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Sick lethargic Chicken - Need Help Diagnosing
She doesn't have any drainage from the eyes or nose nor does she have a smell coming from her beak. I've felt on her crop at various times during this past week and its not hard or even full. I can see it fill after she eats but it empties after a while. I don't mind the questions at all. I've...- rvwhite
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Sick lethargic Chicken - Need Help Diagnosing
I haven't tried deworming her yet. Can I deworm her even though I've been giving her Corid? I haven't seen any worms in her stools. The only changes in her environment would be the weather. I'm in Northeast FL and its been a warm, wet winter. I would say the temperatures have been more...- rvwhite
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Sick lethargic Chicken - Need Help Diagnosing
One of my chickens, who is about 2 years old, has become sick. She has been sick for 7 days now and seemed to start getting better (day 2-3), but now had started going downhill again (day 5-7). I have been doing research based on her symptoms to come to a diagnosis to treat her properly, but...- rvwhite
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duck with swelling beneath her vent
I've been meaning to give an update on PeeWee for months now but better late than never, right? To recap, the vet diagnosed PeeWee with Lymphoma in November and estimated she would only live a few more months. Well I am extremely happy to report that she is still with other and ornery as ever... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
The lesion on PeeWee came back about 5 days ago and is worse now then it was the first time. It stayed away for about a week then began coming back more aggressively than before. I started up the routine again of giving her a warm bath, spraying it with Vetericyn, then putting triple antibiotic... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
She is doing much better. The swelling has pretty much completely gone down but she still has the spot and yellowish tint in one area. It's starting to scab up so I think it's continuing to heal. Still keeping with the same routine with the veterycin and triple antibiotic ointment. Thanks for... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
Thanks for the information, Miss Lydia. I just wanted to make sure that the possibility of her being egg bound wasn't a concern anymore. The swelling was went down a little more today. It's between the size of a dime and nickel in terms of the diameter and isn't as deep. Also, it's softer. I'm... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
She is still improving. the swelling is down to about the size a nickel and is starting to lighten to a light pink instead of the dark pink. I'm still doing the warm baths followed by cleaning it with the veterycin and triple antibiotic ointment and I'm still giving her extra vitamins and... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
Two nights ago we did a bath again (I've doing those for the past 5 nights) then I cleaned the area with peroxide and put triple antibiotic ointment on the area. It was the only stuff that I had at the house and I figured at that point it was worth trying because it wasn't getting better on it's... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
I am happy to report that the swelling has gone down in size. It's about half the size of what it was yesterday. I treated her with the vetericyn today so hopefully that will help it to continue to heal. I know we aren't out of the clear yet but it looks like we are heading that direction... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
I found there are two places near me that carry Vetericyn so I will start treating her with it tomorrow. Do you think I should still have her soak in a bath daily? She seems to really relax when she is in the warm bath however I wasn't sure if it's a good idea if it is an infection of some sort... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
she is pooping regularly without any strain. my husband was thinking maybe she got bit by a spider or something like that. -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
I haven't felt an egg behind the area but the area is raised about 1/2 centimeter from the skin around and its not a gradual raise like a typical welt. It has an edge like a cylinder with a height of half a centimeter was glued to her bottom. I know that sounds odd but its the best way I can... -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
We started Peewee on extra vitamins in her water two days ago. Do u know where I can get manuka honey? There hasn't been any discharge from the swelling but it does have a wet look to it but it is dry when touched. -
duck with swelling beneath her vent
I did some research about prolapse and my ducks issue seems different than the pictures and descriptions I've seen. This may be an atypical prolapse or the start of one, not sure but here is some additional information. It differs from what I've read in that the entire area is hard and...