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    Brainiacs wanted. Not emergency. calcium free feed for EYP? Surgery? Suprelorin?

    Hello again. We're still at it with Orpington. The vet has recommended surgery - but I'm still trying to figure out why. We've been draining her, in addition to ~ two vet visits a month, and she's as happy as a clam. The vet saw an egg on its way on ultrasound today and went red alert. But...
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    Has anyone gone through ovary removal with their hen? Also, birth control questions $$

    Hello all. Orpington is still doing well, however I sense the days are numbered. Briefly, we were initially told she had an oviduct tumor. That has now changed to be more likely some sort of oviduct impaction and subsequent EYP (never remember the updated term for EYP). We have drained her two...
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    Injectable pain med recs?

    Dealing with an oviduct tumor in our lavender orpington. Because avian medicine seems to be a crapshoot based on your vet's experience, I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for injectable pain meds for the palliative care phase? I did some reading earlier and it gets muddy with type...
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    Coop-mate recommendations?

    Ahoy fellow chicken lovers. I'm posting with a sad heart. First we lost our most beloved sapphire gem to heart failure in March (euthanized) and now, not two months later our lavender orpington has an oviduct tumor (getting lasix and had initial ascites drained). We are going to inquire about...
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    Heart murmur - what dosing/medicines were recommended to you?

    Chicken Gem is still with us with some quality of life. We went to the vet today and confirmed a heart murmur and we were prescribed furosemide 6.25mg tablets, given 2x/day. She weighs 3 pounds 11oz. The vet also mentioned another med that we'll have to order to help with heart contractions. I...
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    What does this poo tell you? 3 y/o hen. Ascites drained yesterday. Thank you!!

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