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That looks painful. I know there is a thread on treatment for it. seems like it was some sort of aquarium product like fishsol was put in the waterer and also see this note:
Dry fowl pox is usually caused by mosquitos. It is a virus and will pass in about 3-4 weeks. You can put iodine on the scabs to help dry them and only use antibiotics for secondary infections. Remember that antibiotics are useless against a viral infections. If there's infection close to their eyes...like a scratch, use neosporin, not iodine.
more info here off another thread
Fowl Pox is endemic in the wild bird population. It can change to the wet form without you realizing and be passed thru the flock from bird to bird without any mosquitoes helping it along. It can kill a huge percentage of your flock while you are waiting to get the meds. The meds don't cost much and will keep in the fridge for years and years.
Watch the birds closely for signs of respiratory distress and/or eye discharge or swelling around the eyes. Also look inside their mouths and watch for yellow plaques forming inside the mouth. These will need treating immediately. Put all that are showing any distress in isolation, partly to keep them from infecting others, but also because they will have a better chance of recovering if well birds cannot harass them. It is ok to put all sick birds in the same coop or holding pen.
Put the bottle in the fridge and you will have it when you need it. You do not need a Rx to order it as a fish med and it is the same as Flagyl or Metronidazole. Give 250 mg in a gallon of water for 3 days.
Flagyl or Metronidazole
GENERIC NAME: metronidazole
BRAND NAME: Flagyl
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Metronidazole is an antibiotic effective against anaerobic bacteria and certain parasites. Anaerobic bacteria are single-celled, living organisms that thrive in environments in which there is little oxygen (anaerobic environments) and can cause disease in the abdomen (bacterial peritonitis), liver (liver abscess), and pelvis (abscess of the ovaries and the Fallopian tubes).
Metronidazole selectively blocks some of the functions within the bacterial cells and the parasites resulting in their death.
PRESCRIBED FOR: Metronidazole is used to treat parasitic infections including Giardia infections of the small intestine, amebic liver abscess and amebic dysentery (infection of the colon causing bloody diarrhea),
Metronidazole is also used alone or in combination with other antibiotics in treating abscesses in the liver, pelvis, abdomen and brain caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. Metronidazole is also used in treating infection of the colon.
Hope it helps and praying for you and your flock! Nancy
Nancy, thank you for all your work on this! Now if I can just locate some....
That looks painful. I know there is a thread on treatment for it. seems like it was some sort of aquarium product like fishsol was put in the waterer and also see this note:
Dry fowl pox is usually caused by mosquitos. It is a virus and will pass in about 3-4 weeks. You can put iodine on the scabs to help dry them and only use antibiotics for secondary infections. Remember that antibiotics are useless against a viral infections. If there's infection close to their eyes...like a scratch, use neosporin, not iodine.
more info here off another thread
Fowl Pox is endemic in the wild bird population. It can change to the wet form without you realizing and be passed thru the flock from bird to bird without any mosquitoes helping it along. It can kill a huge percentage of your flock while you are waiting to get the meds. The meds don't cost much and will keep in the fridge for years and years.
Watch the birds closely for signs of respiratory distress and/or eye discharge or swelling around the eyes. Also look inside their mouths and watch for yellow plaques forming inside the mouth. These will need treating immediately. Put all that are showing any distress in isolation, partly to keep them from infecting others, but also because they will have a better chance of recovering if well birds cannot harass them. It is ok to put all sick birds in the same coop or holding pen.
Put the bottle in the fridge and you will have it when you need it. You do not need a Rx to order it as a fish med and it is the same as Flagyl or Metronidazole. Give 250 mg in a gallon of water for 3 days.
Flagyl or Metronidazole
GENERIC NAME: metronidazole
BRAND NAME: Flagyl
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Metronidazole is an antibiotic effective against anaerobic bacteria and certain parasites. Anaerobic bacteria are single-celled, living organisms that thrive in environments in which there is little oxygen (anaerobic environments) and can cause disease in the abdomen (bacterial peritonitis), liver (liver abscess), and pelvis (abscess of the ovaries and the Fallopian tubes).
Metronidazole selectively blocks some of the functions within the bacterial cells and the parasites resulting in their death.
PRESCRIBED FOR: Metronidazole is used to treat parasitic infections including Giardia infections of the small intestine, amebic liver abscess and amebic dysentery (infection of the colon causing bloody diarrhea),
Metronidazole is also used alone or in combination with other antibiotics in treating abscesses in the liver, pelvis, abdomen and brain caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. Metronidazole is also used in treating infection of the colon.
Hope it helps and praying for you and your flock! Nancy
Nancy, thank you for all your work on this! Now if I can just locate some....
