arthritis in my hen

[azygous]

Has your hen ever had a respiratory infection? Does it ever flare up? You would see runny or bubbly eyes and nares. I wonder if she might have M. synoviae. https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/mycoplasmosis/mycoplasma-synoviae-infection-in-poultry

 

[Show Sebright]

Any chance your teacher mentioned anything about pain relief meds? I have a young rooster with gout. I've got meds ready to use in hopes of helping him through his next flare up. I hope it will work for him, but we have to do whatever we have to do to care for our flock. I hope you can find a way to make her more comfortable. If you haven't tried pain meds, it's certainly worth a try, if you're up for it. Dawg mentioned some above. Is she on layer feed?

Yea I am getting aspirin and we are dosing it after school. Yep she has layer feed

 

[Show Sebright]

Has your hen ever had a respiratory infection? Does it ever flare up? You would see runny or bubbly eyes and nares. I wonder if she might have M. synoviae. https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/mycoplasmosis/mycoplasma-synoviae-infection-in-poultry

I don’t think she has this because only her hock joints are swollen. She has never been exported to sick birds. She only went to 1 show and that was last March.

 

[azygous]

Symptoms are not always uniform among victims of the disease, so swollen hocks can be swollen while feet are not. Check to see if she has any ulceration on her breast as that often accompanies swollen hocks. The swollen hocks may be very warm to the touch.

It does no harm to try treating for this with injectable forms of antibiotics such as tylosin, erythromycin, spectinomycin, or chlortectracycline since they have proven to be more effective than those administered in drinking water or feed.

You can also try draining the fluid off the swollen legs as it can provide significant pain relief. If this is M. synoviae, the treatment can take quite a long time as this is often a chronic disease.

 

[Show Sebright]

Symptoms are not always uniform among victims of the disease, so swollen hocks can be swollen while feet are not. Check to see if she has any ulceration on her breast as that often accompanies swollen hocks. The swollen hocks may be very warm to the touch.

It does no harm to try treating for this with injectable forms of antibiotics such as tylosin, erythromycin, spectinomycin, or chlortectracycline since they have proven to be more effective than those administered in drinking water or feed.

You can also try draining the fluid off the swollen legs as it can provide significant pain relief. If this is M. synoviae, the treatment can take quite a long time as this is often a chronic disease.

Ok, I will check. I hope she doesn’t have that

 

[dawg53]

I suspect you are dealing with viral arthritis. Unfortunately there is no treatment. Here's a link for you to read:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...s-in-poultry?query=viral arthritis in poultry

 

[Show Sebright]

She doesn’t have those blisters on her. She was feeling a bit better this morning. Yeh she probably has a viral arthritis. Um what is y’all’s suggestion on when I should pet her down. Like should I wait tile she is having a super hard time or like like idk.

 

[Show Sebright]

I suspect you are dealing with viral arthritis. Unfortunately there is no treatment. Here's a link for you to read:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/viral-arthritis/viral-arthritis-in-poultry?query=viral arthritis in poultry

Wait then why dose none of my other birds have it?

 

[azygous]

It's not necessary to have a firm diagnosis. All you need to know is that whatever this is, it's not likely to go away. You are the one who knows your chicken and can judge if she's in pain. Pain generally causes loss of appetite, lethargy and depression, and the other chickens may be picking on her and making her more miserable. When this goes on for a while, there is significant weight loss and resulting weakness. You will see overall decline. That is when you will euthanize her.

 

[Show Sebright]

It's not necessary to have a firm diagnosis. All you need to know is that whatever this is, it's not likely to go away. You are the one who knows your chicken and can judge if she's in pain. Pain generally causes loss of appetite, lethargy and depression, and the other chickens may be picking on her and making her more miserable. When this goes on for a while, there is significant weight loss and resulting weakness. You will see overall decline. That is when you will euthanize her.

Ok thanks for the help. I hope she can make it another year