BackStreetRoo
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- Dec 9, 2025
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Please help, my 6 month old silkie roo has been sick for over a week, I’ve been giving medicated crumble, Nutri-drench, electrolytes, tried monostat, currently trying VetRX respiratory infection medication. Buying Thiamine and treating for vitamin deficiency today.
Been getting thinner. Was hatched with 4 others and none of the others are showing any symptoms.
Super sleepy, wasn’t eating at all but now wants to eat at least, I guess that’s some improvement, but his accuracy and balance is super off, he can’t find food and water. I vaccinated for mereks when a chick(I’m not a pro vaccinator but symptoms also don’t line up with mereks). No blood in poop either so not super lined up with corrid, watery poop, was some green and a stick in poop when I first started helping him. He sounds terrible now, he talks to me but his voice sounds like he’s sick, the noise is a raspy whine. I’m guessing it’s difficiency and respiratory infection at this point but want more help. What can I give him to treat this infection other than the VETRX stuff, it says to apply 6 times a day but I cannot possibly with work. I am trimming around his eyes and using the respiratory oil to move hair from his eyes for better vision. He has a lot of pin feathers still though and I am afraid to cut them. I believe he can be saved but I don’t have a vet that specializes in birds in my area and I think he needs an actual antibiotics treatment possibly.
Been getting thinner. Was hatched with 4 others and none of the others are showing any symptoms.
Super sleepy, wasn’t eating at all but now wants to eat at least, I guess that’s some improvement, but his accuracy and balance is super off, he can’t find food and water. I vaccinated for mereks when a chick(I’m not a pro vaccinator but symptoms also don’t line up with mereks). No blood in poop either so not super lined up with corrid, watery poop, was some green and a stick in poop when I first started helping him. He sounds terrible now, he talks to me but his voice sounds like he’s sick, the noise is a raspy whine. I’m guessing it’s difficiency and respiratory infection at this point but want more help. What can I give him to treat this infection other than the VETRX stuff, it says to apply 6 times a day but I cannot possibly with work. I am trimming around his eyes and using the respiratory oil to move hair from his eyes for better vision. He has a lot of pin feathers still though and I am afraid to cut them. I believe he can be saved but I don’t have a vet that specializes in birds in my area and I think he needs an actual antibiotics treatment possibly.
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