Severe Fungal Issues

Ederle

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I have a 5-6 year old silkie with a severe fungal infection. His feet are always covered in fungus. I often peel off the larger chunks of the fungus on his feet so that he can walk more easily, but the issue always returns very quickly. He has some of the fungus clogging his nostrils too. As soon as I get it out, it returns again. His head is covered in a whitish dusting of fungus as well.

The fungus is white-yellow and forms big clumps on his legs. That in his nose is cheesy-looking and foul-smelling. He has had a fungal issue ever since I got him, but it has gotten worse now and I can't keep bathing him weekly now that it is cold outside.

What could I put on his skin to make the fungus go away? Would this work?:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013PGADAW/?tag=backy-20

Also, two of my hens have vent gleet. I have been bathing them constantly, waiting for the fungus to become softer and then peeling it off. This is bi-weekly, because the fungus grows so fast that they can't pass feces anymore within days.

For treatment so far I have alternated between putting copper, molasses, and probiotics in their water with no results at all. I have bathed them with MicoHexidine many, many times with no results.

I should mention that the silkie is old and mostly--if not completely--blind in both eyes. He doesn't move around much, which likely doesn't help the issue. I put him in the same cage every day so that he can find the food and water more easily.

What do I do??
I will add photos, if needed, tomorrow.
 
Do you have any pictures of the head, nostrils, and feet? Any pictures of the vents of the 2 hens as well? Clotrimazole is one antifungal that may help to treat fungus. It can be found at Dollar Tree for a dollar. Miconazole (Monistat) cream is also good to use, and possibly better. It sounds like your rooster has favus which causes the chaulky white comb and face. It can spread and affect the overall health of the chicken. The nostrils might possibly be blocked with feed and secretions. That can be common, and can be treated with dabbing hydrogen peroxide on the nostril to soften them, then using a QTip to gently dig out the gunk. Have you thought about putting the rooster down so that he doesn’t suffer? It is hard to do if he is a pet, but favus is contagious to other chickens.
 
Do you have any pictures of the head, nostrils, and feet? Any pictures of the vents of the 2 hens as well? Clotrimazole is one antifungal that may help to treat fungus. It can be found at Dollar Tree for a dollar. Miconazole (Monistat) cream is also good to use, and possibly better. It sounds like your rooster has favus which causes the chaulky white comb and face. It can spread and affect the overall health of the chicken. The nostrils might possibly be blocked with feed and secretions. That can be common, and can be treated with dabbing hydrogen peroxide on the nostril to soften them, then using a QTip to gently dig out the gunk. Have you thought about putting the rooster down so that he doesn’t suffer? It is hard to do if he is a pet, but favus is contagious to other chickens.


Update: Turns out I didn't have to put my rooster down. Claudius died last night. I opened up the coop and he was in his favorite spot, seemingly just asleep. It's so sudden. He was active and seemed okay yesterday, maybe even spunkier than usual.
But he was old and hadn't been in the best health since I got him, so part of me is just glad that he's free now.

As for my girls, I'm going to try to go to Dollar Tree today for some antifungal cream. Hopefully they'll have it. I do worry a lot about them because while they seem otherwise healthy, they are both nearly four years old and I know that most hens would be lucky to even reach that age at all.
Thank you for your help, I really appreciate you taking the time to assist clueless people like me on here.
 
@Eggcessive
I just found this cream at Dollar Tree. It was the only antifungal available. Will it work? Also, I have some photos of one of their vents. Beneath all of the brown gunky stuff is a layer of whitish-yellow fungus that is attached to the vent. It can be peeled off but it comes back very quickly. The fungus is only around that area, I haven't found it anywhere else on either of them.
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That is clotrimazole, one of the 2 creams I recommended earlier. Miconazole was the other, and it is sold as Monistat and Lotrimin in drugs stores. It should help if that is a fungal infection. You may want to soak her in some warm Epsom salts water, and try to rub off some of the gunk.
 

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