Tulip Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Just come back from a few days away and despite the brand new heat lamp in their run, we've come back to find little Keema the serama with the sniffles. We originally grabbed him because we noticed his eye was closed and the lower lid is hugely swollen. It's really soft and he doesn't flinch when we touch it. I sat him on my lap while K put together a little house for him in the living room and he's sneezing a fair bit and seems to be wheezing ever so slightly (I have to listen carefully to hear it). So we'll be off to the vets when they open tomorrow. Should I be expecting a course of Baytril for him? We're going to bathe his eye with tea in a bit. Looks like he'll be a house bantie in wintertime from now on... just wish we'd not gone away and been able to catch it a day or two sooner Happy new year everyone xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I would separate him and take him to the vet tomorrow. His symptoms suggest that he might have mycoplasma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Thought as much - he's isolated and eating well. Thanks as always Egluntyne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Sorry to hear he's not well. Hope he picks up with treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yup, vets is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thanks everyone. Saw the vet with a special interest in 'pet chickens' this morning and he's now on Baytril and painkillers for 5 days. She lanced his eyelid to relieve the pressure, it was a little bit of pus but mostly air. His lungs sound fine, which is a big relief. He was sooooo good for the doctor, bless him. We got him home and gave him his meds and within 20 mins he was strutting about the house, wolfing down grated carrot and crowing for his ladies (he rarely crows anyway, today is the most noise he's ever made). He's now basking in the sunshine by the front window, providing something of a spectacle for passers by............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 What a handsome boy! Glad he's feeling better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 How cute is he?! Glad to hear he's on the mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 A stunner for sure. wel ldone you for getting hom sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 What a handsome chap....am so Glad hes getting better.....what did the vet say was wrong with him?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 What a handsome chap....am so Glad hes getting better.....what did the vet say was wrong with him?? Ta He is quite cute if I say so myself. Our Barnevelder somehow hatched him out of the tiniest egg I've ever seen and raised him without breaking him! Vet said it is probably myco - I expect our big girls are carriers (we got them from a place that had a lot of sick birds a few months later) but they've never succumbed to it and he's picked it up. Now with the cold snap and the stress of a fox sniffing round the run, he's obviously run down and the myco has attacked. He's so titchy - 600g! - his little chest couldn't handle it, even with a heat lamp in the run. He's had a fab day snoozing on my lap and generally getting spoilt. The only downside is now that he's feeling a bit better he's getting more difficult to catch for medicine/bedtime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
