NASTY infection, help identify?

[mama dixie]

hey humble, went to that site and I have some questions for you, I think one of my birds is showing some of the signs.. she is a huge buff Cochin and she is walking on top of her foot she was not eating now she is she is getting thin. she was staying all puffed up and not socializing at all with the others that is so not like her. we put her in a cage and have started her on tylan, but this site says to use a different antibiotic, here is kinda what she is showing signs of, my question is how infections is this and do I need to really worry about losing my whole flock?

Mycoplasma synoviae
Synonyms: MS, infectious synovitis, synovitis, silent air sac

Species affected: chickens and turkeys.

Clinical signs: Birds infected with the synovitis form show lameness, followed by lethargy, reluctance to move, swollen joints, stilted gait, loss of weight, and formation of breast blisters. Birds infected with the respiratory form exhibit respiratory distress. Greenish diarrhea is common in dying birds (see Table 1 ). Clinically, the disease in indistinguishable from MG.

Transmission: MS is transmitted from infected breeder to progeny via the egg. Within a flock, MS is spread by direct contact with infected birds as well as through airborne particles over short distances.

Treatment: Recovery is slow for both respiratory and synovitis forms. Several antibiotics are variably effective. The most effective are tylosin, erthromycin, spectinomycin, lincomycin, and chlorotectracycline. These antibiotics can be given by injection while some can be administered in the feed or drinking water. These treatments are most effective when the antibiotics are injected.

Prevention: Eradication is the best and only sure control. Do not use breeder replacements from flocks that have had MS. The National Poultry Improvement Plan monitors for MS.


******* my bird does not have any breast blisters and is not having any respiratory distress no grenish diarrhea so I am not sure if she has this, she does have the lameness , lethargy reluctance to move , loss of weight so I am on the fence...

wish I had the funds to take her in, but I just don't right now... what do you think

I might borrow the funds if it means the loss of my flock to stop the spread of a horrid thing like this . also is tylan going to work...

 

[Brody's Broodello]

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First thing you need to do is trim the feathers on it's head, they will fall down into the eye causing it to get more inflamed. You need to clean & flush the eye ( visene ) Silkies will get eye infections more easily during the winter. If only one eye is infected, the bird has done something to it, no MG or Coryza ( there would be swelling on the entire head if they had one of these) The bird most likely was pecked, of has a wet silkie dreadlock, flop down & cause it to be irritated. It then, probably, scratched at its eye, causing a scratch on the eye ball. Silkies do this TRUST ME! Every winter someone will do this, or better yet, dip their entire head in the water, just to have it's feathers freeze it's head shut. So back to this bird, after flushing get a tube of Terramyicin ointment, you need to put a line of this under the eyelid. Twice a day is best, once will do too. It will take about 2 weeks, but should heal up. You need to clean out the eye, everyday, before the ointment. Oral antibiotics help as well. The eye will be ulcerated, but over time, should look normal, or will have a slight off color. Total cost would be about $20-30 bucks for the ointment $12, Eye Wash, Antibiotics.

PS the stuff coming out of the nostril on the injured side, is the infection draining out.

 

[mama dixie]

ok I am piggybacking here just want to say, thank you for all the info... keep up the good work and it shows you are doing all you can I hope my girl gets better...

 

[lotzahenz]

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Not everyone can afford a vet for poultry. Heck, not everyone can afford health care, for humans. And, most of us are not lucky enough to have a State Lab/Vet close by either. She'd have to kill the bird to get it examined here in my neighborhood. The eye is NOT for sure lost, this is quite common. You need to dose your bird with Tylan 50 if you can, IM injection is best, orally is okay. Give it again in 72 hours. At the same time, you may want to put her on L-S 50 in her water (1 tsp per gallon) for 7 days, keep that eye cleaned out, it is just the way chickens handle infection in the eye. It makes a white-ish bean curd like thing, and you need to keep it squeezed out, making sure all the white is gone. Bathe that eye in saline solution or eye antibiotic ointment, keep her isolated and warm. Keep crumbled feed and medicated water in front of her and she will recover better than you expect. IF it has been that way a really long time, she may be blind in one eye, get her a pirate's patch (

If you keep the eye cleaned out, it may heal on its own without intervention, but if the hen gets weak or dehydrated, she may die on you. It often affects both eyes, and that is usually when they have trouble. Since it is likely a type of Mycoplasma (if not a simple eye infection) your other birds might need to be dosed with the Abx water as well. Watch them close for puffy eyes and sticky noses. If your hen dies or you do have a vet and want a definite answer, take her freshly dead and have her autopsied and you will get a report in one to two weeks. Here it costs about $25.00. Don't freeze the bird, but keep it chilled. Good luck as this is a frustrating condition. Mycoplasma is found everywhere and some simple form of stress can set it off. HenZ

 

[stoopid]

I am not trying to sound so rotten, another peep just went thru this, and her whole flock became infected.
She wound up giving them all to the state to be euthanized, and necropsies done. A very horrible time for her.
And there has to be some kind of state vet you can consult, if it gets bad enough, it can be passed on to others.
This is why we pay taxes. Make the government do their job. JMO
And if you need the money, let us know.
I have worked on donations before for others.
This is why we are all here, to help out.
PM me if you want to talk about money.
Roberta