[archiesgems]

Hi all, i've just read all of this and although some of it i agree with there is alot i don't. I know who the breeder is that some of you are talking about and i can asure you that it didnt come from there.......... as for myco, all birds carry it, and it is stress or a secondary infection that brings it out. there are 28 different mutations of the complaint (notice not disease) so identifying it is always a nightmare. but by shovling antibiotics down their crops at the first sign all poultry keepers are doing is knocking the ammune system to bits. if the infected are isolated at the very first signs then this will stop the spread. also there are many other things that cause the birds to sneeze that most antibiotics wont do anything for i.e grain mites which the bird breaths in and it causes them to gasp and sneeze.

off my soap box now sorry

[Aunt Sally]

Not "mutations" Jason - types is the correct term 

[karlooben]

wow 28 , i am learning so much more .

[archiesgems]

Not "mutations" Jason - types is the correct term 

aunty i won't get into another argument with you just for the sake of it, my info comes from cambridge university and they really know their types from their mutations x

[too many girls]

Pumpkin has been treated for Myco, so far he's been as fit as a flea and none of the others have shown any signs of ill health.

[Aunt Sally]

That's good news Rom

[karlooben]

ok this is where i get confused { tpyical of me } do i need to keep giving my girlie antiboitcs then if she hasnt got mycoplasma the only spytoms are a bit of sneezing an bogey nostrils.

[Aunt Sally]

You need to give her whatever the vet told you to give her Looby 

[archiesgems]

has the vet seen her?

[joyfull]

Looby, it's the same as with humans on antibiotics you must finish the course  

[karlooben]

yeh on sunday an she said it mite be poss myco but more then likley a respertatory prob  but at first she thought there was a forgein body in her thoat { smelly breath } so the vet picked out something but then the bird got stressed so we left her an now shes on tylan .  soz for bad spelling   i'm getting worse i know i am .

[joyfull]

Like Auntie said follow the vets advice 

[archiesgems]

then carry on with the treatment, if the vet has said it could be then go with their advise

[kitkat]

What would be the symtpoms of any secondry illness someone please?

[archiesgems]

that would depend on what the secondary illness is

with any illness, you need to take the bird, or animal to the vet to have it diognosed properly, sometimes it's the actual owner that causes the problem by self diognosis, I know that the vets are not cheap but it's our responsibility to do our best for them