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NeilA wrote: Sun Dec 21, 2025 9:04 pm

MIke Lycett wrote: Sun Dec 21, 2025 8:49 pm Fingers crossed it helps

If it doesn’t
And then the virkon doesn’t

I will get a test for it see what they give me

If that doesn’t work I will have to cull everyone that winks at me unfortunately

NeilA wrote: Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:48 am So on tne 23rd of the month Donal Barry called me I told him of the issue and although I had great advice for Mike with the virkon and Anthony with Tylan my Google lead me to doxy I asked. Donal if it could be mycoplasma he said no it’s not after looking at the video and photo I sent him he said it’s just a viruis
I mentioned the above and should I use them again he said not at this stage
So I was thinking about far eye and not having it this year then thought I didn’t have it the year before either when many did .I remembered when I did as Dave mention on the topic I used Golden eye drops
So any pigeon I see that looked like they had the eye problem these last 4 nights I put the golden eye on I put it on 11 birds first night then 8 and then last night I stood in there and could only find 5 doing it
Donal advice was to leave it 10 days as the test showed there wasn’t a serious problem
So although I have my Doxy T and virkon at the ready he could well be right if not I will definitely be using the products , normally they have a week of doxy T before racing anyway so I can bring that forward but I just want to see if it goes on it’s own for future reference first then I will treat blind as normal with the doxy just to be safe
I put Virkon the bath yesterday as that can’t hurt ,so see how we get on these next few days
The guy at poultry health did say it’s not mycoplasma just going on the symptoms without videos so that two vets thinking the same thing

It still seems odd why they have it when I haven’t mixed them with any pigeons apart from the late breds I was given that were here in July and trained into October before I moved them across for winter maybe 8 weeks ago

NeilA wrote: Sat Dec 27, 2025 10:27 am Not really any other options after him that I know of then poultry health vet didn’t even know they did testing kits so I’m a bit stuck twice I tried them one time was a muddle this time the bloke said after i explained you have kits to sell on the web site he said it’s not really very accurate to post them and take them to a vet local who is avian vet but couldn’t point me in the right direction for one
I got the feeling poultry health are umbrella company with a data base of vets that may not be employed directly otherwise why didn’t the bloke know they sold testing kits for pigeons

Do you have a 3rd option in the uk Anthony

Anthony webster wrote: Sat Dec 27, 2025 10:16 am

NeilA wrote: Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:48 am So on tne 23rd of the month Donal Barry called me I told him of the issue and although I had great advice for Mike with the virkon and Anthony with Tylan my Google lead me to doxy I asked. Donal if it could be mycoplasma he said no it’s not after looking at the video and photo I sent him he said it’s just a viruis
I mentioned the above and should I use them again he said not at this stage
So I was thinking about far eye and not having it this year then thought I didn’t have it the year before either when many did .I remembered when I did as Dave mention on the topic I used Golden eye drops
So any pigeon I see that looked like they had the eye problem these last 4 nights I put the golden eye on I put it on 11 birds first night then 8 and then last night I stood in there and could only find 5 doing it
Donal advice was to leave it 10 days as the test showed there wasn’t a serious problem
So although I have my Doxy T and virkon at the ready he could well be right if not I will definitely be using the products , normally they have a week of doxy T before racing anyway so I can bring that forward but I just want to see if it goes on it’s own for future reference first then I will treat blind as normal with the doxy just to be safe
I put Virkon the bath yesterday as that can’t hurt ,so see how we get on these next few days
The guy at poultry health did say it’s not mycoplasma just going on the symptoms without videos so that two vets thinking the same thing

It still seems odd why they have it when I haven’t mixed them with any pigeons apart from the late breds I was given that were here in July and trained into October before I moved them across for winter maybe 8 weeks ago

Donal Berry don't know a thing about pigeons the man is a business man that set up a testing centre and then uses the facilities of a race horse testing centre ,,
I have nothing against donal but my pal as cross question him and the man don't have a clue .