help needed with possibly poorly roo

[tasha82]

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yeah he said hes sure its gapeworm,or someother kind of type of worms,but is positive its gapeworm,he said he could see a little collection of bugs at the back of his throat,along with what looks like cheesey loooking stuff.yeah ive seen thosepics,been on the comp non stop since he became ill,xx

 

[nickie]

That's why I asked if their was a swab taken. I just read a bunch of stuff about upper respiratory fungal infections in poultry and the symptoms if present include gasping, gaping and head shaking scratching, and maybe noise while breathing.

 

[tasha82]

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dont know,he said he could see a build up of bugs down his throat,which can be quite commen in chickens especially those who free range so can eat what bugs n worms they want,and to ring him friday if it doesnt get better then hell treat him for something beginning with t,xx

 

[nickie]

Do we know the treatment of canker? I'm going to look it up after I feed the kids and see if maybe he's thinking fungal too. Does your vet see a lot of birds? Not questioning his training, just wondering.

 

[tasha82]

he said theres a fungal infection cos off the worms,weve been with our vet for years,hes treated all our reptiles etc,hes also partner with a guy who its vet for a zoo near us,they both run it together,they have a programme on telly called zoo vet at large,xx

 

[nickie]

So he's not shooting in the dark with chickens which is great. And your poor guy has a bunch going on which is not.

 

[tasha82]

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no as soon as he looked into his throat he said straight away,had a really good feel and listen to his chest,hes alot brighter today,so fingers crossed,hes only gaped a couple of times and is now munching on the grass etc.nice cool day for him better then how hot its been.fingers crossed it works,xx