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The shots or the one that goes in the ear? I will check when I get home:-)

Oh by the time I took him.. he was so bad he layed in my lap for 2 hours while I waited for my friend to get to me between other appointments.. the only reason I knew he was alive was because my hand was under his breast feathers and I could feel him breathing.. a dog even came in and he barley...

He actually had an ear infection :-) I took him to a friend that is a large animal vet tech... she gave him 2 shots I gave him 2 shots the next day(by that morning he was crowing again) and i put ear infection medicine in his ears for 10 days and he has been great ever since!!! I hope its not to...

For sure!!! He wouldn't stop crowing in the basement since 5am, so I just put him back in the coop.. Haha his balance isn't completely back yet but he is eating pooing and drinking:) and even though unsuccessful, trying to mount his hens!! Haha he needs all his balance back first lol

I gave him his second dose of shots tonight and he looked soooo much better!! still a little wobbly but he fought me!!! Yay!!! Lol and didn't pass out the entire time... We had to cover his head with a towel so he would hold still enough for the shots.... :)

Thanks for the link!! I don't think it's avian encephalitis... He doesn't have any paralysis... But we will see what the treatment does.. And encephalitis progresses fast, he has been this way with no change for at least a week..... Here's to crossing my fingers and toes!!!!!

Thanks for replying!!! I took him to my friend who is a farm/large animal vet tech and she gave him some broad spec antibiotics and some ear drops.. Thinking more now it could be an ear infection that just went on to long...his ears are a bit swollen I think and one was almost completely full of...

I have a rir rooster and he has been acting strange for the last week or so, it has gotten worse and I'm at a loss and need some help... Symptoms now: loss of feathers, maybe a little weight, kinda drunk acting..stumbles, not eating that much or drinking, sleeping a lot. I have him secluded in...

I have secluded him with some food water/Gatorade (only thing I could find with electrolytes) and I gave him some yogurt.... Any help would be appreciated....