Worming during the moult?

[grappler]

.My birds weight is dropping during the Molt even though he is well fed (Kiel fat) and has got a good Quality food.
I am positive he could have Worms.

I have never used Panacur during the moult is it safe?

[Master Yarak]

yes totally safe. Keep a close watch on her weight, parasites are the first thing but not the last thing to look for. Let us know.
Yarak

[redtailnut]

If you want the vets opinion (AKA Niel Forbes) he would say get a mute sample and target the right parasite even panacur doesn't hit everything.
We had a regular worming program and it is possible for non essential worming to affect the moult so we now have a sample of different birds to see if a problem exists before we worm.

2 years ago a veterinary student used our birds for a dissertation to present to wards her degree and she found in a sample of 60 birds (aviary & flying team) only one instance of worm eggs and even this was below the agreed reportable limit.

of course weight loss can be for many reasons but if your sure it's worms go for the panacur even with a small risk.

RT

[johnny]

yarak2 said:

yes totally safe. Keep a close watch on her weight, parasites are the first thing but not the last thing to look for. Let us know.
Yarak

no panacur is not totally safe 3 of my birds nearly died after taking panacur to treat worms and it was not through over dosing and panacur should never be given whilst the bird is in moult as it has being proven to cause abnormalities to the growing feathers