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  1. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24621515 This is an interesting article related to the use of antiviral medication. They extracted a compound from Danshen, which can be purchased as a natural supplement. It sounds like they don't completely understand how it works yet, but it appears to...
  2. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    . In terms of vaccine protection, I understand it to be: Best (Rispens CVI 988 Strain + HVT) Better (HVT + SB-1) Good (HVT) Until a better vaccine becomes available.
  3. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    I know how you feel, I'm so glad it isn't Marek's. Hopefully she heals quickly.
  4. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    We did have confirmed Marek's in our flock. And I had a (vaccinated HVT) Silkie, about 2.5 yrs old, that I thought might have had Marek's. She couldn't walk and I noticed her crop was very full. She has had crop issues in the past, crop stasis. It turned out to be a crop/digestive issue. She...
  5. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Sweet Olivia has been in chicken hospice for awhile now and I decided this morning that she needed help. She used to answer me when I spoke to her or she saw me coming. Today she just opened her eye and looked at me. She looked tired. She tried to stand and was too weak. She lost her enthusiasm...
  6. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Sorry for your loss. :(
  7. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    I got the Metacam from my vet. Prior to that I was using baby aspirin. I also tried the St. Johns Wort (hypericum perforatum 30x). I read it had to be mixed with Distilled water, couldn't use a metal spoon, couldn't touch the pill, she couldn't eat or drink anything 30 mins before or after...
  8. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Thanks LolaChick. I am just enjoying her and taking it day by day.
  9. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Thank you, I really do appreciate the kind words and encouragement. As many of you have experienced, it is so heart breaking to deal with this disease.
  10. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Oh..I love Faverolles. Sorry to hear your sweet Coho is having issues. I hope it isn't Marek's, especially since she is vaccinated and almost five years old.
  11. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    w I did post a video of Olivia, if you want to compare it to your girl.
  12. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Here is a photo of my Olivia. She has been limping for over three weeks now. I thought it was an injury and she seemed sensitive to pressure on her hip joint. After two weeks, I noticed a growth below her hip joint. The vet took a fluid sample via needle and felt it was a peripheral nerve...
  13. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    The fluid from Olivia's leg had a LOT of aplastic lymphocytes and other inflammatory cells. It appears to be a peripheral nerve tumor. Probably Marek's. I was really hoping she may have been lucky enough to have developed a resistance since she is going to be 2 yrs old. In less than 2 yrs...
  14. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    He tried the needle aspiration but got very little fluid. What he did get he thought looked like lymphosarcoma. He thought maybe the anti-inflammatory medication might shrink it and he may attempt to remove it. But he cautioned me that the surgery might not be a good option either. We...
  15. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Had Olivia at the vet's today. She is still limping but now I can feel a mass. It is located in front of her hip joint. I'm sure this is the cause of her limping. The vet took a needle biopsy and put her on Metacam for inflammation. I am not very optimistic about the potential outcome. She is...
  16. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Feather dander is incredibly fine and light. I struggle to clean it from my air cleaner filter and it sticks to everything. Almost like a fuzzy film. It also seems designed to travel on the air. Blow on a clump of it and off it goes.... I don't like to think about how much of my chickens...
  17. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Sorry for your loss. Marek's is a heart breaking disease, especially when they are your pets. And just so you know you aren't crazy for x-raying a chicken. I have an appt tomorrow to get one x-rayed. I've also had theraputic laser therapy done for a distended crop (it worked remarkably...
  18. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Yes, it seems as though the stress of beginning to lay eggs is what started it all. Then one after another they got sick. Our vet came to the house and looked at our feed, coop, etc. Before we knew it was Marek's, we treated the symptoms for each one individually. Some had respiratory...
  19. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    I posted as a photo in this thread a copy of the necropsy. I really suspected lymphoid leukosis rather than Marek's because of their age. However, we had two batches of chicks together. They were days apart. Some came from Country Max feed store and some from Foster Hill Farm. My aunts chick's...
  20. KAT Bird

    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    I have no idea. I assumed they came with it but the didn't show symptoms till point of lay, which coincidentally was also when I put them outside. Brand new coop, on land that I know hasn't has chickens on it since at least 1991 when our home was built.
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