strange behavior

[KsKingBee]

Birds that have been on anti-biotics can get fungus and yeast infections so it is always a good idea to provide a pro-biotic like live yogurt. We have our feed made with a dry probiotic.

 

[KsKingBee]

What is the name on the antibiotic eye drops?

 

[chicknmania]

Ofloxacin. It is antibiotic eye drops And Nystatin for his mouth. But, I gave him water soluble probiotics after he finished the Baytril. Only for two days, but I thought that would be enough...? And, I think he had the mouth ulcers before that because of the way he was holding his beak open. He didn't close his beak until we had treated him with the Metro for several days. And, he also had a vitamins in the water along with the rest of the flock, for a few days after the last deworming, and ZyfendA for a week too, so I don't know why he would have vitamin A deficiency. I'm hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst, because the whole thing is pretty strange....Actually though he could be holding his beak open because of his sinus infection.

 

[KsKingBee]

Ofloxacin. It is antibiotic eye drops And Nystatin for his mouth. But, I gave him water soluble probiotics after he finished the Baytril. Only for two days, but I thought that would be enough...? And, I think he had the mouth ulcers before that because of the way he was holding his beak open. He didn't close his beak until we had treated him with the Metro for several days. And, he also had a vitamins in the water along with the rest of the flock, for a few days after the last deworming, and ZyfendA for a week too, so I don't know why he would have vitamin A deficiency. I'm hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst, because the whole thing is pretty strange....Actually though he could be holding his beak open because of his sinus infection.

We had a couple of chicks tested for vitamin deficiency two months ago and the test was sent off to a lab to complete. I didn't know it could be done quickly in the vet office. Then again I am not a trusting person when it comes to doctors and vets to not run up the bill.

 

[chicknmania]

We had a couple of chicks tested for vitamin deficiency two months ago and the test was sent off to a lab to complete. I didn't know it could be done quickly in the vet office. Then again I am not a trusting person when it comes to doctors and vets to not run up the bill.

 

[chicknmania]

I just wondered if anyone had any more thoughts. The vet has Sapphire on the antibiotic drops for what she assumes is a sinus infection. She also has him on Nystatin for his mouth ulcers. Weirdly he has two types...orange and black bumpy ones on the roof of his mouth, and the more typical yellowish ulcers on the bottom of his mouth. So the ones on the bottom are almost gone. But the ones on the roof of the mouth aren't responding at all to the Nystatin. I've mentioned this to her, but she thinks we should continue with the Nystatin based on the culture results.

Despite the antibiotic drops he still has a lump on his beak. It is semi hard. When you push on it, he breathes as if he as congestion in there. We're wondering if it could be an abscess, and not a sinus infection, or if there's some other condition that might cause this. I wonder if he could have an abscess from the hen pecking him, although it didn't seem to me that she was pecking him that hard, when she was dong that.

He's on vitamins in concentrated form (Poultry Cell) for his vision problem It does seem to be improving somewhat.

He is gaining a little weight, but VERY slowly. He gets fed three times a day, as we are trying to bump his weight up.

For a while I did think that he probably has some form of viral cancer, but now I'm not so sure, because he seems to be getting steadily stronger and and is very alert. I'm not sure WHY he'd be getting steadily stronger, because the medications don't seem to be doing much, if anything. I have noticed, though, that occasionally he is still dropping his third eyelid a little on his bad eye, and there are also less feathers on that side of his face, around the eye, and he has a slight tearing there too.

I don't want to keep feeding the meter at the vet's office, so that's why I'm hoping someone else might have some suggestions. He's going back for his follow up visit at the end of this week. He IS getting thoroughly sick of having us jam stuff up his nose and in his mouth twice a day, and of being confined. There's no way I want to euthanize him at this point, but I feel like we're torturing him and not really getting anywhere. He's being very patient and sweet natured, all the more reason I feel awful about not getting anywhere with whatever this is.

 

[KsKingBee]

If you have or can get powdered Tylan for mixing into the water, I would move to that as it is effective for respiratory infections and very bad things like MG.

 

[chicknmania]

If you have or can get powdered Tylan for mixing into the water, I would move to that as it is effective for respiratory infections and very bad things like MG.

We give Denagard on a regular basis as well, to try to help prevent against MG/ MS. But OK, I will ask her if she can write me a scrip for the Tylan...do you think the water soluble would be better than injectible?

 

[aart]

We give Denagard on a regular basis as well, to try to help prevent against MG/ MS. But OK, I will ask her if she can write me a scrip for the Tylan...do you think the water soluble would be better than injectible?

Antibiotics do not work 'preventatively'.

 

[casportpony]

Antibiotics do not work 'preventatively'.

I think with this one it is used that way: