How do you treat POX?

[californiachick74]

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Can you tell me clear signs of the "wet pox" ? The one hen has started to pull out some feathers like under her chin area...is that normal with this? Do you have any ideas of anything I should give them to help "cure" faster? Thx for your help.

 

[MandyH]

Open their mouths and look in there and down their throats. If there are some in there you won't be able to miss them. We didn't put anything on the turkeys, just watched them real close. They all acted like they weren't bothered so I saw no reason to bother them.

 

[d.k]

* I imagine immunity boosters might help some-- vitamins, electrolytes, maybe certain herbs, maybe garlic, etc.. Not sure though how much specific reseach has been done into poultry immune systems and pox, though you'd think plenty, right?. (Ed.-clarity)

 

[californiachick74]

Kristen and Daniel thank you so much for your info. I appreciate it. Im new to owning chickens and all the info I can get helps. Kristen did you seperate the pox infected birds from the non?

 

[DTchickens]

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no problem.. if you have anymore questions about anything... feel free to PM me. and i'll try to help.

-Daniel

 

[MandyH]

Nope, I figured if they all got it, then I didn't have to worry about them having it again LOL. Seriously though, nobody else came down with it and I didn't have any casualties. Something else I will add too, usually by the time you see it, the worst part is over, so don't stress. Just make sure you check for the wet pox in the throat so they don't have one block anything off and asphyxiate (sp) them.

 

[californiachick74]

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So if I see that they have wet pox...(keep my fingers crossed this doesnt happen) what do I do then? Just trying to be prepared!!

 

[californiachick74]

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no problem.. if you have anymore questions about anything... feel free to PM me. and i'll try to help.

-Daniel

Ok Daniel. I will. Thanks a million

 

[MandyH]

THAT, I don't know. There is no treatment, just vaccinations for the virus. You will just have to send one of us an email I guess and we can try to figure it out IF it happens. But I wouldn't worry too much about it, really.

 

[suburbanhomesteader]

my vet says to make sure you use gloves and maybe even aprons and safety glasses when handling or treating pus-filled chickens. As a microbiologist, you'd have thought I would have known that, but I wasn't thinking clearly.

His point is that if virus-filled pus, was to get in our eyes, nose, mouth, or a broken area of skin, we are giving wide-open access to our body. His other point was that Avian flu didn't used to infect humans, but it mutated. If fowl pox was to mutate in just the right way (it's a relative of human small-pox), it could create quite an interesting event for humans.

Anyway, better safe than sorry.