In an earlier post in another section, I commented about our little Bavis, a buff brahma bantam, who is now 5 weeks old. For approximately 3 weeks now, she is having trouble getting her poop out. She strains, and strains, and screeches each time and sometimes it comes out and sometimes not. Her vent is swollen and red, and 'pulsates' constantly, like she is trying to poop.
It is not pasty butt and it doesn't seem to be contagious. She is in a brooder with 7 sisters. We have tried the one time Epsom salt method, natural yogurt method, plenty of water 'forced' down her, and have treated her with Tetracycline we got from the feed store.
We were thinking a bad case of vent gleet, due to the clear/murky discharge and feathers compacted from the fluids, and used the recommended methods to treat her for that. She went to the vet and he rubbed her tummy, and massaged her belly/chest area and OMG (my daughter's words, she took her to the vet) at the stuff that came out of her. Since then, she seemed to be going better especially after the epsom salt (1 time treatment) and then yogurt diet for a few days. Then came the antibiotic, for the next 3 days.
She had been improving before the antibiotic but we got it to be sure whatever she had we 'cleaned' out of her. Now...she is worse. We can barely get anything out of her. All of this time, she has continued to eat and drink until last evening. She does not have an appetite but continues to drink water. So worried we are going to lose her. She is my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter's baby chick.
All of this started the day after I gave them some millet and a little bit of grit. Bavis was in the middle of the dish and consumed way more than the others that day.
Her tummy areas are tight and large, like they are full with no where to go. Her vent is still swollen and large just behind the opening, like it is all just sitting there...waiting to come out.
What do I do now? Has the tetracycline contributed to the downfall in her situation?
It is not pasty butt and it doesn't seem to be contagious. She is in a brooder with 7 sisters. We have tried the one time Epsom salt method, natural yogurt method, plenty of water 'forced' down her, and have treated her with Tetracycline we got from the feed store.
We were thinking a bad case of vent gleet, due to the clear/murky discharge and feathers compacted from the fluids, and used the recommended methods to treat her for that. She went to the vet and he rubbed her tummy, and massaged her belly/chest area and OMG (my daughter's words, she took her to the vet) at the stuff that came out of her. Since then, she seemed to be going better especially after the epsom salt (1 time treatment) and then yogurt diet for a few days. Then came the antibiotic, for the next 3 days.
She had been improving before the antibiotic but we got it to be sure whatever she had we 'cleaned' out of her. Now...she is worse. We can barely get anything out of her. All of this time, she has continued to eat and drink until last evening. She does not have an appetite but continues to drink water. So worried we are going to lose her. She is my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter's baby chick.
All of this started the day after I gave them some millet and a little bit of grit. Bavis was in the middle of the dish and consumed way more than the others that day.
Her tummy areas are tight and large, like they are full with no where to go. Her vent is still swollen and large just behind the opening, like it is all just sitting there...waiting to come out.
What do I do now? Has the tetracycline contributed to the downfall in her situation?
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