Wet and Dry Fowl Pox - Graphic Pictures of Pus and Scabs

[kuntrygirl]

ThanksI I washed her with plain water first and removed dried pus etc. and pulled off a large yellow crusty scab (that hurt her). Then I swabbed with Betadine which is essentially iodine. She had a lesion in her throat so I did swab that too even though I didn't know if I should. Several hours later, after all was dry, I went back and applied Clomitrazole, a fungus killer , over everything, because somewhere here there was a reference to fungus. She is drinking normally but I haven't seen her eat. She is sociable with the other birds, not off in a corner. Should I do this once a day? I am also watching the others for signs of the disease.

You did a great job. If I were you, I would do the same thing every day. Is there any way you can get food in her?

 

[springchicken10]

I am sure willing to try but I don't really know what to do. I read here about a mix of oatmeal and mashed cooked eggs. But stuff it down? I'm a little leery about that. I will watch to specifically see whether she is eating crumbles.

 

[casportpony]

Weigh her on a kitchen or postal scale and if she loses weight you will need to tube feed her.
Read this and watch the videos:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/805728/go-team-tube-feeding

-Kathy

 

[Tikkijane]

ThanksI I washed her with plain water first and removed dried pus etc. and pulled off a large yellow crusty scab (that hurt her). Then I swabbed with Betadine which is essentially iodine. She had a lesion in her throat so I did swab that too even though I didn't know if I should. Several hours later, after all was dry, I went back and applied Clomitrazole, a fungus killer , over everything, because somewhere here there was a reference to fungus. She is drinking normally but I haven't seen her eat. She is sociable with the other birds, not off in a corner. Should I do this once a day? I am also watching the others for signs of the disease.

Quarantine her. Fowl pox is contagious. Had mine had wet, which is what ot sounds like, I absolutely would have put mine away from the others.

 

[championsumatra]

Quote: Blue kote works well for that.

 

[springchicken10]

Hi, championsumatra, What is blue cote, where do you buy it, what is it for? Thanks, spring. P.S. My silkie is eating and drinking! I think I caught this thing early.

 

[championsumatra]

hello, It is for cuts, major infections, and fungus infections. It is for horses but it works really well for dry and wet pox. You can get it at your local feed store.

 

[springchicken10]

Hi Champ again,
I have several products for horse fungus. What do you think about using Copperox? I also have something I a very small plastic bottle which has lost it's label. It's a rich purplish blue liquid, maybe it's blue cote. I know for sure it's for ...oh, I remember, it's Thrushbuster!
I also have people athlete's foot tube remedies. P.S. I moved the chicken to a rabbit cage inside the big chicken pen. Is that far enough away from the others? The others still look fine.

 

[casportpony]

Pox is not a fungus! Copperox, or whatever it's called, might be toxic in poultry.

-Kathy

 

[ten chicks]

Pox is not a fungus! Copperox, or whatever it's called, might be toxic in poultry.

-Kathy

X2,Copperox(contains 37.5% copper napthenate,which is a wood preservative)it is used for certain conditions on horse hooves,cannot be used on cats or the teats of lactating animals. I agree with Kathy possibly a toxic risk.