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Thanks @azygous for adding in!
This morning:
Started the yeast infection treatment. She lapped up the ointment & coconut oil on her own from the bowl. Guess that's a hit! She did have a bit of a sour smell when I gently massaged the crop to see how it compared to yesterday. No liquid, but it's a hard spongy texture, if that makes sense.
Bad news though: As you hinted at, I unfortunately do think this might be a symptom of a problem farther down the line. I gave her a bath in a warm bucket of water to clean her vent off, which she seemed to enjoy, but while I was swishing the water around to break up the crusted on gunk, I found that she has a hard mass under her abdomen. I grabbed another Wyandotte just to compare, and it's pretty clear that while they are all big, robust girls, this is something different.
So now the decision- do I give it some time to see if it resolves (I know that's very, very unlikely) or do I go ahead and euthanize while she's still feeling happy and perky? I hate this part...
This morning:
Started the yeast infection treatment. She lapped up the ointment & coconut oil on her own from the bowl. Guess that's a hit! She did have a bit of a sour smell when I gently massaged the crop to see how it compared to yesterday. No liquid, but it's a hard spongy texture, if that makes sense.
Bad news though: As you hinted at, I unfortunately do think this might be a symptom of a problem farther down the line. I gave her a bath in a warm bucket of water to clean her vent off, which she seemed to enjoy, but while I was swishing the water around to break up the crusted on gunk, I found that she has a hard mass under her abdomen. I grabbed another Wyandotte just to compare, and it's pretty clear that while they are all big, robust girls, this is something different.
So now the decision- do I give it some time to see if it resolves (I know that's very, very unlikely) or do I go ahead and euthanize while she's still feeling happy and perky? I hate this part...