Dry and wet fowl pox?

[FLChickens]

And what do you use to work the plug out?

 

[FLChickens]

And by the way, thanks everyone. I'm going on not much sleep and if I sound short or rude, I apologize. I do appreciate the help.

 

[campingshaws]

Ugh. I think I need help but not with understanding. More with doing lol. I need to steady my stomach first.

So do you end up with a hole that needs cleaning inside?

Can I coat it inside with triple antibiotic ointment (human kind)?

And what do you use to work the plug out?

I used the human kind of trip antibiotic, make sure it doesn't have lidocaine or any other pain relief. There was no hole that I remember. I flushed with saline twice a day and dabbed with the antibiotic ointment using cotton swabs.

To work it out I first tried a cotton swab but it was such a hard mass that I ended up using my fingers. I gently pushed one direction, then the other, then another, to sort of work it loose. Mine was more in the corner, though. Yours looks like it will be easier. The plug came out in two large pieces, and I dug out at least one last small piece with a cotton swap coated in antibiotic ointment (for lubrication as much as anything). Then flushed again with the saline. It took about 10-15 minutes total, if I recall, and did not involve the surgery.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

that plug needs to be manually removed, chickens pus is not liquid it is harder, more like a chunk of cottage cheese

Immediately, probably so.

It's difficult to afford (I've been out of work for almost all of a year with cancer treatment - I'm doing much better) ... and we also live in FL and everyone is focusing on hurricane right now.

Tylans is what should be given this is not pox as far as i can see just sinusitis

ahem, pop it like a zit

Ugh. I think I need help but not with understanding. More with doing lol. I need to steady my stomach first.

So do you end up with a hole that needs cleaning inside?

Can I coat it inside with triple antibiotic ointment (human kind)?

epsom salts in warm water to rinse or saline, then yes use some neosporin

 

[DwayneNLiz]

have you looked on her mouth? is anything stuck in her choanal slit??

or any cankers in there? yellow gunk??

 

[FLChickens]

I haven't gotten really good look into her mouth but I have had it open and looked in a few times. Everything looked clean, I didn't see any lesions or pus or anything. I didn't specifically see that slit though. But the back of her throat and all over the bottom very well.

So I'd always thought it wasn't wet pox. All I know is that she got sick at the same time dry pox broke out in the others, and it looked the same for a day or two, but her swelling was worse, persistent, and spread to a number of places. Both eyes were involved for a while, but got one cleared up.

I don't actually know what's wrong with her, though I'm assuming it involves infection from the pus that keeps coming out in various places.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

it is some type of sinusitis

good luck!

 

[Kiki]

I might be a little late here but I want to remind you that you can not rely on the warm compresses to ge the puss out.
Pop it, squeeze it, use tweezers..what ever..just get the puss out.


I hope you are staying safe!!

 

[Eggcessive]

It sure looked like fowl pox in the first pics at the beginning of this thread. Secondary bacterial infections or abscesses can be very common, and antibiotics can then help. SMZ-TMP should be good for treating the abscess since it can be used for E.coli or mycoplasma. Dosages are hard to find. I found one that gave 15 mg per pound given daily (divide dosage and give twice a day) for 5 days. Another in Merck Vet Manual lists giving 25-50 mg per pound twice a day. Another veterinarian recommends putting 1 gram (1000 mg) in a liter of water, and giving for 3-5 days. In post #12 of this thread below, they give a dosage:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-babies-are-dying-bactrim-smz-tmp-dosing.356425/page-2

 

[DwayneNLiz]

any update??