Eddie12109
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hi everyone,
I have a 8 year old hen who could have arthritis.
last year in March she had a heat stroke and fly strike within two days of each other and has had breathing problems and trouble walking ever since.
She has her own cage built which has a sharing wall with four other chickens. She still lays eggs as well
I have tried everything for her breathing... she has been nebulized with oxine, gotten tyl-doxy and baytril. Nothing has worked and even when it isn’t that hot out she pants.
what I am concerned about is her arthritis. She still walks but for most of the day she sits. She doesn’t walk correctly either... she will usually use her wings to flap and get up and she hobbles when she walks. She absolutely loves people and will prefer people over other chickens all day so I will spend alot of time with her and she doesn’t seem to be in pain(I have been giving her pain relief, mentioned below, and of course I have no idea what she is actually feeling)The reason I think it is arthritis is because her hocks (I think that’s what it is) are inflamed and when I hold her thigh and lightly try to move her leg, it isn’t easy to do. When I rub her inflamed hocks, there are some pointy hard things sticking out but I really doubt both legs are broken or anything for that amount of time (more than a year)
I have been currently giving her pain relief from morning bird but I want to try other things. I know that there are two things people recommend that one starts with a m and other with a c but I have no idea what those are.. if they are like aspirin or the dosage or if it’s meant for chickens. But I have been doing research into morninga, there is an article on here about that.
I am just wondering if anyone has any advice or help!!
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous
I have a 8 year old hen who could have arthritis.
last year in March she had a heat stroke and fly strike within two days of each other and has had breathing problems and trouble walking ever since.
She has her own cage built which has a sharing wall with four other chickens. She still lays eggs as well
I have tried everything for her breathing... she has been nebulized with oxine, gotten tyl-doxy and baytril. Nothing has worked and even when it isn’t that hot out she pants.
what I am concerned about is her arthritis. She still walks but for most of the day she sits. She doesn’t walk correctly either... she will usually use her wings to flap and get up and she hobbles when she walks. She absolutely loves people and will prefer people over other chickens all day so I will spend alot of time with her and she doesn’t seem to be in pain(I have been giving her pain relief, mentioned below, and of course I have no idea what she is actually feeling)The reason I think it is arthritis is because her hocks (I think that’s what it is) are inflamed and when I hold her thigh and lightly try to move her leg, it isn’t easy to do. When I rub her inflamed hocks, there are some pointy hard things sticking out but I really doubt both legs are broken or anything for that amount of time (more than a year)
I have been currently giving her pain relief from morning bird but I want to try other things. I know that there are two things people recommend that one starts with a m and other with a c but I have no idea what those are.. if they are like aspirin or the dosage or if it’s meant for chickens. But I have been doing research into morninga, there is an article on here about that.
I am just wondering if anyone has any advice or help!!
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous