Chicken ear infection

[Vhope77]

Yes, I would like to see your photos.
Is it like a plug?

You mention the vet thought it was a fungus in the ear? Did they take a culture?

Yes it’s like a plug and I just cleaned it out so there’s no point in taking a picture right now if it produces more gunk in the am I will post a picture and no he didn’t take a culture he just looked at her and gave me the baytril I am just wondering if anyone else has treated a chicken ear problem with baytril and had it be effective

 

[Eggcessive]

5 ml a day injected and the ear has yellow puss or gunk that smells I’ve just cleaned it out so I can’t take a picture right now no respiratory symptoms and she won’t let me look inside her mouth but she eats fine and acts normal just the ear infections as far as I can tell

Do you mean 0.5 ml? How much does she weigh? I would try to get the gunk out of the ears. You can use tweezers, QTips, hydrogen peroxide, and plain neosporin ointment. Baytril treats a lot of different bacteria, so it is a good drug. Ear infections can be from bacteria, viruses, and fungal infections.

 

[Vhope77]

Do you mean 0.5 ml? How much does she weigh? I would try to get the gunk out of the ears. You can use tweezers, QTips, hydrogen peroxide, and plain neosporin ointment. Baytril treats a lot of different bacteria, so it isa good drug. Ear infections can be from bacteria, viruses, and fungal infections.

Sorry yes .5 ml

 

[Fishkeeper]

It's not usually a good plan to put hydrogen peroxide in an animal's ears. It's really hard on any living cells it touches.

 

[Vhope77]

It's not usually a good plan to put hydrogen peroxide in an animal's ears. It's really hard on any living cells it touches.

I just learned this

 

[Wyorp Rock]

1-2 drops of Peroxide will help soften the plug so you can work the pus out. Chicken pus has to be removed it will not reabsorb or resolve on it's own.
If you cannot get it out, then a re-visit to the vet may be in order.

 

[dawg53]

Here's a link regarding ear infections and the various bacteria's that infect ears, included recommended treatments:
https://www.chickenwhisperermagazine.com/health-and-wellness/ear-canker

 

[creagme]

i know this post is older BUT it was one of the few I came across in my search and I have info to share that may or may not be helpful to others--first, I found this video to be helpful, though a bit disgusting:

My hen is about five years old with no prior problems at all--then, with daylight savings, I could observe her in the day after I was home from work to see a lump on the side of her head. I used lidocaine spray and bought an antibacterial/antifungal spray safe to use around the eyes, sterilized my most likely tools, but did not specifically need them by the time I had help holding her for the procedure.

The plug came out mostly in one piece, my helper said she [the hen, though I am sure my helper did, too] immediately relaxed, and we were able to wash it out with follow up iodine swabs and continued spray treatment.

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