My chicken has canker...it's pretty obvious but the Vet says antibiotics are forbidden in chickens

[hayley3]

I did want to ask if you have seen any fowl pox this summer or fall? Wet fowl pox may cause similar lesions inside the beak, but canker smells terrible.

No I don't notice any odor...what would I do for that?

 

[Debbie292d]

Is there anything I can do? The vet gave her tribissen and panacur. And it's been 2 days and no help at all. Her mouth is a mess and I told the vet it was canker and she said because she has a swelling on one side of the mouth, it is not canker.

Many folks here have no vet within hours of them, if even that.

We've learned from the experiences and expertise of those like @Eggcessive that sometimes chickens need antibiotics. This is one of those times.

We can get antibiotics and other products, like the acidified copper sulfate online and without prescriptions.

Here are some of those places.
Jedds https://jedds.com/collections/poultry
Twin City Poultry https://www.twincitypoultrysupplies.com/
https://thecanaryfinchstore.com
Fish Mox: https://hardypaw.com/products/fix-mox-amoxicillin-capsules-fish-antibiotics?variant=44787640008865

 

[hayley3]

My vet was good with sour crop, but now she has turned on me.

 

[Eggcessive]

No I don't notice any odor...what would I do for that?

Have you seen fowl pox in your chickens recently, or is this bird new? It may not have developed an odor yet, but the wet form of fowl pox doesn’t have a bad odor. Rather than blame your vet for not being helpful if they are not wanting to lose their license, look at Debbie’s list above for finding medicines. If you lose the chicken, be sure to get a necropsy by your state vet to get a real diagnosis.

 

[hayley3]

Unfortunately, this is currently sold out :

https://jedds.com/products/metronidazole-20

But this is available, I'm not sure what the ingredients are though .

https://jedds.com/products/canker-p...49504&pr_ref_pid=6832845390013&pr_seq=uniform

Thanks...I ordered from BirdPal

 

[hayley3]

Have you seen fowl pox in your chickens recently, or is this bird new? It may not have developed an odor yet, but the wet form of fowl pox doesn’t have a bad odor. Rather than blame your vet for not being helpful if they are not wanting to lose their license, look at Debbie’s list above for finding medicines. If you lose the chicken, be sure to get a necropsy by your state vet to get a real diagnosis.

No she is a rescue chicken though..but I've had her over a year. We moved to the city last October but they have a 1/4 acre lot and I built them a shed so they have plenty of room with air conditioning and heaters for winter. I clean their buckets regularly too although not with bleach. The goose has a kiddie pool and that gets algae in it but I dump and refill every other day (every day when it's hot). I do see the squirrels getting a drink in the kiddie pool. I buy them kelp to add minerals to their diet. I put them on a diet because a few had dirty butts but now they are all good. And I'm saying all that to show they are not living in crowded conditions but living the life of luxury. haha

 

[hayley3]

We do have mosquitos.

 

[Eggcessive]

Well fowl pox is a common disease in hot summer and fall when mosquitoes are out. We don’t see it in the Ohio Valley, but it is a very common disease in the southern states. Usually you would see scabs on combs, face, and wattles with the dry form of pox. The wet form causes the yellow cheesy lesions inside the beak, and is more deadly. You would see some fowl pox scabs if wet pox were a problem. Here is a link to read about it with pictures of wet and dry fowl pox.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/fowl-pox

 

[hayley3]

Well fowl pox is a common disease in hot summer and fall when mosquitoes are out. We don’t see it in the Ohio Valley, but it is a very common disease in the southern states. Usually you would see scabs on combs, face, and wattles with the dry form of pox. The wet form causes the yellow cheesy lesions inside the beak, and is more deadly. You would see some fowl pox scabs if wet pox were a problem. Here is a link to read about it with pictures of wet and dry fowl pox.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/fowl-pox

Thank you!...I don't see any scabs but her mouth is black-ish looking and I can't even see her tongue...I researched before I took her to the vet and I was sure she had canker. But I took her to the Vet for confirmation of that and she wasn't able to give me confirmation.
I bought everything you mentioned and I was already putting vinegar in the water buckets.
I was worried about her not eating...She was eating before I put her in the cage but not now.
Fortunately, I found some syringes with a tiny tube that I previously purchased and I was able to feed her some baby rice cereal easily with that without causing her any discomfort. The tiny tube went easily down her throat and bypassed her windpipe.

I want to share the link so in case it helps someone else.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6BLVJH6

 

[Eggcessive]

You may want to buy some KayTee Exact baby bird feed which is a balanced complete feed for tube feeding. Here is another tube feeding set for an adult chicken:
https://www.amazon.com/Abustle-pig-...-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

I wonder if she suffered an injury to the inside of her beak possibly fighting, and her tongue may have been damaged. Any more pictures to see the inside would be helpful.