Rooster Cheek Swollen - Possible Illness

[12404914]

Okay. I have three last questions about his eyes: A.) Should the saline flushing occur routinely along with the ointment or just once? B.) Should I use drops or a trickle to flush the eyes? C.) How should I apply the ointment to his eyes? I don't know if I should use my finger or a q-tip or something and if I rub it into the eye or just thinly apply it. I don't want to hurt him by doing it wrong. If you have any links to a visual demonstration that would be great.

 

[Eggcessive]

Trickle a few drops of the saline into the eye to rinse it. Wipe off outside of the eye. Open the eye with fingers, and apply a small dab of the ointment into the eye with the tube. Try not to get the tube into the eye.

 

[12404914]

Thanks so much for all the responses! I'll follow that method and update if the rooster improves in the future.

 

[12404914]

Old thread but hopefully this'll show up to some people. Anyway I'm at home again and I noticed the rooster was doing a weird silent gasping thing. I've read that it can be a symptom of respiratory illness or worms. I'll try to figure it out but I also decided to take a video. His swollen cheek is still there. While I was gone my family didn't treat his eye issue but now I'll be able to do so. Other than that he seems to be doing well; he's interacting with the other hens and doing his normal behavior but he could be hiding his issues so I'm keeping an eye on it.
Video:

 

[suzychappstick]

Could you get a more clear picture in good focus and light showing his right eye? His swollen cheek and the mucus can be symptoms of mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG,) a chronic respiratory disease. Have you added any new chickens to the flock recently? Tylosin or Denagard/TiaGard can treat symptoms of MG. The disease is never cured, though symptoms may get better, and most of the flock should be considered positive for MG. Here is where to buy Tylosin online, and dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days:
https://birdpalproducts.com/products/tylosin-powder-for-birds

I have one chicken with the swollen cheek. Eating/acting normally. Do you think I have to isolate her from the others, or just treat them all?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

There is no point in isolating the sick chicken, she has already exposed all the others in the flock.

 

[suzychappstick]

There is no point in isolating the sick chicken, she has already exposed all the others in the flock.

Thanks for the quick response!