1) What type of bird,age and weight: Silver Sebright hen, 6 years old, feels lighter than usual
2) What is the behavior, exactly: sneezing, sporadic shaking, gasping, wheezing breath. No fluid dripping, no foam, no blood
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? She has been a seasonal sneezer all her life but the past couple of days her sneezing has been a lot worse
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Pollen count has gone up, but she's never sneezed this much or wheezed
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Pellets and scratch, but not as much as usual
8) How does the poop look? Green and runny
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Antibiotics and dusting
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? Treat myself
11) No pics
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Clean straw, just changed it yesterday
Any suggestions for further treatment?
2) What is the behavior, exactly: sneezing, sporadic shaking, gasping, wheezing breath. No fluid dripping, no foam, no blood
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? She has been a seasonal sneezer all her life but the past couple of days her sneezing has been a lot worse
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Pollen count has gone up, but she's never sneezed this much or wheezed
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Pellets and scratch, but not as much as usual
8) How does the poop look? Green and runny
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Antibiotics and dusting
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? Treat myself
11) No pics
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Clean straw, just changed it yesterday
Any suggestions for further treatment?