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Thanks! I've just given her a dose. Of course, they will be in bed soon, so not sure I'll see the results, but hopefully she'll have a restful sleep and some relief. If a bug bite, would there be an obvious wound? I can't see any cut or pinprick indicating a wound site.

Thanks for the advice! How much benadryl? I only have the tablets, 25 mg. I got her a vet appointment but it won't be until Monday (Saturday if there is a cancellation). It's a little worse today in that the swelling is now around her eye, too. Still no discharge, respiratory symptoms, or...

Okay, I checked. Mouth looks clear. Ear hole looks clear--dry/no drainage, no mites or bugs, no plug/clog, and just fuzzy inside (which I suppose is normal?). Not sure what to do. She's not acting like it hurts her, but as I said, it's definitely swollen.

How do I check inside her ear?

My 5 y/o BO has a swollen ear that I inly noticed today. I don't see any wound or site where there might be a core infection, but it's swollen for sure. No other symptoms (no drainage, energetic, eating, drinking, etc.). Should I get her on abx? Wait and see? It was really hard for me to get a...

Do you know the dosage for antihistamines? I also dosed with Valbazen yesterday, in case of hairworms/capillary worms, which I read can cause difficulty swallowing. Interestingly, when I went to torpedo feed her, she greedily tried to eat them right from my hand. If my hands are above her and...

I'm in southwestern Va--i'm sure there could be poisonous critters around, but I'm not sure what she could've gotten into. She's now free ranging, greedily plucking clover flowers off but they seem to have trouble going down; she spits them back up usually all wet with saliva. I don't know what...

Unfortunately, she seems to be having even more trouble doing that as of this afternoon. I've also noticed that she seems to be hypersalivating. When she leans down to try to grab food or even random debris on the ground, saliva comes out in strings (clear, no odor).

Really? At 5? She's been laying like a champ all Spring still, up till as recently as a couple days ago; though I'm not sure if she's paused since this eating trouble (I'll be paying close attention now).

A couple days ago, I noticed that my 5 y/o GLW Drucie had an empty crop--which is unusual for her, because she's pretty voracious. When I put some crumbles on the ground for her (which she loves) she would go for them like she's busily eating them up, but each one drops out. I also noticed while...

good ideas! I did put up a (4 strand, polywire) hot wire fence around their coop and run--about a foot or two away from the structures--when we realized the dog might be a problem. we did watch him wander down one morning, though he never touched the wires or attempted to go beyond them; he just...

good to know--thank yoU!

thank you for your understanding words--I feel less crazy now. And yes, we're very concerned that if they get chickens they will become our problem somehow. Right now things are good, and they're doing a pretty good job keeping their dog on their property with a few more lapses. He's a calm dog...

Lovely fence and flock! We looked into getting one like this, but it was still a bit costly for us. We're likely going with a very simple post and wire fence--there are many out here in the country and they blend in well with the natural environment, event if not quite as nice as the split rail...

Thanks for your response. Currently we have a warm rapport with them, so I'm working on trying to help train their dog around chickens and I'm also looking into getting a fence installed, to cover my bases. They do have an e-collar. They plan to get chickens soon, so getting their dog trained...