Hen with white lesions in thoat

[casportpony]

There was recently a thread in this section using monistat for the problems you're dealing with. Try using the search box and see if you can find it. It might save you time and money. Good luck with your birds.

That's probably a good thing to try first... Then Maybe oral anti-fungals. I just found this:

http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/budgietiel.html

Candidiasis

Yeast infections with Candida can occur, especially in birds that suffer from hypovitaminosis A. Many bacterial and yeast infections in budgies and cockatiels occur as a result of owners allowing birds to eat out of their mouths, or if they allow a bird to have contact with human saliva. Our mouths contain many microbes that can cause disease in birds, and contact with the human mouth should be strictly prohibited. I never use Nystatin alone anymore to treat candidiasis. Instead, I use a combination of fluconizole, 100 mg. crushed and added to 20 ml. of Nystatin, 100,000 U/ml. Dose at 0.5 ml. per 1000 gm. bw PO q 12 hr., and may be doubled in severe cases. This works very well for baby cockatiels with candidiasis, and 5 days of treatment is usually all that is needed. For prevention of candidiasis, when baby birds are on antibiotic therapy, this mixture works very well. It should be shaken prior to administration and should be stable at room temperature for six months.

It was written for small birds, but the same could be done for poultry.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here is a picture I found of yeast.


Also found this one:


The page I found it on doesn't say what parts they are, just this:

"LESIONS
1. Lesions vary greatly in severity. They are more common in the crop, mouth, pharynx and esophagus, but may involve the proventriculus and, less often, the intestine.

2. The affected mucosa is often diffusely or focally thickened [Fig. 1; Candidiasis; UC Davis], raised, corrugated and white, looking like terry cloth [Fig. 2; Candidiasis; UC Davis]. Lesions may also appear as proliferative white to gray pseudomembranous or diphtheritic patches and as shallow ulcers. Necrotic epithelium may slough into the lumen as masses of soft cheesy material.

3. Lesions of a primary predisposing disease may also be present and should be investigated. In particular one should search for evidence of coccidiosis, parasitism or malnutrition."

-Kathy

 

[myfester]

Here is a picture I found of yeast.


Also found this one:


The page I found it on doesn't say what parts they are, just this:

"LESIONS
1. Lesions vary greatly in severity. They are more common in the crop, mouth, pharynx and esophagus, but may involve the proventriculus and, less often, the intestine.

2. The affected mucosa is often diffusely or focally thickened [Fig. 1; Candidiasis; UC Davis], raised, corrugated and white, looking like terry cloth [Fig. 2; Candidiasis; UC Davis]. Lesions may also appear as proliferative white to gray pseudomembranous or diphtheritic patches and as shallow ulcers. Necrotic epithelium may slough into the lumen as masses of soft cheesy material.

3. Lesions of a primary predisposing disease may also be present and should be investigated. In particular one should search for evidence of coccidiosis, parasitism or malnutrition."

-Kathy

Thanks Kathy and Dawg. Looks like a gizzard in this photo. I just order Nystantin from First State Vet supply. Going to give it a go.

 

[Petitebird]

Thanks Kathy and Dawg. Looks like a gizzard in this photo. I just order Nystantin from First State Vet supply. Going to give it a go.

I know this is an old thread, were you able to cure your chickens with nystatin? I have a rooster that has white spots on his throat and has had gurgling sound when breathing for two months almost.