GASPING for breath?

[Tropical Chickies]

My BO that has been sick, possible Marek's or Coccidosis, is now gasping for breath possibly

Not 100% sure this means she is gasping for breath, but her mouth is opening and closing frequently...every few seconds.

Anyone what I should do?

 

[Camelot Farms]

Have you explored the possibility of Gape Worm?

Try a search for info on that and see if it sounds like what she is doing.

Poor mama hen!

 

[babsbag]

FLChick, Mine did that towards the end

I too thought one last ditch effort and treated her for gape worm, even though I doubted that was what she had. She was gone the next morning. I almost think that the worming may have hastened the inevitable.

I am so very very sorry.

 

[Tangerine farmer]

I tried antibiotics.. duramycin is cheap and avail at the feed store(I don't recall the dose, it's here in "search". I added to the water, and food (from the water).. and if they have a bad disease (Coryza) then go with Sulmet (which I could get from another store, but other posters prefer Corrid, say it's easier on them and better... I have no idea, as I didn't have quick local access to it)

I figure that they need quick help with breathing and get it into their mouth with a syringe or dropper. The tricky part for me is not to drown them with their antibiotic syringe water.