Help - looking for an alternative to Vetrx - needing a recipe

[dinojays]

Hi

My 6 month old gold lace wyandotte rooster recently developed scaly creamy lesions on his face, wattles and slowly moving into his neck feathers. The symptoms match the description of Favus fungus so treatment so far has been coconut oil with oregano oil and flowers of sulphur. I started on miconazole anti fungal cream today as the progress is too slow, I think it is working with the scaly lesions beginning to fall off - his skin is still very white underneath but I am hoping it will go back to pink. The top of his comb is pink and his wattles are still pink.

I am wondering if he also has respiratory problems as well with perhaps the fungus in his respriatory system - I have read about Vetrx which sounds awesome but am unable to buy it here in NZ - I was wondering if anybody has tried to substitute it? Also wondering if Nystatin orally would be good if it is fungus in the respriatory system??

He is eating well and it is day 4 today, he has been separated from the flock and poops are pretty normal....it would be good to hear from anyone else who has treated Favus fungal infection and the timeframe - I will try to post a photo tomorrow morning of what he is looking like

thanks in advance

my ideas around Vetrx are oregano oil, rosemary oil, camphor oil and cedarwood oil (I don't have canada fir oil) diluted to 1 drop of each to 1 tablespoon pf olive oil, the only thing I don't know would be the correct ratios and the addition of alcohol - the EO's are therapeutic grade

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Ingredients:
Made with 3.3% (v-v) Alcohol, U.S.P. This proven mixture contains Canada Balsam, Camphor, Oil Origanum, Oil Rosemary, blended in a corn base.

Other possible uses for antiseptic and antibiotics are oregano, garlic, tumeric and honey.

To be absolutely certain I would give Tylan for a respiratory infection. I dont like to rely on home remedies in dire circumstances. For minor injuries you might be ok. You can put garlic or oregano in their water with some ACV and avoid a lot of things but prevention is not treatment

 

[dinojays]

Thanks good information ninjasquirrel

I am already doing garlic, ACV and oregano in the water and I am wondering if it is an infection or fungus? and how would I be able to tell the difference? Pictures to come soon!

 

[Eggcessive]

What are his respiratory symptoms? Sneezing, coughing, wheezing, rattles when they breathe, watery or bubbly eyes, swelling of an eye? Most respiratory diseases are either viral or bacterial. A fungal respiratory is caused by aspergillosis, and symptoms are silent gasping and drinking a lot of water. Aspergillosis is caused by mold spores from wet conditions, and treatment would be removing the source of mold. Nystatin would not help. A bacterial disease may be treated by antibiotics (tylosin, Baytril, denagard, oxytetracycline) and viruses have to run their course and do not respond to AB’s.

 

[dinojays]

He is not coughing or sneezing, just a funny sound when I give him the tonic drops, his eyes aren't watery but the picture shows how his skin has been affected. Definitely not gasping of drinking a lot of water....he is in isolation at the moment while we work it out! Has anyone dealt with Favus before?

 

[Eggcessive]

Favus is usually treated with an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole ( Lotrimin) or miconazole (Monistat 7.) Use rubber gloves to apply the cream daily. Sorry I did not see the picture the first time I posted.

 

[dinojays]

Favus is usually treated with an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole ( Lotrimin) or miconazole (Monistat 7.) Use rubber gloves to apply the cream daily. Sorry I did not see the picture the first time I posted.

Favus is usually treated with an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole ( Lotrimin) or miconazole (Monistat 7.) Use rubber gloves to apply the cream daily. Sorry I did not see the picture the first time I posted.

Favus is usually treated with an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole ( Lotrimin) or miconazole (Monistat 7.) Use rubber gloves to apply the cream daily. Sorry I did not see the picture the first time I posted.

Thanks - I have only just posted the photo and we started treating with Miconazole yesterday which is an antifungal cream, I must admit it is really hard to get it into the bubbly comb that he has and down into the neck feathers - good to know that it does look like favus though!

 

[Jeninoz]

Hi, were you successful in treating this?