ascites

My 2 year old faverolle suddenly started having respiratory issues today. She seemed fine in the morning, and then had a sudden cough/hacking attack followed by gurgling breathing. It was so startling I picked her up and rushed her to some water because I thought she might be choking, which she...

Hen in question is 2 years old, isa brown. Otherwise healthy, eating drinking fine. For several months my hen has had fluid accumulating in her abdomen. I got the vet to drain it and the fluid was a dark green, but not chunky. With the fluid removed I was able to feel a mass, about the size of...

Hi all. I have a hen whose bottom has been getting larger within the last month, during which period she has stopped laying (normal for this time of year anyway). Her abdomen feels firm, but not solid. It’s squish-able but not squishy. Symmetrical and no solid characteristics or landmarks. It...

**I think I might be losing my first chicken. I got my inaugural flock of 7 hens (mixed flock) 2.5 years ago. I never realized how much I'd fall for each of them. And how devastating it would be when confronting the inevitable: my first chicken death. I've had some close calls, but I managed to...

My father brought home new hens and this one has a descended belly that's soft, she lays on her side a lot but does walk and eat. She also has a wheeze to her breathing. I had a hen with water belly before but it hung more front than back like this one. Does she have water belly? Wondering if I...

We have 6, 11 week old silkies. One of them (Lizzie) last night was not pecking/scratching. She was standing still making a cooing sound. It was close to " bedtime" so I didn't think anything of it... But this morning she was still acting the same (worse even). Last night I had looked up a few...

Hello brains trust! I have a peculiar issue I’m searching a name for. There is a duck where I volunteer, and she has what seems to be sand in her abdomen. Probably a litre’s worth. It drags on the floor like a balloon. I’ve had hens with ascites before but I’m sure this is not that, you can...

Hey Guys, Long time no post and I wish it were under better circumstances. One of my dear hens has been struggling with a swollen abdomen for some time. - She's a 2.5 year old brown shaver, has gone through her moult and not gone back on the lay - not suspecting she ever will again...

Hello, I've noticed something strange about one of my ducklings, Daffodil (Daffy). She's a Magpie duck ("blue" magpie) and about 6 weeks old. Her lower belly seems a bit large/swollen, and she has a different posture than the two other ducklings (Daisy, blue magpie, and Dandy, a mixed breed)...

Hey everybody, I posted yesterday about my chicken being sick and we came to the consensus that she was suffering from ascites. I just performed the liquid withdrawal procedure with a syringe and got 105ml(3.5 fl oz) out of her(well within the safe range). Unfortunately, I had to stick her 3...

A little story with the hopes to learn smth I don't know yet from everyone who reads it. I found one of my chickens in a penguin stance and immediately suspected egg bound situation. After 3 bath salts and aaaa loooot of reading I checked for egg and there was none. You can see how miserable...

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...

3yo RIR. After lots of research realized it was ascites. She’s been in fine spirits but I noticed her breathing heavily last week, have been keeping a close eye. I picked her up 4-5 days ago and realized her abdomen was full of fluid and felt like an overfilled water baloon. We do not have the...

We have an older hen (5+ years) who has developed ascites (water belly) randomly. I’m a nurse and know how to drain such things but we will be taking her a to a vet for further evaluation tomorrow. My question is, once this starts does it continue? Like are we going to have to drain her every so...

My 2 year old sapphire gem hen, Goosey, has had many problems this year. In April, we were told by a vet, after removing quite a large amount of ascites fluid from her abdomen, that she most likely has cancer, as well as a broken chest bone that we didn't even notice and have no idea when it...

Okay so i have 3 big problems rn. So I went to collect the eggs and noticed my 10 year old barred rock chicken combs was in a weird position on the ground, looking very tired, breathing irregular, and the position she had was almost like she wanted to lay an egg. Her crop was empty so I took...

One of my chickens is apparently really sick - I'm out of town, so my mother is taking care of them, but a hen started to get sick last Friday. She wasn't moving much, and seemed to have trouble walking. At this point, it's apparently progressed to where she can't stand, won't drink water, and...

On Sunday I first noticed that one of my chickens was looking a bit bloated. By Monday her abdomen was very large and she was struggling to breathe. On Tuesday after some research, I determined that she likely has ascites. I watched some videos on how to drain the fluid. I used a large syringe...

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and distancing themselves from others! Well, my Buff Orpington Noodles turned 5 years old recently, and I knew that would come with health problems. A few months ago she started acting differently, her tail went down more than often, her comb was...

I have 2 ducks that I took in early this past summer who needed homes. They both have saggy bottoms more pronounced on the right and feels like a water balloon. From what I’m told they’re about 3 years old. I have no idea of their background or how they would have gotten it but here we are and...