charlotte-and-the-bees
Songster
I just spoke with my vet and they think we should test for this. Three of my seven girls have had lethargy/unspecified illness resulting in bloodwork and signs of infection. More issues for one of our hens who is on her second course of abx and a heart medication for a murmur. They’re going to draw blood this week to see if we can get a result from that. I’m waiting at the emergency vet right now with another one of our hens who had white liquid diarrhea today and had been extremely lethargic for two days.
I’m honestly just so exhausted and devastated. I practice biosecurity and keep everything very clean, plus check them often and generally just love them. It’s just one thing after another. I know if they are positive for leukosis we will have to keep our flock closed but generally not planning to open it unless we know definitively what’s wrong and it’s treatable. Any encouraging words or experience are appreciated. I’m just not sure what to expect if it is the diagnosis - can they live with it? Will they die almost surely after several weeks?
I’m honestly just so exhausted and devastated. I practice biosecurity and keep everything very clean, plus check them often and generally just love them. It’s just one thing after another. I know if they are positive for leukosis we will have to keep our flock closed but generally not planning to open it unless we know definitively what’s wrong and it’s treatable. Any encouraging words or experience are appreciated. I’m just not sure what to expect if it is the diagnosis - can they live with it? Will they die almost surely after several weeks?
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