Wet & Dry Fowl Pox or Canker?

[IntiInti]

Hi! My young Serama Roo “Little Jerry” has dry pox. He is 20 weeks old. I saw the first yellow bump on the corner of his mouth on the 8th. Now he is covered and some of the bumps have spread to the inside of his mouth. I took him to the vet yesterday and he was put in antibiotics to treat any secondary infection. He is eating and drinking normally. He is also active and still excited for treats and attention. If it is Wet Fowl Pox, is he going to make it? For how much longer will the lesions grow inside his mouth? Thank you in advance

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

He doesn't look too bad. As long as he's eating and drinking he should be fine. Pox runs it's course in 4-6 weeks and than they are immune to it.

 

[IntiInti]

He doesn't look too bad. As long as he's eating and drinking he should be fine. Pox runs it's course in 4-6 weeks and than they are immune to it.

Thank you!

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you get a picture of the inside of his beak? Technically it is wet or diphtheric fowl pox if there are yellow plaques inside of the beak and throat, which can make it painful to eat and drink. Make sure that he is eating, and moistened chicken feed can get more fluids into him.

 

[IntiInti]

Can you get a picture of the inside of his beak? Technically it is wet or diphtheric fowl pox if there are yellow plaques inside of the beak and throat, which can make it painful to eat and drink. Make sure that he is eating, and moistened chicken feed can get more fluids into him.

Thank you. I’ll try to take a photo. I’m feeding him scrambled eggs with mash crumble.

 

[Eggcessive]

Canker or trichamoniasis infection can look like wet fowl pox, but has a bad odor, and since it appears he has a significant case of dry fowl pox, it is likely wet pox. Hopefully it doesn’t progress since wet pox can be more dangerous. There is no treatment for fowl poxvirus. Supportive care, helping him to eat and drink are the best things.

 

[IntiInti]

Thank you again . He is doing better today. Some of the lesions on his face have darkened and are getting smaller. He is still eating, drinking, and crowing. If I don’t see the lesions inside his mouth get smaller by Wednesday, I will take him to the vet to test for Canker. He does have a smell but is not pungent to me; it’s smells like yeast or cheese. Is that what canker smells like?

 

[Eggcessive]

Canker smells rotten aparently. I have not seen it. It is a protozoan disease spread by pigeons and some other birds who drink out of chicken waterers. It can cause yellow plaques or patches inside the beak, on the tongue, and into the throat, esophagus and crop of birds. The vet probably would have to look at a small sample under a microscope to identify it, and I’m not sure many vets would do that. It can be treated with certain anti-protoan drugs such as metronidazole or flagyl, and ronidazole. Somehow I doubt that your chicken has canker as well as fowl pox at the same time. Here is some reading about canker/trichomoniasis:
https://www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-health/health-problems/oral-canker/

 

[IntiInti]

Canker smells rotten aparently. I have not seen it. It is a protozoan disease spread by pigeons and some other birds who drink out of chicken waterers. It can cause yellow plaques or patches inside the beak, on the tongue, and into the throat, esophagus and crop of birds. The vet probably would have to look at a small sample under a microscope to identify it, and I’m not sure many vets would do that. It can be treated with certain anti-protoan drugs such as metronidazole or flagyl, and ronidazole. Somehow I doubt that your chicken has canker as well as fowl pox at the same time. Here is some reading about canker/trichomoniasis:
https://www.bhwt.org.uk/hen-health/health-problems/oral-canker/

Thank you so much. And I was just holding him and the smell is gone. I hope the smell was bacterial and the antibiotic is working.

After reading that article, I agree with you, I don’t think it’s canker. I love this little guy so much. Hopefully he is strong enough to push through it.