Hi there,
We have our peahen Peanelopea who has been having breathing issues. We have seen a vet with her who suggested it could be gapeworm and/or treating for Mycoplasma (despite not having standard symptoms of Myco), vet also said she was underweight and a bit run down. Treatments being Flubenvet for worms and Tylan diluted into water. Vet did do swab tests but due to covid there has been delays in the results so still waiting on them.
Initially we kept her in as worried about her but this made her stop eating and drinking as I guess she was lonely so I'm not sure initially how much meds she took in. I'm now retreating the entire flock for worms (they live with chickens) and separating her for periods of the day to make sure she drinks the Tylan. All other chickens and peacock are healthy.
Symptoms are gaping and sounding like mucus in the throat. It seems to get worse at night and better during the day which I do not understand . She has improved a little bit to the point where she seems normal in the daytime but with sporadic coughing.
This video shows her at her worse point - generally after panic/exertion
If I take her back to the vets they are likely going to want to do an x-ray, but I'm fretting about whether the amount of stress will be too much for her. Any peafowl owners had to do this?
Any suggestions of things I can do to help her or thoughts on what else it could be I would most appreciate!
We have our peahen Peanelopea who has been having breathing issues. We have seen a vet with her who suggested it could be gapeworm and/or treating for Mycoplasma (despite not having standard symptoms of Myco), vet also said she was underweight and a bit run down. Treatments being Flubenvet for worms and Tylan diluted into water. Vet did do swab tests but due to covid there has been delays in the results so still waiting on them.
Initially we kept her in as worried about her but this made her stop eating and drinking as I guess she was lonely so I'm not sure initially how much meds she took in. I'm now retreating the entire flock for worms (they live with chickens) and separating her for periods of the day to make sure she drinks the Tylan. All other chickens and peacock are healthy.
Symptoms are gaping and sounding like mucus in the throat. It seems to get worse at night and better during the day which I do not understand . She has improved a little bit to the point where she seems normal in the daytime but with sporadic coughing.
This video shows her at her worse point - generally after panic/exertion
If I take her back to the vets they are likely going to want to do an x-ray, but I'm fretting about whether the amount of stress will be too much for her. Any peafowl owners had to do this?
Any suggestions of things I can do to help her or thoughts on what else it could be I would most appreciate!
