- Apr 18, 2016
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1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
18 week Midnight Majesty Maran, thin due to recent growth spurt and heat I think (AZ weather has been brutal)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Monday noticed she was standing in the water dish not moving, disinterested. She was still eating that night and relatively alert. Quickly located a soft shell egg that was stuck. Warm bath, lube, calcium pills, and then ultimately ER vet who removed the egg. Tuesday morning I got her to eat some food but by the afternoon she was disinterested in treats and panting intermittently. Started her on doxycycline Tuesday Evening
Wednesday morning she is still pretty lethargic, disinterested in food, stool is now loose and mostly urates although I did feel some food in her crop. Picking up supplies to tube feed from the vet this evening
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Monday mid afternoon
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Egg binding on Monday, removed by vet. I feel no other eggs but her vent is pulsating and she has her tail tucked. No penguin stance.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Drinking intermittently. Pecking at feed but stopped today
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Runny today
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Doxycycline started, ER vet removed soft shelled egg, starting tube feeding tonight. Rooster booster in water
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Have done both
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
See above
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Currently in crate in house
18 week Midnight Majesty Maran, thin due to recent growth spurt and heat I think (AZ weather has been brutal)
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Monday noticed she was standing in the water dish not moving, disinterested. She was still eating that night and relatively alert. Quickly located a soft shell egg that was stuck. Warm bath, lube, calcium pills, and then ultimately ER vet who removed the egg. Tuesday morning I got her to eat some food but by the afternoon she was disinterested in treats and panting intermittently. Started her on doxycycline Tuesday Evening
Wednesday morning she is still pretty lethargic, disinterested in food, stool is now loose and mostly urates although I did feel some food in her crop. Picking up supplies to tube feed from the vet this evening
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
Monday mid afternoon
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
Egg binding on Monday, removed by vet. I feel no other eggs but her vent is pulsating and she has her tail tucked. No penguin stance.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Drinking intermittently. Pecking at feed but stopped today
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Runny today
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Doxycycline started, ER vet removed soft shelled egg, starting tube feeding tonight. Rooster booster in water
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Have done both
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
See above
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Currently in crate in house