Help not sure what this is???

[dawg53]

This is fowl pox, which is a viral disease. It is spread by flying insects like mosquitoes. There's no treatment for the disease itself, but to make it spread slower, treat your area for mosquitoes and flies. Also, isolate the infected birds.

To make the bird more comfortable, you can put petroleum jelly mixed with sulphur on the scabs. This will soften the scabs, and you should be able to remove them. The sulphur will help repel flies.

Though the disease is viral, a secondary bacterial infection could form due to the stress that the bird is experiencing. Because of this, you might want to get some antibiotics. Terramycin or Tetroxy HCA-280 are two good antibiotics.

There is a vaccine, so think about vaccinating in the future. Birds that recover will be immune, but can still transmit the disease.

Pox scabs are very infective. Removing them will cause bleeding and very high risk of spreading the disease. Iodine or black shoe polish on the scabs will help dry them up and shrink. Secondary bacterial infections are normally caused by the bird scratching itself around or near the eyes/comb/wattles/ears causing an infection. In this instance, iodine/betadine/neosporin are needed to be put on the wounds. Antibiotics such as terramycin or Tetroxy HCA-280 are geared towards respiratory diseases. If the secondary bacterial infection was serious enough, I'd recommend penicillin injections, perhaps baytril.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Pox scabs are very infective. Removing them will cause bleeding and very high risk of spreading the disease. Iodine or black shoe polish on the scabs will help dry them up and shrink. Secondary bacterial infections are normally caused by the bird scratching itself around or near the eyes/comb/wattles/ears causing an infection. In this instance, iodine/betadine/neosporin are needed to be put on the wounds. Antibiotics such as terramycin or Tetroxy HCA-280 are geared towards respiratory diseases. If the secondary bacterial infection was serious enough, I'd recommend penicillin injections, perhaps baytril.

Thanks for the information.I was only basing my information on stuff that I've read before. What I've read has said to use Terramycin and to put petroleum jelly on the scabs. It appears that what I've read is wrong.

 

[dawg53]

Quote: No problem. I've dealt w/ fowl pox.

 

[casportpony]

No problem. I've dealt w/ fowl pox.

And now I'm getting a crash course!

-Kathy