So I have had a chick since yesterday stopped up have no idea what he/she ate but it is in distress since last night, well all I could think of was giving it an enema.....
I can feel a lump of junk in it's belly, and no way is that hard thing passing with it not drinking well or eating, and I know I;m gonna loose it if I do nothing, so enema it was, I gently used a eye dropper to insert soapy water into the vent, then gently massaged and more water until I got out a bunch of crud, I could still feel the mass of ? in there but it felt too far up the channel to get any more out, so I dried it off and fluffed it with the dryer, and put back in the brooder, now several hours later I hear distress calls again and wonder if I should do it again to give it some relief??? I hate stressing it out more, by getting it wet and the dirty deed of an enema, but if I just leave it, it will surely die, what do you all think ? should I keep after it until its all out or just end it's suffering quickly?
Kim
PS also wondering if I'm up to that I hate this but what else can I try?
I can feel a lump of junk in it's belly, and no way is that hard thing passing with it not drinking well or eating, and I know I;m gonna loose it if I do nothing, so enema it was, I gently used a eye dropper to insert soapy water into the vent, then gently massaged and more water until I got out a bunch of crud, I could still feel the mass of ? in there but it felt too far up the channel to get any more out, so I dried it off and fluffed it with the dryer, and put back in the brooder, now several hours later I hear distress calls again and wonder if I should do it again to give it some relief??? I hate stressing it out more, by getting it wet and the dirty deed of an enema, but if I just leave it, it will surely die, what do you all think ? should I keep after it until its all out or just end it's suffering quickly?
Kim
PS also wondering if I'm up to that I hate this but what else can I try?
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