Struggling to breathe

[Disheygirl]

I noticed my girl Pepper open-mouth breathing this evening when I let the flock out for yard time. I give them access to grass when I’m with them in the evening. Brought her in, gave her water, looked down her beak (nothing in the throat or mouth), and gave her a subq shot of Tylan 50. Note - she has egg yolk on her beak in the video.

Checked on her two hours after the shot, and her mouth was closed but I could hear a light wheeze. Gave her some egg yolk and checked on her again after an hour but she’s back to open mouth (nothing as bad as when I first let them out tonight but she was walking whereas now she’s sitting so it makes sense).

Anyone have any other advice on what to do? She’s two, never been sick, nobody else is sick, lives in a coop with aspen bedding and a run with construction sand. I changed their coop bedding two weeks ago but they were not allowed in while I was doing it. No sneezing, and other than this sad wheeze and trouble breathing, is acting normal (energy, laying, etc). Video from this evening:

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Could she just be hot?

 

[Disheygirl]

No - the video posted was about five hours after I brought her inside and she’s been in a cage in a cool, dark room. There’s a definite wheeze to it and it seems like she’s having to force to exhale.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No - the video posted was about five hours after I brought her inside and she’s been in a cage in a cool, dark room. There’s a definite wheeze to it and it seems like she’s having to force to exhale.

How is she doing?

Has the Tylan helped?

 

[Disheygirl]

She is hanging in there - not open mouth breathing now but I can still hear the wheeze. I have been nebulizing her with saline (as best I can in her crate by covering it with towels) and then giving the Tylan. Anything else supportive you’d suggest? I have just about every medication possible…

 

[Disheygirl]

How is she doing?

Has the Tylan helped?

Attaching a video from today - she doesn’t like being in the crate but she is still really wheezy and I don’t want her spreading germs. I’ve looked clear down her throat with a head lamp on and there’s no foreign object, lesions, or anything else obvious.

Maybe she needs a hit of my albuterol.

Eating, drinking, pooping normally. Laid a normal egg yesterday.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She is hanging in there - not open mouth breathing now but I can still hear the wheeze. I have been nebulizing her with saline (as best I can in her crate by covering it with towels) and then giving the Tylan. Anything else supportive you’d suggest? I have just about every medication possible…

How much Tylan50 are you giving?

If you have injectable Tylan50 you can give it orally three times a day for a total of 5days. Dosing is 10-40mg/kg, so most folks go with a midish range of 25mg/kg so that turns out to be 0.22mg per pound of weight (Round up to 0.25 so it's easier to measure). Give it orally 3X a day. If giving by injection into the breast muscle, Tylan is known to cause injection site necrosis.

Since you are nebulizing and she has this chronic issue, you may also be interested in having some Oxine on hand for future use. Thankfully I've never had to deal with this, but many have found it to be helpful. You can do a BYC Search for its use and other tips on nebulizing, but the article below has a lot of info that is very good.

https://shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/

 

[Disheygirl]

How much Tylan50 are you giving?

If you have injectable Tylan50 you can give it orally three times a day for a total of 5days. Dosing is 10-40mg/kg, so most folks go with a midish range of 25mg/kg so that turns out to be 0.22mg per pound of weight (Round up to 0.25 so it's easier to measure). Give it orally 3X a day. If giving by injection into the breast muscle, Tylan is known to cause injection site necrosis.

Since you are nebulizing and she has this chronic issue, you may also be interested in having some Oxine on hand for future use. Thankfully I've never had to deal with this, but many have found it to be helpful. You can do a BYC Search for its use and other tips on nebulizing, but the article below has a lot of info that is very good.

https://shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/

THANK YOU! I gave the first Tylan subq because I read about the necrosis. Then just went oral route but I was only giving it 1x a day so I will up the dosing to 3x.

Also bought the Oxine and will start using it when it arrives. Probably go ahead and fog the coop while I’m at it.

I really appreciate the information - thank you thank you!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

THANK YOU! I gave the first Tylan subq because I read about the necrosis. Then just went oral route but I was only giving it 1x a day so I will up the dosing to 3x.

Also bought the Oxine and will start using it when it arrives. Probably go ahead and fog the coop while I’m at it.

I really appreciate the information - thank you thank you!!

You're Welcome
Keep me posted on how she's getting along!