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[katiew7103]

Hello

My chook has developed noisy breathing. Seems a little introverted but otherwise no symptoms no discharge etc. My question is my bird vet is some miles away could I try treating this myself with some citrocidal before rushing off to see him/her.

Katie

[staceychristie]

VETS!! You'll have to be quick with breathing difficulties - I wouldn't hesitate to be honest with you. By the time you get to notice breathing difficulties, is when things start to go down hill rapidly.

 

Hope I'm wrong.

 

Stacey

[katiew7103]

Having researched a little bit. This might possibly be a symptom of gapeworm. I think I will worm them all as a precaution. As for the chicken displaying these smptoms is there a specific method, other than the flubenvet in food for 7 days, to treat gapeworm. There is talk of double the dose of flubenvet but I am unsure. Any advice please?

[chick wiggle]

If your girl has rattly breathing, i would definately take her to the vets.

[sandyhas3chucks]

gape worm would have come on and there would have been other suggestions.

Respiratory problems are critical and need URGENT attension.

If you think she has gape is she doing the gaping????

because IF she hasn't got a sour crop and is effectivly drowning then an infection is probably taken a real hold.

please take her to the Vet.

[The Dogmother]

Please take her to the vet asap.

 

If she has a respiratory infection, then she will need instant treatment in order to survive; the rest of your flock will also need antibiotics to prevent them from getting it.

[Jools]

IF you've caught it very early, you can risk trying things like Respite, Citricidal, ACV & garlic etc etc. However, three days down the line from first posting, I'd encourage you to get her a vet's appointment too. It's better to be safe than sorry, though I do have a bantam who has had several courses of ABs and who rattles all summer long, this is the third one!

 

Please let us know how you get on.