Gapeworm Treatment!! // HELP/ /

[fatimastic]

My pullet has been gasping for air for nearly a month now and we have teeated her for respiratory diseases but no improvement was seen.

I highly suspect gapeworm. PLEASE HELP ME.
will Albendazole treat the worm?!

It's painful to see her in this condition ! !

 

[theoldchick]

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/gapeworms

https://www.dineachook.com.au/blog/...=Indications of gapeworm in chickens,Coughing

 

[Isaac 0]

Gapeworms are rather uncommon in poultry, and if you've been seeing the wheezing behavior for almost a month now, it's likely she would already have passed since gapeworms reside in the trachea, and quickly cause blockages resulting in suffocation and death. Treating her for Gapeorm won't hurt, but could be more time spent treating the problem than letting it advance.

If you choose to treat, use this dosing:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...s-for-poultry-waterfowl-and-game-birds.75490/

A video of the hen wheezing, and additional details, if there are any other symptoms along with the wheezing would be helpful.

Conditions such as aspergillus, pneumonia, chronic foreign matter blockage of the airway, among others should be considered possible culprits. If you have attempted antibiotic therapy to no avail, you may consider nebulization therapy where medication can be given directly into the airways. For additional details you can read the link below:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/nebulization-cage.1441018/

 

[dawg53]

My pullet has been gasping for air for nearly a month now and we have teeated her for respiratory diseases but no improvement was seen.

I highly suspect gapeworm. PLEASE HELP ME.
will Albendazole treat the worm?!

It's painful to see her in this condition ! !

I guarantee you if your pullet had gapeworms for a month, she would be dead by now.

 

[fatimastic]

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/gapeworms

https://www.dineachook.com.au/blog/...=Indications of gapeworm in chickens,Coughing

She is stretching her neck to breathe and shakes her head violently from time to time with a really weird voice.
We have separated her from the rest of the flock since she couldn't get peace. Her condition fluctuates a lot. At some time of the day, she is able to eat, while on the others, she picks up the food but drops it down to breathe.
I gave her a dose of Albendazole yesterday.
I can see some red lines, both thin and thick, when she opens her mouth.
We are force feeding her electrolyte after every few hours. This seems to calm her breathing a bit and then she pecks at their feed.