My Peacock died from tapeworms? Please help on saving the peahens

[deerman]

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yes if sick i would give 1/2 cc down the throat.


THEY can get alot of the worms, from eating earthworms and other insects.

I have posted before which host what .

 

[chickenwes]

Thanks again for all this support on my problem, theres more and more great info everytime I long on.

I got the main results back on my peacock already, the fecal examine results I won't have until later. They do think he had worms but not sure what type yet, but also that wasn't what killed him but is probably what is wrong with the 2 hens but also why they are still kicking and hes not.

They say he had had an abnormal heart and tumor on his kidney and that a blood vessel ruptured into his lung as well causing his death. Their exact words were.....

COMMENTS: we will run fecal parasite exam; my impression is that you are correct about Prince Charming having intestinal parasites.
The mass in the heart is a surprise, and you would not have been able to detect it. I believe the same tumor is in the right kidney. The
masses in the heart would have caused the heart not to work properly, and could have resulted in the clinical signs you report.
I believe the blood in the body cavity/air sac came from the left lung. Although I did not see a mass in the left lung, it may be that a blood
vessel in the lung ruptured and caused the hemorrhage. This amount of blood loss, on top of the poorly functioning heart, is what caused
Prince Charming's death.

If any of you would like to see the full report I think this link will get you there (unless this is just on my computer?)...... https://sendnow.acrobat.com/?i=caGrQN0*bKevm17A9RVj0Q

I will pick up the goat wormer tomorrow to use on my remaining peafowl and with what everyone here has told me and the results today I am confident that this will be the cure to the problem, but even with my peacock having worms from these results it appears he didnt have a chance at a long happy life anyway

 

[deerman]

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how was his liver.......thats where the blackhead shows up.

 

[Frosty]

It's great that you had a necropsy done, though I have to say that the preliminary results have me a bit concerned... it almost sounds like Marek's disease in chickens. I did a quick search to see if other poultry got Marek's, there was one site that indicated that turkeys 'rarely' get it. There are other virus' that can cause symptoms like Marek's such as Reticuloendotheliosis http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/203604.htm&word=tumor,kidney,peafowl

Having the peahens act sick at the same time the male died is hopefully a coincidence, but keep an eye on them. A lot of these virus' can be spread by a bird sneezing, dander, or tracked on boots or equipment. When you get birds from an outside source it's a good idea to quarantine them for a month or so as far away as possible from your existing birds and have seperate footwear (or a way to sanitize) for when you go in to take care of them. Also take care of your existing flock first, before you go in with the new birds.

I really hope the rest of your birds respond to worming and get better!

 

[zazouse]

Sorry ya lost your Prince Charming

 

[chickenwes]

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The liver seemed ok, this is what they said......The liver
is red/brown with sharp lobe margins and no detected fractures

Also I will check that out Frosty and see what new information I get from the lab.

Thanks