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ninja333pirate
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So I finally got necropsy results in, but for some reason the necropsy didn't include a Histopathology, so I have to pay extra to get that done to actually see what was affecting her.
Here is what they said though about what they found:
"Multifocally and randomly distributed over the skin of the neck are small round dermal nodules measuring 2-3 mm in diameter containing thick pale tan exudate. The face is markedly and bilaterally swollen, with large pockets of thick caseous material similar to that described in the dermal nodules. The swelling reaches the periocular region where palpebrae are swollen shut and abundant tan crusting material extends from the medial canthus of both eyes. Adhered to the dorsal aspect of the oral cavity just to the left of the choanal slit is a slightly raised, tan to yellow, firm plaque with irregular margins measuring approximately 1.0 x 0.5 cm. Focally within the dorsal caudal aspect of the lung is a solitary soft pale tan nodule with a dark red rim, visible from the pleural surface and extending into the underlying parenchyma.
Tissues examined and considered grossly normal include the brain, tongue, trachea, thymus, thyroid glands, heart, esophagus, crop, proventriculus, ventriculus, duodenum, pancreas, jejunum, ileum, ceca, colon, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, reproductive tract, air sacs, and peripheral nerves."
So all they said after that is it looks like a respiratory infection but they dont know which, they kept trying to contact me to see about more testing but the calls would not go through.
My question is how likely would it be for it to be MG when there was nothing wrong with the trachea or the air sacs? From this description they gave is it still most likely MG and not something like Wet Fowl Pox? I did have a problem with mosquitoes laying eggs in a kiddie pool I had for my dog, as well as a bucket that we have filled with water that was being used to hold down a tarp. still to this day none of my other chickens are having any problems, and several are molting currently so you would think that would be enough stress to kick start an MG attack.
As soon as I can I am going to be calling them tomorrow to get the histopathology done so they can do a bacterial culture to find out for sure, just wondering the opinion of some knowledgeable people here on backyardchickens in the mean time.
Here is what they said though about what they found:
"Multifocally and randomly distributed over the skin of the neck are small round dermal nodules measuring 2-3 mm in diameter containing thick pale tan exudate. The face is markedly and bilaterally swollen, with large pockets of thick caseous material similar to that described in the dermal nodules. The swelling reaches the periocular region where palpebrae are swollen shut and abundant tan crusting material extends from the medial canthus of both eyes. Adhered to the dorsal aspect of the oral cavity just to the left of the choanal slit is a slightly raised, tan to yellow, firm plaque with irregular margins measuring approximately 1.0 x 0.5 cm. Focally within the dorsal caudal aspect of the lung is a solitary soft pale tan nodule with a dark red rim, visible from the pleural surface and extending into the underlying parenchyma.
Tissues examined and considered grossly normal include the brain, tongue, trachea, thymus, thyroid glands, heart, esophagus, crop, proventriculus, ventriculus, duodenum, pancreas, jejunum, ileum, ceca, colon, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, reproductive tract, air sacs, and peripheral nerves."
So all they said after that is it looks like a respiratory infection but they dont know which, they kept trying to contact me to see about more testing but the calls would not go through.
My question is how likely would it be for it to be MG when there was nothing wrong with the trachea or the air sacs? From this description they gave is it still most likely MG and not something like Wet Fowl Pox? I did have a problem with mosquitoes laying eggs in a kiddie pool I had for my dog, as well as a bucket that we have filled with water that was being used to hold down a tarp. still to this day none of my other chickens are having any problems, and several are molting currently so you would think that would be enough stress to kick start an MG attack.
As soon as I can I am going to be calling them tomorrow to get the histopathology done so they can do a bacterial culture to find out for sure, just wondering the opinion of some knowledgeable people here on backyardchickens in the mean time.
