CRD & Gapeworm

[Ravynscroft]

Have you had any confirmed cases of gapeworms? If not, I think you might be dealing with respiratory infections. I strongly suggest that you start getting routine fecals done and treat accordingly. If you are losing birds, it would be best to have a necropsy done and find out exactly what you're up against.

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I've noticed in my pheasants that other respiratory symptoms mimic gapes. That's one reason to have tests preformed.

Exactly... and I had gapes mimic respiratory...

 

[casportpony]

I've noticed in my pheasants that other respiratory symptoms mimic gapes.

It does, and I was just sharing some necropsy pictures with some BYC folks. Pictures revealed two lungs full of pus. Interestingly, this hen had no eye or nasal discharge.

Hen belonged to a friend who sent me a video of the hen gasping for air and while we were trying to figure out how to treat her she died.

 

[007Sean]

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Exactly... and I had gapes mimic respiratory...

Yep, That's why it's important to have tests done. Problem is most peeps don't want to spend the $$ for tests. You can ask all the questions you want on a forum and get just as many answers and recommended treatments but unless you do tests it's just a "shot in the dark".
Had to edit for auto correct.