Fowl pox? Messed up feet!

[casportpony]

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Also look into vitamin deficiencies.



Vitamin Deficiencies in Poultry: Nutrition and Management: Poultry ...

www.merckvetmanual.com/.../poultry/...poultry/vitamin_deficiencies_in_poultry.html

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) Deficiency. A vitamin B6 deficiency causes retarded growth, dermatitis, and anemia. Because a major role of the vitamin is in protein metabolism, deficiency can result in reduced nitrogen retention. Dietary protein is not well utilized, and thus nitrogen excretion increases.
‎Vitamin A Deficiency · ‎Vitamin D3 Deficiency · ‎Vitamin E Deficiency
Vitamin A Deficiency, Nutritional Roup - The Poultry Site

www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/166/vitamin-a-deficiency-nutritional-roup

Poultry Health Today Issue 5 - THE POULTRY SMITH .... Vitamin A deficiency is occasionally seen in chickens and turkeys (insufficient vitamin A during 1-7 ...
VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY - Diseases of Poultry - The Poultry Site

www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/218/vitamin-e-deficiency

The deficiency of vitamin E in poultry is manifested in three different forms: encephalomalacia, muscular dystrophy and exudative diathesis. Each of them is ...

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

http://www.open.edu/openlearn/natur...n-pox-and-how-can-i-help-the-fight-against-it

-Kathy

 

[Birdrain92]

The chicken in the photo is a picture of a chicken with wet pox. I forgot to specify.

 

[Birdrain92]

Google dry pox vs wet pox. The chicken in your book looks like it has wet pox, which can be difficult to treat. This peachick looks like it has dry pox.

-Kathy

The big thing my book said with wet pox is that the bird can eventually suffocate. How would you treat Fowl Pox? My vet book said there's no specific treatment that is effective against the pox virus. An antibiotic wouldn't do much good to fight the virus itself since antibiotics will only attack bacteria and not viruses. An antibiotic would only keep a secondary infection from happening. Which I guess could help the chick gain enough strength to fight back. A Probiotic could help strengthen the chick directly to help fight off the virus. Those are some treatment methods I can think of.

 

[Birdrain92]

Maybe with some electrolyte vitamin supplements and plenty of fluids wouldn't hurt.

 

[marcyflock]

Thank you. These birds were raised indoors until about a week ago. This started before I moved them outdoors. I never saw any bumps or nodules. Just started as little scabs around beak then eyes.
Ivory feet are so messed up. Her toes are mostly deformed. I've been soaking her feet & bottom in Epsom salt water for the last two nights as she had a poopy butt too. Trying to get a better picture of what is going on with this poor thing. Here are her feet & new picture taken tonight.

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[marcyflock]

 

[marcyflock]

Ps I am giving electrolytes, vitamins & probiotics in water. Just not sure how much she is getting. It's 100 degrees here lately. Should I move her back inside?

 

[casportpony]

I am confused... How long have you had her?

-Kathy