Sneezing & mouth breathing, no other signs! Help!!

[dawngarofalo]

He may have a virus called infectious bronchitis that will have to run it's course over about a month. Mycoplasma (MG) can also look like that in mild cases, and it can be treated with Tylan 50. It only comes in the injectable form, but I recommend giving it orally at a dosage of 0.2 ml per pound twice daily for 5 days. Getting a weight helps. How much did you use and for how long?

How long has he been sick? There are other respiratory diseases, and with any of them, they can be complicated by secondary infections, such as air sacculitis. Most of them last for weeks, and some can be chronic, making them carriers. IB fortunately, only makes them carriers for up to a year.

Sorry that he is so sick, but make sure that he is drinking enough water and eating well. Offering him treats of chopped egg, liver, or tuna--not too much but as an addition to his usual feed would help with vitamins and extra protein. Hope he recovers soon. Also welcome to BYC.

I was giving him .5ml 2x/day for 5 days but it looks like by your recommendation it would be 1ml 2x/day? I tried cutting up a hard boiled egg but he didn’t like it. He loves cut up grapes. Feeding organic crumble, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, nutri drench and olive oil in water. I’ll try tuna. Still alternating with colloidal silver and vetrx.
Thanks so much for all of the advice!

 

[Eggcessive]

Try putting water in the feed to make it wet. The grapes would be good to get fluid into him. Fluids are important, then foods he will eat. Protein is good. They sometimes will eat raw egg stirred into wet feed or a tsp of yogurt.If it is viral such as infectious bronchitis, he might not need the Tylan. How long since you stopped it?

 

[Suprise-Chicks]

My sister found this on Facebook?

 

[dawngarofalo]

Try putting water in the feed to make it wet. The grapes would be good to get fluid into him. Fluids are important, then foods he will eat. Protein is good. They sometimes will eat raw egg stirred into wet feed or a tsp of yogurt.If it is viral such as infectious bronchitis, he might not need the Tylan. How long since you stopped it?

I started him on Baytri tablets that I had. 20mg 2x/day for 4 days now. His comb & face are getting lots of what looks like dry flaky skin??? Or could it be thrush or dry pox? Not much change in other things except poop is slightly green. I was looking up Aspergillosis on poultrydmv.com...could his underlying problem be fungal?? If so, I have 70% Metronidazole powder for our fish. How much?

 

[Eggcessive]

Usually, there is no sneezing or noisy breathing with aspergillosis. It causes silent gasping and thirst. Metronidazole is more for protozoa such as canker.
The flaky skin may be dry skin, but favus (skin fungus) could be a possibility. You could try some coconut oil first on the flaky skin to see if that helps. I wouldn't start another medication yet, but just finish the course of Baytril and give him probiotics or a tsp of plain yogurt mixed into some wet feed daily and for a couple of days after antibiotics to maintain his normal gut health. If the skin problem gets worse, you can always try some miconazole or clotrimazole cream, but it may respond to the coconut oil. Here is some info on aspergillosis:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/7/aspergillosis/

and on favus:

Favus:

Favus infection, comb, chicken

Courtesy of Dr. Patricia Wakenell.

Favus, or ringworm, also known as white comb, is a fungal disease caused by Microsporum gallinae, which is of minor importance in all fowl, especially chickens and turkeys. Affected birds have small, white, chalky deposits on the comb, which can enlarge and coalesce to form a dull white, moldy layer that could be several millimeters thick. The disease is self-limiting, and the comb heals after several months. Typically, if the disease is limited to the comb, the health of the bird is not affected, but if feathered portions are involved, the bird may become emaciated and die. Favus is a public health concern.

 

[dawngarofalo]

I have a Nebulizer from my son. Can I give him Albuterol in it to help open airways?

 

[Eggcessive]

I wouldn't use something like that without a vet's advice. Albuterol normally used with asthma and other respiratory problems, can be useful as a bronchodilator, or to open airways, but it has side effects such as increasing the heartbeat, and chickens do not always react the same as humans to human medications. I would think about using something like this in a baby or small child--overdosage could be fatal.