Rooster was attacked and now weezing. Can chickens have benadryl

[twzlrwho]

Ok so yesterday my rooster was attacked. He has a pretty bad wound that I cleaned with betadine and have a water soluable anti-biotic ointment on it. I also started him on antibiotics, but now he is weezing like he has REALLY bad asthma. My question is...What can I give him for this? Can chickens have benadryl? Would that help?

I don't feel this is wound related. I have another rooster that escaped unscathed, but is also now weezing.

I have read where a chicken will have a heart attack and they are necropsied only to find fluid in the lungs. Could my chickens have had minor heart attacks and now have fluid in their lungs? If not what could cause this and most importantly how do I fix it?

Any help is greatly appreciated and TIA.

ETA:title edit

 

[PunkinPeep]

i don't know if there is anything you can give them for that, except maybe some baby aspirin to ease inflammation.

another thought i had is that if it is as hot where you are as it is where i am.....maybe their stress level in addition to the heat is freaking out their insides.

the only thing i would know is to put them both in a cool dark area with water and aspirin and see if they calm themselves down and start breathing normally.

i just someone else's thread where she said an injured chicken was rasping really badly, but after she was calmed down, etc., the breathing was more normal.

hopefully someone else will have more in depth info for you.

blessings

beth

 

[twzlrwho]

Thanks for the reply. I have been tossing back and forth whether or not to bring them in. I was really hoping to find out what was going on first.

I know with humans...fluid in the lungs and bed rest is not a good combo. I don't want it to turn into pnuemonia if I can avoid it. I was really hoping to dry up their lungs somehow.

I might call my vet in the am to see if there is something that would work. I don't even know if he will see chickens, but I am a very loyal customer with my dogs, so maybe he will know something.

In the mean time I guess I will keep doing what I am doing. I will go out at bedtime again to check the wound and apply more ointment.

Other than the wheezing they are GREAT. Acting normal, eating well and still protecting his ladies.

Thanks again.

 

[dlhunicorn]

you do not say when this attack occured...
agree with poster on the stress... also birds are very sensitive to ammonia and dust (is it dry in your area in addition to the heat?)
Is there enough ventilation in the coop?

 

[twzlrwho]

The attack happened last evening and they are not in a coop. They have a little over 1/4 acre they roam about in that is fenced. They have a small house but they only go in to lay or at night to sleep.

Thanks for replying

 

[twzlrwho]

Sorry I missed a part. No it is not too dry. We have had a nice amount of rain...knock on wood.

 

[dlhunicorn]

well if he is injured you might think about keeping him cooped for a while so you can monitor the symptoms better... giving a supplement might help him also as a general support measure.

 

[twzlrwho]

Well can he have benadryl or is there something I can try to dry his lungs up with? If there is alot of fluid in his lungs and I lock him up..wouldn't that turn into pneumonia?

I also have another rooster that wasn't injured that started wheezing too after the attack.

What would cause this?