Doxycycline Dosages for Avian Chlamydiosis

Species

Dosage (Monohydrate or Calcium-Syrup Formulations)

Cockatiels

25–35 mg/kg, PO, every 24 hours

Senegal parrots; blue-fronted and orange-winged Amazon parrots

25–50 mg/kg, PO, every 24 hours

African grey parrots; Goffin cockatoos; blue and gold macaws; green-winged macaws

25 mg/kg, PO, every 24 hours

Other species (cockatoos and macaws)

25–30 mg/kg, PO, every 24 hours (to start)

Other psittacine species

25–50 mg/kg, PO, every 24 hours