NCSU/Tri-State Study MG Treatment Protocol


Excerpted from Mycoplasma gallisepticum infections (Finch Eye Conjunctivitis), 
Erica Miller, DVM, NWRA Quarterly, Volume 14, No. 6, Summer 1996, page 6


Treatment


1) Topical antibiotic ophthalmic solution applied to the eyes twice daily until eyes 
appear clear (3-7 days).  Two good eye drops are Ciprofloxacin HC1 (Ciloxin(r), Alcon 
Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, 76134, U.S.A.) or a triple antibiotic such as 
Polymyxin B sulfate/neomycin sulfate/gramicidin ophthalmic solution (Bausch & Lomb 
Pharmaceuticas, Inc., Tampa,Florida, 33637, U.S.A.).  In addition:


2) Tylosin tartrate [Tylan(r), Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, 46285*] in 
water at 1mg/ml (1/4 tsp per quart of water). To be effective, Tylan(r) must be the 
sole water source (drinking & bathing) for at least 21 days. 


3) Birds are held for two weeks after completion of treatment.  If clinical signs of  
disease have not appeared during that time, the  birds are released.
 

*Tylan(r) may be obtained from Jeffers Vet Supply, 1-800-533-3377. 
Fax: 334-793-5179. Request "Tylan Soluble Powder, 100gm, order number E1-T9-4.