Peacock emergency

[casportpony]

I have penicillin for live stock. We also have sulmet but I don't think that will do me to much good. I can see what else we have out there

Getting the pus out is more important than the antibiotics. You could use either antibiotic, though I'm not sure either one will help. Was hoping you were going to say that you had Augmentin, Clavamox, Cipro, Keflex or Baytril.

Get the pus out ASAP!

-Kathy

 

[manybirds]

I got most of the pus off of it, all the flesh underneath is swollen up. They area under the eye is swollen up all the way down to his nostril and I think there's pussbin there because of how it feels but I can't push it out

 

[casportpony]

I got most of the pus off of it, all the flesh underneath is swollen up. They area under the eye is swollen up all the way down to his nostril and I think there's pussbin there because of how it feels but I can't push it out

You might want to read this:
http://connerhills.com/sinus_infection_removal.html

Do you want to learn how to tube feed? If he were mine I would start by tubing some fluids to him, then I'd tube fluids and Kaytee Baby Bird Food. Can you take him to a vet on Monday?

-Kathy

 

[manybirds]

I will read the article. Odly enough we do have kaytee baby bird food

 

[manybirds]

If it was a sinus infection why would it burst through the roof of his mouth like that?

 

[Birdrain92]

If it was a sinus infection why would it burst through the roof of his mouth like that?

If something punctured through the roof of the mouth and into the sinus cavity and then if the mouth healed over but got infected. The sinus cavity is just above the mouth, below the eyes, behind the nostrils.

 

[KsKingBee]

One of the drugs we tried when battling a bacterial infection was Penicillin G, one ml was the dosage my vet told me to use in a duplex shot with Tylan. It turned out to be a bacterial infection and neither drug worked, but when the vet told me to use it that is the dosage, one ml.

 

[KsKingBee]

Tube feeding would be very important at this stage.

 

[casportpony]

If it was a sinus infection why would it burst through the roof of his mouth like that?

Saw one like that at the feedstore. It took several days of pus removal, but I was able to get all the pus out.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Another possibility is canker. Canker is common in pigeons, but not as common in poultry. Treatment for canker is metronidazole or something similar. Really would be best to consult with a vet. Whatever it is, it's likely to need drugs that one can't get at a feed store.

-Kathy