HELP!

[ThePRfan]

Vet RX is just like Vicks for humans, not sure it'll help much.

-Kathy

Vet RX assists the breathing.There is a certain medicine for the disease.
.I can't think of it though,that's why I said ask the vet.

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
Vet RX
Active Ingredient(s): Made with 3.3% (v-v) alcohol U.S.P. The mixture contains Canada balsam, camphor, oil origanum, oil rosemary, blended in a corn oil base.

There are many respiratory diseases, and many different drugs to treat them. A vet should be able to prescribe what would be best.

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good link to read about the many respiratory diseases: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

Sneezing with nasal discharge can be infectious bronchitis or mycoplasma (MG.) If there is bloody mucus discharge, it could be ILT or infectious laryngotracheitis. Swelling in the face or around eyes in addition to sneezing and nasal drainage can be MG or coryza. Testing is the only way to find out for sure. A vet visit, if possible, is always best. Some of the diseases are viruses or fungus, which don't respond to antibiotics. Others are bacterial or mycoplasmas, and will respond to AB's. Most respiratory diseases are chronic, and will make carriers of the whole flock. Tylan, oxytetracycline, and Gallimycin (erythromycin) are some of the antibiotics commonly used to treat MG. Coryza is treated with Sulfadimethoxine or Sulmet.

 

[Darkfeather]

Took him to the vet and it's not respiratory! His lungs and glottis were clear!

But he does have a bacterial infection and has been put on antibiotics. It's expensive but my handsome stud will live!

 

[Eggcessive]

Took him to the vet and it's not respiratory! His lungs and glottis were clear!

But he does have a bacterial infection and has been put on antibiotics. It's expensive but my handsome stud will live!

If he has a bacterial infection with the symptoms you described, then he has a respiratory infection. They may infect the sinuses or tissues around the eye, causing sneezing, coughing, nasal drainage. Lungs don't function the same as in humans--infection in sinuses or conjuntiva of eyes can spread to air sacs in chickens. Did your vet tell you which bacterial infection he thought it was? MG or coryza are the ones which will react to antibiotics, but you need to consider your flock as carriers from now on.

 

[Darkfeather]

The roof of his mouth and throat were inflamed and he had the foam in the back of his throat. No nasal or eye discharge. Just from the mouth.

And no they didn't say exactly which one. But it's been brewing for awhile. I noticed he was off for weeks but now it just got bad. They think he got it from maybe getting water in his sinus that never got cleared out or just the change in weather. The girls he's with have had no signs of it yet.

 

[Darkfeather]

And I worded that badly. They never said he had an infection. Just that bacteria was present when they checked the flem under the microscope.

 

[Eggcessive]

Hopefully he will recover with the antibiotics. Baytril is a good one that vets sometimes will prescribe if the chicken is in a pet flock, and will not be eaten. Many times these things can recur because they are considered chronic. It may never happen again, but if there is stress such as during a molt, then it can come back. Here are some good articles with a lot of info:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/disea...ction-mg-chronic-respiratory-disease-chickens
http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/pou...lasma_gallisepticum_infection_in_poultry.html
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps034

 

[casportpony]

Not all respiratory infections or bacteria found in the mucus are Coryza, MG or MS, lots of other things it could be, so this bird might not be a carrier. Did the vet say if it was a gram negative or gram positive infection?

-Kathy

 

[Darkfeather]

Thanks a lot. I'll be sure to look at those.

They put him on Clavamox and Metacam.