I'm not one of the "apple cider vinegar cures everything" kind of people, but I did read that the acid in the vinegar can help acidify the urates and help break down the crystals that are formed with gout. It's worth a shot to mix it with the water for a few days. Worst case, it does nothing.
I didn't think of that. I didn't know chickens could get gout, but from what I just read on it, it could be. He does get a 20% protein all flock feed, soldier fly larvae & seed treats. He may get too much protein.:confused:.
How do you treat that?
Thanks. I've been using Neosporin on the scab. I'll go back to giving the Epson salt baths. When I did the ivermectin, I also did the Vaseline on the legs for a few days, so I assumed the mites were dead. Does the Vaseline help in shedding the scales? I always read that sometimes the new scales...
Lol. I've been scratching my head at this one too. He was on Tylan 200 for a full course of i.m. injections about 1 month ago. I used that because bumble is a Staph infection and Tylosin treats gram positive bacteria. It seemed less swollen/twisted while on it, but I don't know if that was my...
This started a couple of months ago when it looked like Popeye had scaly legs mites. It looked bad at the base of his legs, so we treated with ivermectin and several Epsom salt baths. His toe was also bent so we thought maybe a broken toe. We kept it wrapped up to stabilize it, changing the...