Chicken gurgling

[Eggcessive]

Mycoplasma is considered to be a bacterium, but does not have a cell wall as most bacteria do. Yes, it can respond to some antibiotics such as Tylan, oxytetracycline, erythromycin, and others. Viruses such as Infectious bronchitis or infectious laryngotracheitis, or fungi such aspergillosis, will not respond. Prettypenny has said that they think it is a virus, since it rapidly spread through the flock, and that can be common with infectious bronchitis. It can take several weeks to overcome unless secondary bacterial diseases occur, and one can expect the flock to all be carriers of IB for up to a year.

 

[Woobsie]

Mycoplasma can spread like wildfire through a flock as well. Really hard to tell if its bacterial or viral unless tylosin or something that knocks out respiratory symptoms responds or a bacterial culture is done specifically. Tylosin here at the vet college is the antibiotic of choice for suspected respiratory bacterial infections..although it is often adminstered by oral tablet form!

Mycoplasma is considered to be a bacterium, but does not have a cell wall as most bacteria do. Yes, it can respond to some antibiotics such as Tylan, oxytetracycline, erythromycin, and others. Viruses such as Infectious bronchitis or infectious laryngotracheitis, or fungi such aspergillosis, will not respond. Prettypenny has said that they think it is a virus, since it rapidly spread through the flock, and that can be common with infectious bronchitis. It can take several weeks to overcome unless secondary bacterial diseases occur, and one can expect the flock to all be carriers of IB for up to a year.

 

[casportpony]

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[casportpony]

Lab reports:











-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

The above reports were from 2104 and 2015 from a friends peafowl that had sinus infections. I find it interesting that all drugs available at feed stores would not have worked. Baytril was used in 2014, then Zactran (gamithromycin) was used in 2015.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Note that a human MD commented that they though maybe there was an error on the sulfadimethoxine.

-Kathy

 

[Prettypenny]

Wow, guys, thanks for all that super helpful info!! That's more than I found in any of my searches! So. The flock. Here's what's happening. I went to my local co-op store after reading Eggcessive's comment, and all they had was tetracycline to put in the water, so I started them on that Thursday evening. They drank like crazy, as tho they really loved it! By last night the coop that had the 7 sickest birds was totally silent!! Waiting to see how they sound in the heat today, but I was just out there and they are QUIET, except for the rooster of course who is crowing like crazy, lol! The juveniles didn't drink anything that first evening that I offered the medicated water app only started it in the morn. I noticed a very little bit of gurgling in their pen last night. Nobody's eyes every looked abnormal at all. So what does this sound like then, Mycoplasma or IB? I really feel like we're home get thru this!!

 

[Eggcessive]

Most times it is difficult to tell one disease from the other, if there is no facial/eye swelling, or thick nasal or eye discharge. Each disease can have several strains around the country, ranging from mild to severe. IB is a lot less threatening than MG. If you have some time to skim over these articles, you can learn quite a bit.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/disea...tion-mg-chronic-respiratory-disease-chickens/
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/p...lasma_gallisepticum_infection_in_poultry.html
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps034
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/p...view_of_infectious_bronchitis_in_poultry.html
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/78/infectious-bronchitis-ib/

 

[Prettypenny]

Infectious bronchitis is a viral disease that is the most common respiratory disease in chickens. It usually affects the whole flock over several weeks. Chickens will become carriers for up to a year, so don't add or hatch new birds until that time has passed. Symptoms are sneezing and snicking, runny nose, and most adult chickens recover, although young chickens may be more severely affected. It can be complicated with other secondary bacterial infections, which would make it more serious.

After reading most of the info on the links you posted, I agree it would be hard to make a diagnosis with help from a lab. As far as the symptoms however, they definitely had most the IB symptoms and only a few of the Mycoplasma symptoms. When you say to not add or hatch new birds for a year, would that include them hatching their own eggs??

 

[Prettypenny]

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