In surgery, the vet tore up her insides trying to get at a piece of metal that was poisoning her.
Its a U-shaped stainless steel thing, looks like a keeper from a motorcycle part or something like that
Pattie (now alone) was calling for her until I looked at her and shook my head a few...
Grascie is behaving normally and seems happy.
She gets two shots for the metal in her blood each day, and two .5 cc beakfulls of antibiotics.
The vet will decide when to operate to remove the metal if it is still stuck in her gizzard Wednesday.
Meantime, we are over-feeding her to try and...
So -75 miles and $365 later, I get to wait and see, give her another EDTA shot tonight - then when/if she is strong enough, and take her back tomorrow morning, and set up a surgery...
She has two problems:
1. A massive egg seems to be stuck in the channel, the vet could just feel it. He will...
We have two hens,one of them is a Sussex hen a year old, who has been eating well and laying eggs with no problems.
This morning she didn't follow her friend out into the yard, which is where they run to and poop as soon as I open up.
She sat at the door and looks weak and confused. She just...