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Help please!
Thanks for your reply, it did stop bleeding eventually with the help of a bandage. Also any advice to treatment for her peritonitis?- mivvi-69
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Help please!
My hen has a very distended belly and I think she has peritonitis and I am treating her with baytril. But she now has a lesion on her belly from her spur cutting into her so I trimmed it and its bleeding quite a lot. I have tried stopping the blood with flour and cornflour but its still...- mivvi-69
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Duck advice please
The metacam seems to be working she is more mobile, however I now have a quandry, do I let her back with her friends ( and then I have to catch her every day to give her medicine ) or do I keep her in the pen for the foreseable future. I love/hate owning animals! -
Duck advice please
I have put her in a run covered in straw and a small shelter ,I am hoping she will go under at night/when it rains. Its difficult for her to get into anything high cos of her leg, but her usual low bucket is in there with her. I examined her and the joint of the poorly leg is swollen & a bit... -
Duck advice please
Thank you for your help. She isn't contained at the moment, she is in around 3/4 of an acre with some mates! I think I may have to pen her in with a shelter of some sort. What do you think? and which supplements might help her? -
Duck advice please
I have an Aylesbury duck who was attacked by a fox last year (4 of her mates were killed) The vet patched her up (£300!) and all seemed ok but very soon afterwards she developed a limp and spends most of her time sitting now. She grooms, bathes and eats and seems reasonably happy however now the... -
Advice please- duckling limping
Thanks for all your help guys. The runner still limps , starts not so bad in the morning but more pronounced by bedtime. I think it may be a birth defect, as I checked the leg and it seems to go 'outwards' a bit. I also wondered about a dislocation, would that be possible or do you think it... -
Advice please- duckling limping
Have started the niacin in their water . I honestly don't think she is in pain, so will wait and see how things 'pan' out. Thanks , will keep you kind peps informed! -
Advice please- duckling limping
I am going to try to get some Niacin this afternoon, its got to be worth a try. He/She does not seem any worse or distressed in any way. It is a bit smaller than the other two, so maybe a weaker chick? Thank you for your help and encouragement its so appreciated. I hate to ask this question but... -
Advice please- duckling limping
No I am not adding Niacin, what is it? should I and why? The chick is about the same really , no better but no worse. Any advice would be appreciated Regards mivvi -
Advice please- duckling limping
Help! I have a week old Indian Runner. Incubated naturally and living with mum and 2 siblings. The first day it seemed ok, but then started limping. It runs a few steps and then sits down. It hasn't gotten any worse over the last week but I am really worried about it. Has anyone had the same...