She (casportpony) said that she has removed the pus in 2 birds (pigeons.) One has recovered and one has not yet, but is being treated. She also said that removing the pus may cause a lot of bleeding. She also recommended that Petsmart sells "API General Cure that contains metronidazole 250 mg plus praziquantel ( dewormer) and you could get that sooner if you have one near you.
This is a quote from Dr. Peter Brown, not a veterinarian by the way, but has owned chickens for 50 years, and who some here on BYC like to consult with on diseases, and who has a column called the Chicken Whisperer who writes:
Symptoms and treatment
Canker caused by the protozoa Trichomonas gallinae typically resides in the mouth, esophagus, and intestinal tract. Lesions are commonly found in the mouth cavity and appear as a pale, cheesy looking, white to bleached-yellow lesion. Removal of the lesions can easily be accomplished with a pair of forceps. Some bleeding will occur because the lesion is attached to the mucosal surface tissue of the mouth. Lesions may appear anywhere in the oral cavity, but usually are easily seen on the tongue, edges of the beak, the opening of the esophagus, and can also cover the glottis (air way) as well.
Medication is required to clear the infection from the affected birds. Failure to properly recognize and treat this disease can be fatal. Trichomonas gallinae is spread through bird to bird contact, contaminated feed and water sources, and consumption of the carcass of infected birds. Medications that are used for canker target protozoa, although not all medications that have activity against protozoa will work for Trichomonas gallinae. Sulfa drugs will not work, nor will amprolium-based products. Many of the medications that have activity against this protozoa have for one reason or another been removed from the market place. Today, the standard medication for treating this is metronidazole.
This is a quote from Dr. Peter Brown, not a veterinarian by the way, but has owned chickens for 50 years, and who some here on BYC like to consult with on diseases, and who has a column called the Chicken Whisperer who writes:
Symptoms and treatment
Canker caused by the protozoa Trichomonas gallinae typically resides in the mouth, esophagus, and intestinal tract. Lesions are commonly found in the mouth cavity and appear as a pale, cheesy looking, white to bleached-yellow lesion. Removal of the lesions can easily be accomplished with a pair of forceps. Some bleeding will occur because the lesion is attached to the mucosal surface tissue of the mouth. Lesions may appear anywhere in the oral cavity, but usually are easily seen on the tongue, edges of the beak, the opening of the esophagus, and can also cover the glottis (air way) as well.
Medication is required to clear the infection from the affected birds. Failure to properly recognize and treat this disease can be fatal. Trichomonas gallinae is spread through bird to bird contact, contaminated feed and water sources, and consumption of the carcass of infected birds. Medications that are used for canker target protozoa, although not all medications that have activity against protozoa will work for Trichomonas gallinae. Sulfa drugs will not work, nor will amprolium-based products. Many of the medications that have activity against this protozoa have for one reason or another been removed from the market place. Today, the standard medication for treating this is metronidazole.
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