I cannot thank you enough for this generous and thorough reply. :)
I do use kaytee baby bird formula, and mix apple sauce in occasionally to speed digestion if crop drainage is slow, as well as unflavored Pedialyte.
Crop slowdown seems to have ceased and he is digesting as normal. He is under a...
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Do you have any suggestions or know any one who could help? The other chick, whom remains, is much more feathered and lively. Crop has been slow to drain so I've been feeding infant apple sauce until empty, and treating with Nystatin...
Unfortunately...the chick has passed.
I arrived home to it.
I still have another chick remaining I do not wish to meet the same fate. Should I finish off the prescribed medication with this chick? They appear fairly well but droppings are yellowish and pasty and crop is not emptying as it should.
I considered that but I was worried that maybe for their age it could be problematic.
The dosing instructions is for adult birds. Though it varies, because the package has a picture of a rooster, a finch, and a pigeon on it, so I wonder if it makes any difference?
Update chirping was audible this time but in the form of a very wet whistling sound.
Crop did not fully empty of food matter, was quite doughy, so instead of feeding this morning, I gave papaya juice (supposed substitute for baby apple sauce) gently massaged crop, then gave vet meds.
I administered about 0.2 1/2 of nutridrench (see picture of syringe) directly to the smallest chick, I am now worried it may have been too much? Is it possible to overdose on nutridrench? I followed with VERY watered down formula with a tiny amount of unflavored Pedialyte added.
I would hate to lose this squab, I got them as a pair about a week after hatching from a small flock raiser. despite the little ones smaller size and weakness, the eldest still preens them and appears to be attached, which was unexpected to say the least.
The eldest is well off and has a...
Crop has been somewhat emptying since starting the candida meds from vet (see original post) Seeds and such of course take longer, voice still gone, can stand but legs are incredibly stiff. Struggles to take steps without falling forwards.
I will be out of work around 10pm tonight and will redose with the vet meds at around 11. (Twice daily). I don't see improvement nor any decline, (up and down) so I just don't really know what else to do here. No new feather growth from what I've seen. Could growth be permanently stunted by...