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post #11 of 15
4/9/12 at 7:46pm

I am always glad to help! Good luck with your chickens. 
 

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Thank you. I dusted all my girls tonight and will do the coop in the morning as they have all gone to bed for the night.

 



 

 

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post #12 of 15
4/10/12 at 7:45pm
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Took Iris to the vet at 5:00 and Dr. B put a needle to it to see if he could withdraw any fluid. It was very solid.  He then tried to open it with a scalpel to see if it could be squeezed out. Nope!  He said he would have to cut it off and asked me if I wanted to watch. I stayed an watched. They put her under and he carefully cut it off her neck. He got the whole thing off and carefully stitched her up. ( he even added some "glue" to ensure it stays shut)   Seems it was a cyst that birds get and it isn't cancerous. She is in the "hospital" in our living room and will stay there for a week. He did not bandage it up as he said it just needs fresh air. He also has her on Baytril for 10 days. She is very groggy right now and we shall see how she is tomorrow. 

 

Here is the cyst when cut in half. The dark blob of blood is where her feather was in the pic from yesterday.

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post #13 of 15
4/10/12 at 7:59pm

Glad it's taken care of and it sounds like good news!

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post #14 of 15
4/11/12 at 12:15pm

Bless her heart.  Glad she is doing well.  Hope she makes a full recovery.

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post #15 of 15
4/11/12 at 9:10pm
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Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

 

She seems to be on the mend. Her incision looks good today. No swelling or redness. She had a good appetite and even wanted to go outside and not sleep all day like she was. ( I let her run around this morning for a while before she had to back to her "hospital room"  as I had to get to work)She had more energy than she has had in the past couple weeks. She is getting her feisty back!

 

 

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