7 week old with loss of balance, finding it hard to stand - Updated - it was cocci?

[Leslieb118]

If they all tested positive for Cocci, you should probably treat them all, even if they're not showing symptoms.

 

[soler]

oh i am. 9.5ml per gallon of water right? i have the 9.6% liquid solution.

It sounds like it might be best to worm on day 6 after i am done with the corid.

 

[Leslieb118]

I believe that is the correct dosage for the 9.6% solution. Hope they feel better soon! I'm sure they will with the Corid.

 

[leadwolf1]

oh i am. 9.5ml per gallon of water right? i have the 9.6% liquid solution.

It sounds like it might be best to worm on day 6 after i am done with the corid.

 

[soler]

thanks a lot! maybe this stumbling issue is related to the cocci and the worms.

 

[leadwolf1]

It is possible. It would rob them of essential nutrients causing vitamin and other deficiencies.

 

[soler]

interestingly, i just read in the healthbook that roundworms are implicated in spreading avian reoviruses, like for instance, marek's disease. Now i wish i could treat her for both the worms and the cocci at the same time!

 

[leadwolf1]

It is my understanding that the worms would have had to have been in the ground in an infected yard for them to be carriers.

 

[soler]

Update - day 3 on Corid. Today she is now standing and walking around almost completely normally, and eating by herself in good amounts. I think this entire thing was related to cocci all along. I haven't wormed her yet. I am now hopeful for recovery but we'll see.

Her poops in the last two days were normal but contained some small bits that looked like intestinal lining. She never had any blood in there, or worms. I would have never caught this had it not been for the poop testing.

When she lost her appetite, i initially did not force feed her enough times a day, by saturday i was force feeding her every 3 hours of so to mostly fill her crop, and also gave her 5 ml of water at similar intervals. I believe this kept her going while the medicines kicked in. My feeding schedule since saturday has been: spoonful of wet cat food, small spoon of yogurt, 5ml medicated water; next feeding, spoonful of mash of yogurt, her feed and nutridrench, 5ml medicated water; spoonful of grated fruit mix, 5ml medicated water; last feeding yogurt/feed/nutridrench mash enough to fill crop, 5ml water. The only thing she ate everyday by herself even at her sickest was that chick stick by manna pro. They go nuts for that thing.

timeline:
monday last week - noticed she was sitting down a lot and was having trouble standing. i isolated her. gave her electrolyte water.
tuesday - still eating but less. Started giving her vitamins and yogurt
wednesday - getting worse and really not standing anymore, feet sticking out in front. Legs were weak, not paralyzed at any point.
thursday - looking pretty bad. Started force feeding her more but not enough in retrospect, added Turmeric and st john's worth to the mix
friday - took poop to vet, she had a small improvement but still overall was unable to stand and falling on her bum a lot
saturday - results for cocci/roundworms positive. Stopped vitamin B as thiamin interferes with amprolium, started corid. started force feeding her more
sunday - no visible improvement, continue full force feeding schedule and force drinking
monday - a little better, she was eating more by herself
tuesday - i came this morning and she was standing in the cage looking at me. i nearly cried! eating, drinking, walking around.

i am finishing the corid treatment thursday, and worming her friday, though i was told by a chicken vet i can safely medicated with amprolium and piperazine at the same time.

 

[welasharon]

Update - day 3 on Corid. Today she is now standing and walking around almost completely normally, and eating by herself in good amounts. I think this entire thing was related to cocci all along. I haven't wormed her yet. I am now hopeful for recovery but we'll see.

Her poops in the last two days were normal but contained some small bits that looked like intestinal lining. She never had any blood in there, or worms. I would have never caught this had it not been for the poop testing.

When she lost her appetite, i initially did not force feed her enough times a day, by saturday i was force feeding her every 3 hours of so to mostly fill her crop, and also gave her 5 ml of water at similar intervals. I believe this kept her going while the medicines kicked in. My feeding schedule since saturday has been: spoonful of wet cat food, small spoon of yogurt, 5ml medicated water; next feeding, spoonful of mash of yogurt, her feed and nutridrench, 5ml medicated water;  spoonful of grated fruit mix, 5ml medicated water; last feeding yogurt/feed/nutridrench mash enough to fill crop, 5ml water. The only thing she ate everyday by herself even at her sickest was that chick stick by manna pro. They go nuts for that thing. 

timeline:
monday last week - noticed she was sitting down a lot and was having trouble standing. i isolated her. gave her electrolyte water.
tuesday - still eating but less. Started giving her vitamins and yogurt
wednesday - getting worse and really not standing anymore, feet sticking out in front. Legs were weak, not paralyzed at any point.
thursday - looking pretty bad. Started force feeding her more but not enough in retrospect, added Turmeric and st john's worth to the mix
friday - took poop to vet, she had a small improvement but still overall was unable to stand and falling on her bum a lot
saturday - results for cocci/roundworms positive. Stopped vitamin B as thiamin interferes with amprolium, started corid. started force feeding her more
sunday - no visible improvement, continue full force feeding schedule and force drinking
monday - a little better, she was eating more by herself
tuesday - i came this morning and she was standing in the cage looking at me. i nearly cried! eating, drinking, walking around. 

i am finishing the corid treatment thursday, and worming her friday, though i was told by a chicken vet i can safely medicated with amprolium and piperazine at the same time.

Yay! This is good indeed.