OMG what am i dealing with? FINAL UPDATE # 104**graphic

[redhen]

I think all you can do at this point is: Dry the bird off VERY good.... and keep her dry.
then put some of that anti-fungal cream on her a couple times a day??
Dont know what else to tell ya.. sorry.

 

[mmaddie's mom]

I have heard before on this forum that Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca) is toxic for birds, BUT I have used it on my birds more than once and have had great success with it! Is this just someones own idea because someone used it and their injured bird died any way? Rumor started... No one has given me any dea what this "toxic" substance does to the birds. Anyone? It is a great natural healer and unless someone can come up with something concrete, I will continue to use it... it's too good NOT to use!

ps: Have used it on my dogs and cats also.

 

[beachchickie]

I thought I saw links on this website to poultry vets at some vet schools you could email. Can you use antifungal cream on chickens? Mississippi State has a great vet school and if you can find the email on this website use it. I have seen it on this site.

 

[suebee]

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I would NOT use gold bond on a severely open wound like this! Stick to an anti fungal solution.

 

[ChooksChick]

Call your vet and have him prescribe you or sell you some Metronidazole- or perhaps you have some other access to it. He can call it or write it for the human pharmacy- mine did.

This can treat fungal infections systemically, and it's chicken-safe. My vet prescribed it for a bird a couple of years ago for a different issue, but it worked great. I used a 1/4 tablet for a 6# bird. It's the most awful flavor ever created by man, so I stuffed it in a kernel of frozen corn and down it went!

I suspect other fungal things would work, but this is worth a try if you have it.

 

[lorieMN]

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you should be able to get that at any fish supply store,I believe it is called fish-zole..

 

[Dora'smom]

Just a comment on the tea tree oil issue. It is not toxic for animals. Many dog shampoos have a small amount of tea tree oil in them. As a matter of fact, I just ran out to the back porch to check some of my labels, and Rooster Booster Pick-no-More lotion (for use on birds) does have tea tree oil in it. Mind you, it is present in a very small percentage, and maybe that is the key---too much would be toxic. Just wanted to clarify that point. . .

 

[dirtdoctor]

DAR,

Sorry bout the bird, I would look at several issues, to be a detective is what you must do.
1. where was bird living, inside, outside? free range?

2. That smell, Dead flesh, it is constant or just when wet?

3. Areas of skin without feathers, being pecked on can be a secondary issue Ill birds or birds with mites, skin lesions, mange etc....

I would look at several things, just for starters,
1. plenty of clean water dehydrated or dirty waterers can cause other illnesses and allow a weakened bird (animal) to be vulnerable to disease that normally would not affect it.

2. After cleaning and debreing the wound sites, a slight scrubbing with a soft tooth brush to remove all necrotic tissue, on large areas I use a squirt bottle of hydrogen peroxide, then flush the wound with water, let dry, and protect it from fly infestation, ( Hydrogen peroxide should not be used for wounds that are already healing, it eats the new tissue. BUT to clean and removed necrotic mess it is the best!

3. Spray open wounds with wound cote or some other anti biotic, spray, cream

4. Make a slight solution of a mite spray and mix with mineral oil (read baby oil) spray the skin liberally, let it soak deep into the skin,
most skin diseases often begin from a mite, scratch, tic etc... so mites, fleas and other parasites that live on the skin need to suffocate, the spray works wonders,
I have a mixture I use of a flea spray mixed with mineral oil. I also have on many occasion used WD 40. clears up the issue in a heart beat! Plus it stops the squeaking.

5. Sanitize the area, Dust with a liberal amount of D. E. I have even pressure washed the building with a solution of bleach, dust the ground with D.E.

6. Keep the bird quiet, and comfy.

Look for infection in other birds, and follow a tight protocol so you dont contaminate the whole herd. you can also let the birds take a D. E. Dust bath. they love it.

Good luck

 

[mmaddie's mom]

Dora'smom :

Just a comment on the tea tree oil issue. It is not toxic for animals. Many dog shampoos have a small amount of tea tree oil in them. As a matter of fact, I just ran out to the back porch to check some of my labels, and Rooster Booster Pick-no-More lotion (for use on birds) does have tea tree oil in it. Mind you, it is present in a very small percentage, and maybe that is the key---too much would be toxic. Just wanted to clarify that point. . .

Dora's mom...
thanks. as always common sense is the rule!

 

[CoopCrazy]

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Please read the first post again .. Where she explains that she can't take it the vet..