Thanks everyone. Bethany is still hanging in there.... I did take her to a vet and we decided to give her the 'kitchen sink' treatment with injections of antibiotics, b vits, oxytocin and something else I forgot... I'm feeding her mash and water through syringe and she is alert and starting to...
Thank you. Well same now in the morning here. She seems alert. Been giving her water w Ca. Abdomen feels fluid. Some whitish liquid came out in bath - could be poop. Underneath vent is distended too. Her vent is sensitive to touch but with jel I could feel inside. I can not feel an egg. Maybe...
like an hour ago... I did put a little olive oil and then vaselin in her vent and that is when the whitish fluid came out. no poop though. I can try again
ok thank you. I just gave her 400 mg CaCi.... and I will do a soak soon again. Does it sound like eggbinding to you; laying down, will not use legs, wings spread, contracting continuosly....while alert and good looking?
Thanks Heather. I don't know if she is pooping - none seen all day so probably not... No eggshells either. I put some calcium citrate in her water that I gave with pipette...
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One of our RIR is not standing up and keep contracting... I gave her a warm bath and she relaxed. She does not eat or drink and keeps pushing. I gave her water with Ca in syringe. I also did a gentle exam but did not feel an egg. Her abdomen is distended and big and she keeps pushing. She...
Thank you for reading. One of our RIR is not moving... She looks good and seems alert. She will not stand up though and I found her below the roosting area this morning. She will not eat and reluctantly takes fluids from syringe. I think she is egg bound as she keeps pushing but after warm bath...