Update:
she's much better. The vet gave me an enzyme spray that is supposed to reduce the tumor. The only problem is that it doesn't seem to be getting smaller. It's formed a hard crust over the top and I'm not sure it's penetrating.
Does anyone else have any experience with this?
Also, do...
THanks!
She seems better today. She was eating her regular feed when I peeked in on her this morning. I let her for a bit and she scratched around and ate leaves, etc.
Thanks for the suggestions on food. I'll try tomorrow. She didn't seem to be eating or drinking today.
The vet didn't seem to think her condition was necessarily terminal. He did say that most people wouldn't treat a chicken with a tumor, because people generally don't, and therefore he...
Help! Yesterday I discovered one of my hens covered in blood, with a large wound on her back. I bandaged her and today took her to the vet who diagnosed a squamous-cell (sp?) tumor, basically an enormous skin tumor, that had ruptured. He gave me a spray that will granulate the tumor over time...