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you should be sure its just sprained and not broken. i would suggest the same....cage rest/confinement and make sure food and water are readily available.

yes, my vet did tell me that the withdrawal period is forever but does that just mean a long time or is it lifelong? Baytril is actually made for production poultry (fryers and turkeys). its on their site and they talk about withdrawal periods but don't actually list them. i think it is so funny...

they are on 22.7 mg baytril tabs starting tomorrow, one is getting one tab once a day and the other is getting a 1/2 tab once a day. today they both got the inj form. they have enough for about 10 days i believe. no pro biotic for oral forms of medications? really i would have thought that was...

i have already filled out the incident report for animal control and the o of the dog already brought me a check for the cost of the vet from this morning. so that is already going well but the Animal Control Officer said that they can do one of three things 1) warn the owner 2) make it a civil...

so long story short this morning i heard some crying out from my chickens only to find 3 out of 4 had been attacked by a dog that had gotten out and lives 4-5 houses down the road. rushed them to the vet, one was injured to bad we had to euthanize on the spot and the other two are here at home...

no because its more the increase drinking as opposed to nasty bloody stool. how does deworming effect being able to eat her eggs? what dewormer do i use? sorry i am new to all this.

hello everyone, i am new to chickens as of 8 months ago. My favorite chicken Maggie was attacked and being chased for the kill by two dogs in my friends yard. After chasing maggie for 2 hrs she caught her and brought her into work (luckily we work at a vet clinic). so then i came home with...

so long story short...Maggie is a Favorelle (i believe as she has feathered legs and an extra toe) hen (unknown age) that was attacked and being chased by dogs through a friends yard. my friend scooped her up and she has had a loving home at my house for the past 8 months and has healed nicely...

i actually work at a vet clinic and we send most if not all avian or exotic fecal samples out to the lab to be run. even though i read multiple canine and feline fecal samples a day, avians can have parasites that will get past us so to be sure we always send them out. either way its the same...