2theDogz
Songster
- Apr 12, 2021
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Please help me help my girl. Let me preface: I consulted an online vet and was not impressed. Basically said to continue what I've been doing. Local vet doesn't see birds, wait-listed at Avian vet 2 hrs away.
Hen started with ear infection. I removed pus & flushed. All looked good but it started up again. Re-treated, started fishMox 125mg 2x daily. Looked good again. At this point I saw her feet were a mess (scaly leg mites). Treated everyone with Ivermectin. Feet are on the mend, but after a week infection was back, now in both ears. Increased Mox to 250mg 2x day. Initial improvement but surrounding skin becoming swollen & crusty, starting to spread on head. The ear canals are clearer though.
I switched to Cephalexin for skin issue, 3 days now. It hasn't helped. I have deployed Chlorexidine, ketoconazole, Silver honey, micanazole, cortisone (all recommended by vet except silver honey).
It still slowly progresses & is intruding into eyelids now. Also doing some swallowing as if there's internal irritation.
I can't see the point of continuing the oral antibiotics as I fear this is a reaction to them or the mites. So far she's eating well, poops are normal. Still generally ok but she does scratch at them. She's broody so I'm letting her sit, figuring it helps with treatment/isolation.
Can anyone offer experience/advice on this? The first 2 pics below are post initial infection/pus removal. Next 2 are a few days ago after cleaning. Last 2 are before cleaning.
Hen started with ear infection. I removed pus & flushed. All looked good but it started up again. Re-treated, started fishMox 125mg 2x daily. Looked good again. At this point I saw her feet were a mess (scaly leg mites). Treated everyone with Ivermectin. Feet are on the mend, but after a week infection was back, now in both ears. Increased Mox to 250mg 2x day. Initial improvement but surrounding skin becoming swollen & crusty, starting to spread on head. The ear canals are clearer though.
I switched to Cephalexin for skin issue, 3 days now. It hasn't helped. I have deployed Chlorexidine, ketoconazole, Silver honey, micanazole, cortisone (all recommended by vet except silver honey).
It still slowly progresses & is intruding into eyelids now. Also doing some swallowing as if there's internal irritation.
I can't see the point of continuing the oral antibiotics as I fear this is a reaction to them or the mites. So far she's eating well, poops are normal. Still generally ok but she does scratch at them. She's broody so I'm letting her sit, figuring it helps with treatment/isolation.
Can anyone offer experience/advice on this? The first 2 pics below are post initial infection/pus removal. Next 2 are a few days ago after cleaning. Last 2 are before cleaning.