Sinus Infections

[casportpony]

Seems like there have been quite a few birds with sinus infections, so I thought I start a thread for people to share how they have dealt with them.

I'll start with mine... Last month I found a rooster with a nasty infected eye, but no other signs of respiratory infection, so I removed the pus as best as I could and set him free. Several days later the pus was back, so I did it again, but this time I was more aggressive and manged to get this out of his choanal slit:



Cause of sinus infection was the foxtail. To get it out I had to apply pressure to the area between his nostril and his eye.

This is a choanal slit - Photo by BYC's Nambroth


-Kathy

Edited to add:
No antibiotics were given.

 

[ChickenHermit]

This is a great idea! And very useful info.

How did you get him to hold still? I towel wrap when I need to work with face or beak, but they're so wiggly I always have trouble...

 

[Eggcessive]

Good post. There have been more than one cases of some foreign object in the eye causing this kind of abscess, Normally we think it is from a respiratory infection, but once again that is not always the case for a swollen eye and sinus infection.

 

[casportpony]

This is a great idea! And very useful info.

How did you get him to hold still? I towel wrap when I need to work with face or beak, but they're so wiggly I always have trouble...

He's a little guy, only 500 grams, so was pretty easy to hold still. Wrapping in a towel is a good idea, plus maybe taping their legs together?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Good post. There have been more than one cases of some foreign object in the eye causing this kind of abscess, Normally we think it is from a respiratory infection, but once again that is not always the case for a swollen eye and sinus infection.

This is my second one like this... First one had a piece of grain that the pus formed around. Which reminds me, always a good idea to dissect the pus to look for foreign bodies.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here is one that belongs to a friend of mine that I treated yesterday:












-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

For reference:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1071718/nasty-eye-infection-pics
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...r-sinuses-so-that-she-can-breathe-ugly-photos

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks for the post Kathy! Good idea.

Following.

 

[casportpony]

December 02 2016


December 08 2016




-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Interesting video: