Latex type gloves
Dust mask for when working with powders
Tweezers
Scissors
Small Wire Cutters (for triming beaks/nails)
Large Wire Cutters (for trimming spurs)
Nail clippers
Scissors with rounded tips to avoid puncturing skin
Disposable scalpel
Biopsy punches
Magnifying mirror
Bolt cutters
Leatherman tool
Plastic bin to store all items @N F C
Flashlight
Electrical tape
Duct tape
Bottled water
Net for catching sick or injured birds.
For wounds and other injuries
- Saline
- chlorhexidine
- betadine
- iodine
- clear iodine
- Vetericyn for *minor* injuries
- gauze pads
- no stick gauze pads
- gauze rolls
- Vet Wrap
- syringes for irrigating wounds
- suture kit
- styptic powder or cornstarch
- antibiotic ointment
- squirt bottle for irrigating wounds
- Blu-Kote
- Ichthamol ointment for bumble foot
- Medical tape
- hemorrhoid ointment for prolapse
Lice and mites
- Permethrin dust
- Permethrin spray
- Bag or pillow case for shake and bake dusting method
- Surgical type mask to wear while dusting or spraying
Miscellaneous
- Mineral Oil
- Epsom Salts
- Iodine
- Copper Sulfate
- Zip Ties
- Scalpel
- Vaseline
- KY Jelly
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Q-tips
- Cotton balls
- Coconut oil - Click to read an article about coconut oil
- NutriDrench
- Rooster Booster Poultry Cell
- Poly-Vi-Sol (no iron)
- Niacin or Brewers Yeast (for ducks)
- Calcium Gluconate (liquid)
- Calcium Citrate (pills)
- Tums (for the calium)
- Probiotics
- Electrolytes
- ACV (unpasteurized apple cider vinegar)
Needles and Syringes
- 1 ml syringes
- 3 ml syringes
- 18 gauge needles
- 22 gauge needles
- 30 ml or 60 ml catheter tip syringes
Feeding Tubes/Supplies (click here for source)
- Size 8 french for small chicks
- Size 14 french for larger chicks
- Size 18 french for adults
- Size 30 for large adult birds, like ducks, geese, turkeys, and peafowl
Chick hatching kit
- Band-Aide for leg issues
- Un-waxed dental floss
- Neosporin
- Straws for leg problems
- Childs hair elastics for leg issues
- Any type of tape for curly toe (electrical, masking, medical, duct, etc)
- Bleach
- Oxine and activator (please research this thoroughly before using)
- Tek-Trol (please research this thoroughly before using)
- Sponges
- Scrub brushes
Items to avoid
- TBD
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