Peahen eye injury (graphic pic)

[FlightsofFancy]

I didn't have any Tylan injectable so I have started her on the Tylan powder last night. I just wanted to get something in her system asap. I am heading to the feed store in a bit.
Thanks, everyone, for all your help!!!!

 

[Frosty]

I use the Tylan 50... I use a syringe to suck the gunk out, then inject Tylan 50 right into the sinus. I do one treatment, then wait two days to see if they need a second shot. I treated 3 turkeys and one pea this way over the years, never needed to do a second shot yet.

 

[FlightsofFancy]

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So in thru the nostril or the puffed up sinus thru the eye?

 

[Frosty]

Through the puffy part. Most others here either shoot the breast, at the base of the neck, or use it orally. The method that I use I learned when I first has a sinus issue with a turkey, before I found this site. I recently found it on another site: http://www.vonrussellfarm.com/pfcare.html Scroll down to the section on Chronic Respiratory Disease. The only difference that I do is to first use a syringe with an 18 Guage needle to slowly suck out what I can (inserted right into the swollen area), then use a clean needle and syringe to inject the Tylan. I have always had to do just one treatment.

Whichever method you choose, I would like to mention that Tylan is not approved for poultry so there won't be directions on how much to use. This is an off label use, but it does work for the sinus issues. And I agree, that does look like sinusitis.

 

[DMFarm]

Frosty injection in the sinus is not recomended I have seen and heard of birds that has died from this. Years ago it was recomended to inject in the breast but this causes damage to the muscle and is not recomended anymore. As far as antibiotic for peafowl tylan 200 and baytril is the only 2 antibiotic recomended to treat respiratory problems tylan 50 you would have to give 4 times as much. When useing antibiotic they need to be giving 3 to 5 day just because the swelling go down don't mean the infection is gone. The way I posted is the best way of giving antibiotic.
Doug

 

[Frosty]

I haven't heard of any deaths from it, though I won't argue that it doesn't happen. Though for that matter, even routine shots like vaccinations can kill.

I did a young pea a year and a half ago and gave her 1/2 cc. The link that I attached references an avian vet at Texas A & M, and I did contact him directly. The virus behind the infection will likely never go away, and is possibly transmitted through the egg. As far as the bacteria causing the swelling goes, the only way to know exactly what is causing it (and the best treatment for it) would be to do a culture. If the infection is still there, I don't see any signs of it and the swelling never came back. Which I found surprising since it is likely Mycoplasmosis and I have heard that it will flare up when the birds get stressed due to temps or anything else. -38F temps, and no sign.