Sick chicken w/ gape worm!

[dawg53]

If you're dealing with gapeworms, here's a link. Covey Rise Plantation has dealt with gapeworms many times. Here's a link, post #'s 13 and 14 on how to treat.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7931055

 

[Beth G.]

Hi, I understand. I just like to wrap my head around it. I tried to call the Vet I worked for but he's on vacation up north skiing

I don't feel comfortable giving advice since they were diagnosed with Gapeworm and I do not know enough about intereaction of the Gape worm, wormers combined with Tylan. So I would say to you, do what you feel is right in your heart after surfing the web. I personally have never had gapeworm in my flock but, that's because Dawg educated me on proper worming, a worming schedule, and a wormer that kills everything when it comes to internal parasites.

I sincerely hope you find a way to care for your Millie.

Beth
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They have been diagnosed with gape worm by my vet, and yes i have seen the worm very hard to do but the vet showed me how.
but i can't exactly take the rest of my flock in to be diagnosed right now and the vet is just to far, I can't wait til next friday and just let them suffer. so i am asking my BYC Buddies for help intil then.

 

[Grumpypantsmomma]

Beth G. :

Hi, I understand. I just like to wrap my head around it. I tried to call the Vet I worked for but he's on vacation up north skiing

I don't feel comfortable giving advice since they were diagnosed with Gapeworm and I do not know enough about intereaction of the Gape worm, wormers combined with Tylan. So I would say to you, do what you feel is right in your heart after surfing the web. I personally have never had gapeworm in my flock but, that's because Dawg educated me on proper worming, a worming schedule, and a wormer that kills everything when it comes to internal parasites.

I sincerely hope you find a way to care for your Millie.

Beth
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They have been diagnosed with gape worm by my vet, and yes i have seen the worm very hard to do but the vet showed me how.
but i can't exactly take the rest of my flock in to be diagnosed right now and the vet is just to far, I can't wait til next friday and just let them suffer. so i am asking my BYC Buddies for help intil then.

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She is doing better this morning already she is now up and moving, one eye opened, full crop and drinking water on her own. still quiet and sleepy but she was able to eat and drink on her own which is a good sign.

 

[Grumpypantsmomma]

Millie is Doing better this afternoon, she is up and moving, one eye open and eating and drinking on her own. she still has a long way before full recovery. She still sleepy and quiet, no longer breathing through her mouth, but when she is up to it she will get a nice warm foot soak, and some more TLC. I treated her for her gape worm with Safe Guard (flubendazole). just the other night only one dose. I will be putting some antibiotic ointment on her eye lids without the pain killer, as that is what is recommended.
As for the rest of the flock I do believe they have a respritory problem and they will be treated accordingly, but i will give it a couple days since I wormed them before giving them something else I don't want to overload their systems.

 

[dawg53]

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FYI Safeguard isnt flubendazole, it is fenbendazole.

 

[Ksane]

That's not gapeworm, that's some sort of respiratory disease, very common. Sorry to be one of the "I'd do this" people but I'd give her injections of 1/2 cc Tylan 50 for 3-5 days. The "rattling" noise in her lungs/air sacs is indicative of respiratory problems. Worming is good and that wormer is very safe, but I don't believe that's her problem at the moment.

 

[OrpingtonHopeful]

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FYI Safeguard isnt flubendazole, it is fenbendazole.

Fenbendazole is effective on gapeworms though, no? I thought I just saw that on the msu cares....(sorry went to pull it)Yes- http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disparas.htm

Still, I cannot seem to figure out a dose thast's appropriate with the stock my local TSC carries. Any good advice as to where to get effective wormers fast? I don't know what is wrong with my chicken, but I don't have faith that the wormer I used did a proper job and the head shaking and fretting is disturbing....

 

[OrpingtonHopeful]

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Is there an effective abx that can be added to a small flock water supply- If it's resp they would all have been exposed, no?

 

[Ksane]

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Is there an effective abx that can be added to a small flock water supply- If it's resp they would all have been exposed, no?

Some people do give Tylan50 orally if they don't feel comfortable giving injections. They dose it right down their throat (be careful not to get it down the wrong pipe) and they give a double dose if they're giving it orally. The stuff tastes horrible, that's why I learned to do injections instead. (I tasted it and decided I wasn't going to make my sick chicken drink that). The injections really are easy and the birds hold still. You give it in their left breast muscle (the opposite side from their crop). I would only give it to the birds showing signs of respiratory problems. Because some birds can be exposed and they don't come down with it, those birds will build up a good immunity to whatever it is.
As far as the wormer-Safeguard horse paste (fenbendazole) is super easy to find. Valbazen is highly recommended but it's a pain to find, most have to order it online and wait a week to get it. Safeguard will kill all the worms except tapes, Valbazen will kill all plus tapes. You could always give Safeguard and then Zimectrin Gold which has praziquantel in it and praziquantel will kill tapes. Zimectrin Gold is super easy to find anywhere also. I would repeat both 7-10 days later. You're going to find 10 opinions on worming for every 10 persons that answer. I can only tell you what I've done and what my vet recommends.
Edit: You could always give the injections in the leg muscle instead of breast muscle. Alternate legs each injection.

 

[Ksane]

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Oops, forgot to answer this. I give an inch long ribbon of the paste per standard sized bird (like a Cochin) and a 1/2" long ribbon per bantam. Safeguard is incredibly safe stuff.