Well hopefully this is good news!
After this incident, that was the last I saw or heard of her waterbelly problems. I didn't think the poor girl would make it to her first birthday, but she nearly made it to the age of four, which is pretty good considering all the poor girl went through...
Ooh I hadn't seen this one. I found another article (cited below) that says, "Grossly, features were distended abdomen that contained fluid filled cyst which varies from 2.5 cm to 10 cm in diameter. The wall of the cyst was very thin and it contained slightly opaque watery fluid that ranged from...
I'm going in to the right of the cloaca and down low toward the bottom of her belly, as shown in this video (except I give er a good butt bath first)
Here's a photo where you can see one of my entry holes. It only bled a drop
Thanks for the quick and thorough reply @Eggcessive
The really confusing thing is how I'm unable to draw any fluid now after having done this 5 times before. Do you or @casportpony think I'm missing the mark with my needle ooorr... I dunno.
But yes, the fluid is almost perfectly clear and...
Hello all my lovely chicken folks!
I have a bit of an advanced question for y'all regarding water belly. I'm completely bewildered by this one so maybe one of you smarties could help?!
IN A NUTSHELL:
The patient is a 2 year old silver laced Wyandotte named Celosia (after the flower). She has...