Wound Infection

[Guest geordiejen]

can anyone tell me what is best to clean an open wound thats infected.i have treated a bird with baloon throat but when i took the tube out today it was all pussy and yellow inside the air sack.seems to be a small lump as well so i have cleaned it out with warm water and salt then used a cotton bud with iodine so hopefully that will sort it.should i give it some antibiotics?ive got baytril and metronidozole

[Guest strapper]

can anyone tell me what is best to clean an open wound thats infected.i have treated a bird with baloon throat but when i took the tube out today it was all pussy and yellow inside the air sack.seems to be a small lump as well so i have cleaned it out with warm water and salt then used a cotton bud with iodine so hopefully that will sort it.should i give it some antibiotics?ive got baytril and metronidozole

 

 

metronidazole...is mainly for canker etc...the baytril is a very strong medication, i would use amoxicillin or something in that area of medications, before using baytril.

 

if the bird had balloon throat as you say...why did you use a tube?..a sharp syringe should have depressed the air out...... without an open wound.

[Guest Owen]

Ditto, I agree with Paul. I am not a great fan of Baytril for two reasons. First of all when it is fresh from a sealed container it is very strong and can do a heck of a lot of damage to the birds. To me, the only time it is of real value to a Pigeon Fancier is in the case of Paratyphoid and it is used fresh. If you use it from a a container that has been opened and the air has got to it, it will have deteriated and can be no better than water. You will be far better off using Amoxycillin because, providing you have stored it sensibly, it will be much more stable and therefore more reliable.

[Daisymay]

Baytril not for this ,as stated before Amoxycillin or similar,if you have kids and any penicillian about use a SMALL dose of that.It will work have done it myself.