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    Sick chicken, swollen under vent - how to diagnose/treat?

    Looking for help for a Rhode Island Red hen (2.5 years old) who we found laying in the bushes today for much longer than usual. We noticed her comb had become pale and the area under her vent felt very swollen, her crop normal but on the empty side. I put on a glove with vaseline and put my...
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Hi everyone, I'm posting a final (and very sad) update. We made the incredibly difficult decision to euthanize her on Thursday night, three days after the attack. Ultimately, we were concerned she would never regain full mobility (particularly the ability to support her head and/or body on her...
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Ah ok, thank you, how do I administer those? (Would I purchase as separate supplements and include in the water I get into her beak?) And how long can that type of recovery take? Thank you so much.
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Update ~2 days after the attack: 9am today: She was more alert this morning and was able to drink water (10 ml) and nutri-drench (1 ml) on her own when we placed it in her beak while she held her head more upright (!), but we still had to support her body entirely. We were happy to see she had...
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Seeing your last post now - looking into open pet supply stores now! Thank you.
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Makes very good sense @azygous, thank you! We're thinking we should let her continue resting for the night after all of the nutri-drench and hen healer excitement this evening, and will get started on active treatment again in the am. Hope that is not too late and the rest helps! I'll keep...
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Thank you so much! I'll look into finding an oral antibiotic - the feed store employee (who seems very knowledgeable and was extremely compassionate! And sure didn't try to oversell us, which is nice :) ) said we should wait on the antibiotic until she's more alert. Sounds like you would...
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    New member, but long-time fan!

    Hi! I'm Kelly, and while I'm "officially" new to the site, I've been a big fan and follower of all of your posts - always proving extremely helpful to me in times of need. Just last week y'all helped me successfully un-impact an impacted crop! (Coconut oil + massage ...(repeat)... + stool...
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    UPDATE 6:30pm We gave her 1ml of nutri-drench and some water via syringe (putting a few drops into her beak then letting her swallow) - with some neck support, we are hopeful we got it down the right tube. Her eye* opened much wider than it has since the attack and she even started moving her...
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    How to treat chicken in severe shock after possum attack

    Last night, for the first time in 2 years, our gals (small backyard flock of four) didn't go up to roost for the night - we think because of the high gust winds they hid in the bushes. We have an automatic door on a timer and didn't see that they didn't go up roost until we heard what we thought...
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