Aspiration of Olive Oil

[srodems]

My chicken has a hard blocked crop and I have been giving her olive oil and massaging regularly yesterday and today. Today when I got home from work there was some progress. Some pooping and the crop seemed smaller. I gave her a little bit of olive oil with a syringe and was massaging her crop downwardly when I think some of the oil cam back up into her mouth and she aspirated it. She has a slight gurggle now, and I am leaving her be. She is breathing, but with a noise. Is there anything I can do?
Any advice appreciated.

 

[Isaac 0]

Do you have grit available?

 

[Isaac 0]

Make sure she isn't getting any treats just bread soaked in olive oil

 

[srodems]

Yes, and they free range and eat a lot of grit. She is prone to this as it has happened before and massage and olive oil did the trick. I am not worried about unblocking her crop right now as there is progress with pooping, but I am worried about her slight gurggle from the aspiration of the olive oil. Is there a way I can make her sneeze as they do when they eat to fast? Or something? Will it reconcile. She is breathing, just with a gurggle noise.

 

[Isaac 0]

Funny you posted this my rooster got something in his throat today but he got it down by himself,Im not aware of anything else you can do but good luck.

 

[casportpony]

Yes, and they free range and eat a lot of grit. She is prone to this as it has happened before and massage and olive oil did the trick. I am not worried about unblocking her crop right now as there is progress with pooping, but I am worried about her slight gurggle from the aspiration of the olive oil. Is there a way I can make her sneeze as they do when they eat to fast? Or something? Will it reconcile. She is breathing, just with a gurggle noise.

I am not a vet, but I think it's quite serious since aspiration of oil can cause lipoid pneumonia.

-Kathy.

 

[Cheppy Cheep]

Take your chicken outside and offer it a bucket of water. I did the same thing today and she was in the yard with a bucket of water all my animals use. She cleared her nose herself. However her breathing is off now so I am giving tyland 50 for 5 days. If that does not work duramycin for 10 days. Found a vet page that suggest this. Started tyland today. She seems out of pain but her breathing hasn't improved yet. But she has only had one dose!
Your local farm store will have the durmycin.
Tangie

 

[Cheppy Cheep]

Take your chicken outside and offer it a bucket of water. I did the same thing today and she was in the yard with a bucket of water all my animals use. She cleared her nose herself. However her breathing is off now so I am giving tyland 50 for 5 days. If that does not work Duramycin for 10 days. Found a vet page that suggest this. Started tyland today. She seems out of pain but her breathing hasn't improved yet. But she has only had one dose!
Your local farm store will have the Duramycin. The name of the vet page was just ask. Hope this helps!
Tangie

 

[BigBlueHen53]

This thread is dated 2016.