Sour crop - need dosing for miconazole ASAP

[vswiler]

Hi! My two year old favorite backyard chicken has sour crop. I was a few days late in diagnosing her because I've been working and the only close avian vet is on vacay (and I'm learning as I go). Anyway, I'm 100% sure she has this. Soft, bubbly crop that won't empty, terrible breath, lethargic, not eating. I started her on over the counter miconazole 7 cream last night. I syringed 2ml in her mouth. Today, I froze a squeeze of the cream and chopped it up in quarters and gave it to her that way. Wondering if this is the right dose? Also wondering if I should try a 3 day course instead of the 7 since it may be stronger. No changes since I first started the dose last night and she's even worse. This has happened one other time a few months ago. I helped her regurgitate and did a lot of crop massages and it resolved. Not this time, though. Going on day 5 and getting desperate.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What does the inside of her beak look like?

Instructions for using Miconazole can be found in the article below

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[vswiler]

I did see that link and that's the dosing I was going off of. I'm a nurse and know what yeast would look like in the mouth, but I don't see white spots in there. All other symptoms are there, though.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I did see that link and that's the dosing I was going off of. I'm a nurse and know what yeast would look like in the mouth, but I don't see white spots in there. All other symptoms are there, though.

Great! Glad there's no yeast or Canker inside the beak which would complicate things.
Hopefully she will improve with treatment.

 

[ECrow]

Hi! My two year old favorite backyard chicken has sour crop. I was a few days late in diagnosing her because I've been working and the only close avian vet is on vacay (and I'm learning as I go). Anyway, I'm 100% sure she has this. Soft, bubbly crop that won't empty, terrible breath, lethargic, not eating. I started her on over the counter miconazole 7 cream last night. I syringed 2ml in her mouth. Today, I froze a squeeze of the cream and chopped it up in quarters and gave it to her that way. Wondering if this is the right dose? Also wondering if I should try a 3 day course instead of the 7 since it may be stronger. No changes since I first started the dose last night and she's even worse. This has happened one other time a few months ago. I helped her regurgitate and did a lot of crop massages and it resolved. Not this time, though. Going on day 5 and getting desperate.

How often did you give her the 2lm of cream? Did you do the 3 day or 7 day course? I have the same situation and cream and have been having trouble finding sources for amount/frequency

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How often did you give her the 2lm of cream? Did you do the 3 day or 7 day course? I have the same situation and cream and have been having trouble finding sources for amount/frequency

Give the Miconazole twice a day for 7 days.
Instructions in this article.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Glykeria]

Hi! My two year old favorite backyard chicken has sour crop. I was a few days late in diagnosing her because I've been working and the only close avian vet is on vacay (and I'm learning as I go). Anyway, I'm 100% sure she has this. Soft, bubbly crop that won't empty, terrible breath, lethargic, not eating. I started her on over the counter miconazole 7 cream last night. I syringed 2ml in her mouth. Today, I froze a squeeze of the cream and chopped it up in quarters and gave it to her that way. Wondering if this is the right dose? Also wondering if I should try a 3 day course instead of the 7 since it may be stronger. No changes since I first started the dose last night and she's even worse. This has happened one other time a few months ago. I helped her regurgitate and did a lot of crop massages and it resolved. Not this time, though. Going on day 5 and getting desperate.

Hi, how did you go with your chook? Mum's chicken also has the stinky breath and white dischanrge from the mouth but eats and is normal otherwise. I'm a bit nervous about giving her the tinea cream Miconazole nitrate 2% (packaging says only for external use).

 

[TannerTrue]

How did your hen do? Was it sour crop?

 

[FarmsteadGal]

Hi, how did you go with your chook? Mum's chicken also has the stinky breath and white dischanrge from the mouth but eats and is normal otherwise. I'm a bit nervous about giving her the tinea cream Miconazole nitrate 2% (packaging says only for external use).

You are wise not to give miconazole by mouth. The vet said absolutely do not give that external-use-only cream orally. It can be used in the vent area but should not be given internally.

 

[ChicNmom]

You are wise not to give miconazole by mouth. The vet said absolutely do not give that external-use-only cream orally. It can be used in the vent area but should not be given internally.

The human medications are labeled as such because taking the medication orally will not help a vaginal yeast infection. And frankly, a lot of people are stupid. That's why there are warning labels on everything. You need to get the antifungal where the yeast is. In this case in the crop.

All of those "zole" family of medications are nearly the same antifungal. Many people have successfully used the OTC versions especially when vet care for a chicken is not an option. Vet prescribed meds may be more pure but this works too. It does not harm the chickens as there is nothing toxic to the chickens in the cream.