Whatever you use, start it quickly. Because he's very sick, you haven't got a lot of time to lose. True, antibiotics won't help if it's a virus, but I've always been told by vets that they won't hurt either as they can help prevent secondary infections. You'll know if it's a virus if he doesn't start improving within a few days.
Yeah I decided the injectable seemed like it would be stressful so I started the Tylan in his water mid day yesterday. He’s eating well now. He gobbled up the blueberries I bought for him, along with some feed, oatmeal and his normal evening treats of sunflower seeds. His breathing is about the same but less sneezing.
Good to know thanks. Is the dose the same orally? I’ve been giving him treated water in a syringe a few times a day and I think he’s drinking some on his own.
I finally got someone to hold him and there is something yellowish on the side of his mouth. Not sure if it’s normal or not?
That is great news!!
Aah. It doesn't look normal. It might be thrush, in which case you're not supposed to use antibiotics. However, since the antibiotics seem to be helping him otherwise, my inclination would be to keep using antibiotics for right now. What you can do is to try and put some iodine on the spot by dabbing it with a qtip. Obviously, another two person job. I don't know if it's necessary to use the iodine every day. But just watch him. As long as he continues to improve with the Tylan, I'd keep him on it, but if he starts to decline again, then you would need to stop and then switch to Nystatin eventually. I believe they can get lesions in the mouth for other reasons besides thrush.
So he probably developed the issue after the respiratory issue. I didn’t see anything in his mouth a few days ago but I also didn’t have help holding him then. I have Betadine. I will try putting some of that on.
Yes the dosage is the same by injection or orally. The yellow material might be early signs of canker, a protozoan infection common in pigeons, or a fungal infection, thrush (candida, yeast.) Canker is treated with metronidazole (Aqua Zole, available online.) Thrush is treated with Nystatin (Medistatin powder available online.) Wet fowl pox can also look similar, but would only be suspected if mosquitoes are out and you have seen dry fowl pox scabs. Note that Canker has a bad odor, and that may not show up right away in early stages. Canker can spread to the throat and crop and can make eating difficult, and block the airway.
