My first sinus infection

[casportpony]

Here are some pictures of my first ever sinus infection. Chick weight - 800 grams. Gave 0.16ml of 10% Baytril IM.

Have my first URI in a peachick. Here it is at 9 am:


Four hours later:




Here he is 8 hours later. Note that I have not wiped his face.







28 hours later - still some swelling that is hard to see in pictures and some clear drainage from nostril. Up five grams, which is not enough, but it's better than a loss.




Chick was 100% after just two shots, but gave two more per the recommendation of a vet.

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

Here are some pictures of my first ever sinus infection. Chick weight - 800 grams. Gave 0.16ml of 10% Baytril IM.

Have my first URI in a peachick. Here it is at 9 am:


Four hours later:




Here he is 8 hours later. Note that I have not wiped his face.







28 hours later - still some swelling that is hard to see in pictures and some clear drainage from nostril. Up five grams, which is not enough, but it's better than a loss.




Chick was 100% after just two shots, but gave two more per the recommendation of a vet.

-Kathy

Awesome photos Kathy!

Can you tell us exactly where you gave the Baytril injection? Thanks.

 

[MinxFox]

Wow amazing how quickly it worked!

 

[casportpony]

Awesome photos Kathy!

Can you tell us exactly where you gave the Baytril injection? Thanks.

I gave them in the breast muscle just the way the video in this link shows:
http://www.lafebervet.com/emergency-medicine/birds/intramuscular-injections-in-birds/

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

Wow amazing how quickly it worked!

X - 2 !! I've never seen one heal so quickly!

 

[casportpony]

Quote: http://www.bayerlivestock.com/show.aspx/bl121890-baytril-100-control-qa-brochure
"In vitro* studies show that Baytril 100 kills 97% of the
key BRD-causing bacteria in 1–2 hours.2,3 And once
bacteria are dead, they’re dead."

-Kathy

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Good job, what would cause that? Cold? Dirt?

 

[casportpony]

Good job, what would cause that? Cold? Dirt?

Mine was raised indoors in a brooder, so it wasn't from dirt and it sure wasn't cold, lol. My best guess is that it was a bacterial infection of some type.

-Kathy

 

[VeggieMinette]

Where did you find the injectable Baytril? We adopted a chicken who developed a nasty sinus/eye infection 2 days later. It looked just like your pictures. She was on oral Baytril for 4 months (yes, you read that correctly) before it finally went away but not before giving it to another hen (GRRRRRRRR!) The injectable seems to work much faster!

 

[KsKingBee]

Where did you find the injectable Baytril? We adopted a chicken who developed a nasty sinus/eye infection 2 days later. It looked just like your pictures. She was on oral Baytril for 4 months (yes, you read that correctly) before it finally went away but not before giving it to another hen (GRRRRRRRR!) The injectable seems to work much faster!

You should be able to get it from your local vet or you can order it on-line from veterinary/poultry supply sites.