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[Wistash]

Last month I brought 2 chicken but one of them died by drowning. Yesterday I brought a new chick gfor the lonely one and this morning I noticed puss and swelling in the eyes so I took new hen to vet and she said it was fowl pox. Yesterday night the new hen and old chicken spend few mins together. Is my old chicken safe from the disease?
The vet gave me an eye drop for sick one and told me there is nothing more to do.

 

[dawg53]

If in fact it's fowl pox, yes it's possible your other hen will get the disease. However, the disease will eventually go away on its own in about a month. Then your chickens will be okay.

 

[Wistash]

If in fact it's fowl pox, yes it's possible your other hen will get the disease. However, the disease will eventually go away on its own in about a month. Then your chickens will be okay.

Should I give antibiotics to the chicken? If so which one should I give?

 

[Aapomp831]

Should I give antibiotics to the chicken? If so which one should I give?

There is no treatment for fowl pox, just control of symptoms and spreading. It will have to run its course if it’s the dry kind. Did your vet not explain this to you? He / she should have.

 

[dawg53]

Fowl pox is a virus, there is no treatment nor cure and it has to run its course. However, since there is secondary bacterial infection, pus/swelling in the eyes, I recommend Doxycycline to treat the infection.
https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=8350E5E5-75AD-45EB-9465-0751E80F337A

 

[Wistash]

There is no treatment for fowl pox, just control of symptoms and spreading. It will have to run its course if it’s the dry kind. Did your vet not explain this to you? He / she should have.

She said nothing. No explanation

 

[Aapomp831]

She said nothing. No explanation

That’s very annoying - I’m sorry she wasn’t more informative, esp since I’m sure you paid good money. I’ll attach a good informative article regarding the topic.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/fowlpox/fowlpox-in-chickens-and-turkeys

 

[Wistash]

She said nothing. No explanat

That’s very annoying - I’m sorry she wasn’t more informative, esp since I’m sure you paid good money. I’ll attach a good informative article regarding the topic.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/fowlpox/fowlpox-in-chickens-and-turkeys

It was actually free. Gov service but yeah she didn't give my any proper information

 

[dawg53]

It was actually free. Gov service but yeah she didn't give my any proper information

Where in the world do you live?

 

[Wistash]

Where in the world do you live?

India. Why?