Beak fungal infection

[casportpony]

She can't swallow well and her spit is very drooly & sticky. She's skinny. She wants to eat but can't swallow.

You should try removing the pus, then see if she will eat. If she won't eat/drink on her own you need to tube feed her. I know it sounds scary, but it's really easy and I cn teach you.

I read that 1/4 tab of 200mg IB proferin helps, plus CAPRYLIC ACID. I'll be looking for that today.

No ibuprofen.

Anything else I can do? I thought the monistat was helping but now I don't think so.

I doubt it's yeast.

 

[sourland]

I agree with @Eggcessive except that I have never noticed an odor associated with canker.

 

[casportpony]

Wet pox pictures.

Spoiler: Wet Pox

Canker Pictures

Spoiler: Canker

Before pus removal




After pus removal

Earlier this year I lost my beloved old rooster to what I thought had been canker, pox, or a bacterial infection. I tried many drugs, and nothing made a difference. Each time I removed the pus it grew back larger until one day it grew over the entrance to his trachea and he suffocated.

I did a necropsy on him and found that under the source of pus was a large tumor.

I'm not saying your bird has cancer, but it's certainly a possibility.

 

[Pyxis]

Actually, I think dose is ~50mg/kg daily for 5 days...

Ah, thanks! I got the dosage awhile ago from one of dawg53's posts. He may have just been giving an average dosage.

I think the OP said the white stuff in the picture is monistat

 

[casportpony]

@sourland , I know you used to raise pigeons, so you've probably seen your fair share of canker. For those that don't know, canker is a disease that affects mostly pigeons falcons.

Anyway, I found these two link and was wonder how accurate they are:

• http://www.pigeonrescue.co.uk/canker.htm
• http://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/how-to-treat-canker-in-poultry.html

Edited to add:
I've only seen it in two pigeons.

 

[sourland]

@casportpony, quickly scanned the links, and they appear to be pretty much on the money. Stress, overcrowding, inadequate nutrition, unclean waterers, introduction of new birds all can result in canker outbreaks. In pigeons I have come to believe that Trichomoniasis is always there just waiting for an excuse to rear it's ugly head. I'm not certain that birds are ever 100 % cured. They may become resistant and have strong enough immune systems to control the disease. There is a form of canker endemic in wild pigeon populations that can have a devastating impact on captive/tame birds. I never have used copper sulfate as a treatment/preventative so can not comment on that.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Ah, thanks! I got the dosage awhile ago from one of dawg53's posts. He may have just been giving an average dosage.

I think the OP said the white stuff in the picture is monistat

Actually, double check that with Kathy, lol... it might have been 70mg... I just know it has a proper dosage, mg/kg or per pound...

 

[casportpony]

Actually, double check that with Kathy, lol... it might have been 70mg... I just know it has a proper dosage, mg/kg or per pound...

I think most vets will say 30-50 mg/kg once or twice a day depending on what you're treating.

Edited to add:
A five pound chicken could have 1/2 tablet twice a day, but I would not give a whole tablet to a hen that size unless a vet told me, and I say this because I did OD one pigeon on it.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I think most vets will say 30-50 mg/kg once or twice a day depending on what you're treating.

Thanks, Kathy!
I just started thinking maybe I was off, lol... you know that second-guessing doubt that just starts messing with ya...

 

[theoldchick]

This might help:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...ition/canker&usg=AOvVaw2V6WbmDFKkFlcgqQIf1xPZ