Here is an article about clostridial enteritis in chickens, also called necrotic enteritis. You will find several other articles if you google "clostridial enteritis in chickens." One of them indicated that the drug yours was prescribed is one treatment choice, but there are others, including penicillin and sulfa drugs. In people a clostridium infection known as clostridium dificile, which results from having received a lot of antibiotics, is usually treated with metronidazole.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/101/necrotic-enteritis
I did read, as mentioned, that clostridial enteritis is difficult to diagnose, and I doubt this vet did the necessary tests, esp. if she made the diagnosis on the day she first saw the chicken. One article even said that animals are often treated for this presumptively, meaning without a test to prove the diagnosis is correct.
The articles also say probiotics can be an effective treatment, and as mentioned above, broodiness in itself can be lethal, so I have to agree that a wire cage and probiotics need to be part of whatever you do.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/101/necrotic-enteritis
I did read, as mentioned, that clostridial enteritis is difficult to diagnose, and I doubt this vet did the necessary tests, esp. if she made the diagnosis on the day she first saw the chicken. One article even said that animals are often treated for this presumptively, meaning without a test to prove the diagnosis is correct.
The articles also say probiotics can be an effective treatment, and as mentioned above, broodiness in itself can be lethal, so I have to agree that a wire cage and probiotics need to be part of whatever you do.
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