Just Finished Treating My Rooster for Gapeworm but still have concerns

[RoxStar_Woolly]

Hi all, im new here and new to raising a rooster. I own a fishing company and decided to have a mascot Rooster. His name is Woolly, and he def has the life he lives inside basically as a dog would and get a ton of attention, he also gets to travel the country with us when we go to fishing shows to promote our company. I had him since a chick he is 6 months old now. About 2 weeks ago he had many of the obvious signs of Gape Worm. He lost alot of weight,yellow watery poop, he was mouth breathing every night, Gaping, Growning, Shaking his head, stretching his neck. So yea def looked like Gapeworm.

After reading some info on Gape Worm and talking to an online vet I treated him with Safe-Guard Goat Dewormer for 5 days at 10mg/lb. After about 2 days he was eating better poop was normal and seemed to be looking better. After day 5 of meds I did notice his feathers mostly his tail feathers getting very shitty looking. Cracking, spliting and very messy. Also I noticed alot of new feathers coming in kind of growing in clumps. Now we are in day 2 after the meds, tail feathers are even worse and on and off yellow poop again. We also is gaping, coughing and sneezing now, not all day but here and there.

Im not to sure if there is time it takes after the 5 days for this stuff to fully work? Also I did not see any worms come up from what I read they are visible tom the human eye, Wondering if they are dead and stuck in him now?

Just wondering if anyone here may have some insite for me I would really appreciate it and so would Woolly.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Poor Woolly. I have zero experience with gapeworm, but I do know that SafeGuard can cause poor feather quality. He will need a second round on another 5-7 days.

Hopefully, someone with gapeworm experience will offer better advice.

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

Poor Woolly. I have zero experience with gapeworm, but I do know that SafeGuard can cause poor feather quality. He will need a second round on another 5-7 days.

Hopefully, someone with gapeworm experience will offer better advice.

I did read something about that doing a second dose the vet did not tell me that. I read wait about 2 weeks not sure if that’s true or not to wait that long.

Anyway thank you for your message from Woolly and I.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I did read something about that doing a second dose the vet did not tell me that. I read wait about 2 weeks not sure if that’s true or not to wait that long.

Anyway thank you for your message from Woolly and I.

2 weeks might be ok. I usually do between 5 and 10

 

[Eggcessive]

The dosage of fenbendazole 10% for gapeworm is 0.25 ml givennfor 5 consecutive days, and no need to repeat afterward. Can you look at his eyes, and let us know if his right eye looks gray compared to the orange iris of the left eye? A close up might be good.

Since he is sneezing and coughing, as well as the gaping and head shaking, it might be a respiratory disease infection. Look for nasal drainage, mucus inside the beak, eye bubbles or foam. You can only see the Y-shaped red gapeworms after death when the trachea is dissected, but a vet could see the worm larvae in his droppings if he had them. Some old posts claim that you can stick a QTip down the throat to look for them, but that is impossible since they would be inside the trachea.

I might ask your vet for an antibiotic that might treat respiratory disease, such as Tylan (tylosin) or Baytril (Enrofloxacin 10% liquid.) You can give either of those orally. You can get either of those online in the generic forms for pigeons. I can help with dosage.

It is said that fenbendazole (SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer, horse paste) can affect feather growth during a molt. Most people use Valbazen during a molt for worming.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Oh - I thought you had to do 2 rounds. Is that for all worms, or just gapeworms?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The dosage of fenbendazole 10% for gapeworm is 0.25 ml givennfor 5 consecutive days, and no need to repeat afterward. Can you look at his eyes, and let us know if his right eye looks gray compared to the orange iris of the left eye? A close up might be good.

Since he is sneezing and coughing, as well as the gaping and head shaking, it might be a respiratory disease infection. Look for nasal drainage, mucus inside the beak, eye bubbles or foam. You can only see the Y-shaped red gapeworms after death when the trachea is dissected, but a vet could see the worm larvae in his droppings if he had them. Some old posts claim that you can stick a QTip down the throat to look for them, but that is impossible since they would be inside the trachea.

I might ask your vet for an antibiotic that might treat respiratory disease, such as Tylan (tylosin) or Baytril (Enrofloxacin 10% liquid.) You can give either of those orally. You can get either of those online in the generic forms for pigeons. I can help with dosage.

It is said that fenbendazole (SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer, horse paste) can affect feather growth during a molt. Most people use Valbazen during a molt for worming.

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@RoxStar_Woolly what do you feed Woolly?

Oh - I thought you had to do 2 rounds. Is that for all worms, or just gapeworms?

For Roundworms only you would give 1 day dose, then repeat in 10 days (Using Fenbendazole). Gapeworm requires 5 days in row, no repeat.

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

The dosage of fenbendazole 10% for gapeworm is 0.25 ml givennfor 5 consecutive days, and no need to repeat afterward. Can you look at his eyes, and let us know if his right eye looks gray compared to the orange iris of the left eye? A close up might be good.

Since he is sneezing and coughing, as well as the gaping and head shaking, it might be a respiratory disease infection. Look for nasal drainage, mucus inside the beak, eye bubbles or foam. You can only see the Y-shaped red gapeworms after death when the trachea is dissected, but a vet could see the worm larvae in his droppings if he had them. Some old posts claim that you can stick a QTip down the throat to look for them, but that is impossible since they would be inside the trachea.

I might ask your vet for an antibiotic that might treat respiratory disease, such as Tylan (tylosin) or Baytril (Enrofloxacin 10% liquid.) You can give either of those orally. You can get either of those online in the generic forms for pigeons. I can help with dosage.

It is said that fenbendazole (SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer, horse paste) can affect feather growth during a molt. Most people use Valbazen during a molt for worming.

The dosage of fenbendazole 10% for gapeworm is 0.25 ml givennfor 5 consecutive days, and no need to repeat afterward. Can you look at his eyes, and let us know if his right eye looks gray compared to the orange iris of the left eye? A close up might be good.

Since he is sneezing and coughing, as well as the gaping and head shaking, it might be a respiratory disease infection. Look for nasal drainage, mucus inside the beak, eye bubbles or foam. You can only see the Y-shaped red gapeworms after death when the trachea is dissected, but a vet could see the worm larvae in his droppings if he had them. Some old posts claim that you can stick a QTip down the throat to look for them, but that is impossible since they would be inside the trachea.

I might ask your vet for an antibiotic that might treat respiratory disease, such as Tylan (tylosin) or Baytril (Enrofloxacin 10% liquid.) You can give either of those orally. You can get either of those online in the generic forms for pigeons. I can help with dosage.

It is said that fenbendazole (SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer, horse paste) can affect feather growth during a molt. Most people use Valbazen during a molt for worming.

Thank you for such a detailed response. I attached some pictures of his eyes. They seem to both be same bright color.

I don’t really see any mucus though or bubbles in his mouth or nose, however when I hand fed him before he shook his head and some wetness hit my hand not much.
As far as the safe guard I gave him already that I probably should not have due to molting is there something I can give him to help repair his feathers or do I just need to let nature takes it course at this point.

As far as his diet he is on a 21% protein crumble, about 10-12 meal worms a day and have been giving him some eggs and rice to try to put some weight back on him.

In his water probiotics and electrolytes


Also I did not mention, it’s hard to explain but he is Constantly opening and closing his beak quickly kind of like they do after they drink. Hope that makes sense

Thank you again for all your help.

 

[RoxStar_Woolly]

The dosage of fenbendazole 10% for gapeworm is 0.25 ml givennfor 5 consecutive days, and no need to repeat afterward. Can you look at his eyes, and let us know if his right eye looks gray compared to the orange iris of the left eye? A close up might be good.

Since he is sneezing and coughing, as well as the gaping and head shaking, it might be a respiratory disease infection. Look for nasal drainage, mucus inside the beak, eye bubbles or foam. You can only see the Y-shaped red gapeworms after death when the trachea is dissected, but a vet could see the worm larvae in his droppings if he had them. Some old posts claim that you can stick a QTip down the throat to look for them, but that is impossible since they would be inside the trachea.

I might ask your vet for an antibiotic that might treat respiratory disease, such as Tylan (tylosin) or Baytril (Enrofloxacin 10% liquid.) You can give either of those orally. You can get either of those online in the generic forms for pigeons. I can help with dosage.

It is said that fenbendazole (SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer, horse paste) can affect feather growth during a molt. Most people use Valbazen during a molt for worming.

Also I did not mention, it’s hard to explain but he is Constantly opening and closing his beak quickly kind of like they do after they drink. Hope that makes sense

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is his crop emptying overnight?
Anything inside his beak like yellow or white pasty material or a bad odor?
Look inside his ears for any infection.

His feed is o.k. I'd focus on him eating his normal feed and limit the treats. He'll gain weight as he gets better.
If you can, weigh him this will give you a baseline, then weigh him a couple of times a week to see if he's gaining/losing/staying the same.