Grossly swollen, fluid-filled waddle- rooster

[Eggcessive]

I hope you see some improvement with the benadryl. It might be wise to get the sulfa antibiotics as well, just in case. Do you have other farm animals around, or have you had any issues with rodents?

 

[rs00]

I hope you see some improvement with the benadryl. It might be wise to get the sulfa antibiotics as well, just in case. Do you have other farm animals around, or have you had any issues with rodents?

Thank you. No other animals around here except a dog, and I don’t think we have rodents in the coop. Although, who knows what’s going on out there at night

 

[rs00]

I just got done draining the waddle as best I could. Wasn’t able to get to the pockets under his throat, but at least now he can close his beak better without all that weight in the one waddle.

 

[Eggcessive]

Let us know how he is doing tomorrow.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

That looks a lot better anyway. Hope it gives him some relief. @Wyorp Rock, if it were cholera, would just one wattle be involved and not both?

 

[SmiYa0126]

I just got done draining the waddle as best I could. Wasn’t able to get to the pockets under his throat, but at least now he can close his beak better without all that weight in the one waddle. View attachment 3274694
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You did a great job! What did the liquid look like in the syringe?

 

[SmiYa0126]

@Saaniya have you seen anything like this?

 

[coach723]

I have had roo's get hematoma's on the comb and wattles from trauma (fighting). It feels like a large, fluid filled spot/blister. Sometimes they can get quite large. They tend to fill back up from where ever the blood is seeping from and can take a very long time to resolve sometimes. Since you drained blood, it may be a hematoma from some kind of trauma. I've seen them on my roo's from fighting. I have one old roo that gets beat up on occasion, and he gets them more often.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

That looks a lot better anyway. Hope it gives him some relief. @Wyorp Rock, if it were cholera, would just one wattle be involved and not both?

Good question.
I don't know

 

[azygous]

I think there's a greater possibility this swelling is from an insect bite or an injury than a serious disease.