Ever Have A Rooster with Cancer of the Testes?

[ClareScifi]

My soon-to-be 6-year-old rooster (God willing) is losing so many feathers. They look chewed on and broken, and I suspect depluming feather mites. He's had 2 Ivermectin shots recently. I hadn't found any actual feathers in the coop until a few days ago, but there are some. They are very ratty looking. He's not due for a molt until the fall, so I don't know whether the Ivermectin is working. His energy is good and he's eating well. The vet did say that cancer of the testes is known to make a roo's feathers fall out, but they will physically fall out onto the ground, not disappear or look broken and chewed on. I'm considering a dip of some kind, mineral oil or Sulphur, but I'm curious as to whether anyone has actually witnessed a roo go through cancer of the testes? If so, what were the symptoms, and do you have any photos? Thanks so much!

 

[Kiki]

I am sorry your are having to deal with pest, they can be a big pain.
I have not seen/read any where of someone using a shot of this for mites, I have seen where people use it internally for worms but not mites.
Very interesting to me that your vet gave him a shot of it, did he not recommend using the ivermectin as drops on his skin too?

I would get some poultry dust and give it a try.\Here is a interesting article about malathion abouthttps://ucanr.edu/repositoryfiles/ca901p13-58988.pdf

 

[ClareScifi]

No, he didn't mention using Ivermectin drops, Kiki. My roo is mean and I'm not sure he ever made it out of the cage. When I took him

 

[ClareScifi]

for his 2d shot, it was a different vet on duty, and he asked the assistant how the vet who first saw him had managed to give him a shot, as feisty as he is. The assistant explained that the first vet pushed him over to the side of his cage to administer the shot.

 

[ClareScifi]

My computer is acting up. Hence, the broken messages. So sorry.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Yes, usually for external parasites people use a topical, and for internal they use oral or injectable.

What is he eating?

 

[ClareScifi]

He has always eaten Nutrena All Flock chicken food , which is designed with roosters in mind (lower calcium content, since to much calcium is bad for roosters), but recently I switched to Nutrena Feather Fixing Food. It has more calcium but also more protein and trace minerals. He also eats

 

[ClareScifi]

He also eats scrambled eggs, watermelon, lettuces, plain yogurt and has been drinking a lot of vitamin water with electrolytes. He gets apple cider vinegar in his water. He gets meal worms, and blueberries.