Unfortunately I cannot do the dosing 3x/day so I may just stick with the sub q for right now unless someone advises for im. I can’t get that other drug readily where I live. I’ll have to take her to a vet then get a script and those are really to pricey. I don’t like the idea throwing random abx...
So um interesting update, I really don’t know my hens well by the way. Yesterday, I tried to drain her abdomen again and was only able to get maybe 5ml of yellow cloudy fluid. Yes, I freaked out thought she was gonna die and I gave her peritonitis despite using only sterile needles and syringes...
Thanks you guys. I hope she heals from this but I think these things come back even if I treat her. As long as she remains active I’m ok with draining her belly every now and again to keep her comfy. But if she starts to get worse I’ll do the humane thing and cull her. :(
Good news bad news. I drained about 80-100 ml of clear fluid off her belly. I will try and drain from another site tomorrow. It was not yellow or even tinted yellow so I am not sure what the cause is. Hopefully I can drain it and it will go away but I doubt that is the case. Any thoughts?
So I have her the bath, she pooped once. Did a manual check and did not feel any eggs in her. Her abdomen is really swollen. I have her in the bathroom drying off
just went to check in my chickens today and found of of them appearing to be fatter than usual. She was waddling and appeared to be constantly trying to poop. He did poop a small amount but continues to walk around and poop more. I picked her up and her belly is distended and feels like a full...