Bloat belly

[Yuki]

How to I treat bloat belly

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Unfortunately it's usually a sign of organ failure, and the outcome is poor.

 

[Yuki]

Unfortunately it's usually a sign of organ failure, and the outcome is poor.

She has been alive for more than a month. She is happy. Do I put her down early?

 

[coach723]

You don't have to put her down early. I generally leave mine with the flock until they are obviously not feeling well. Once they go off food or water, isolate themselves, get bullied, just generally don't do normal chicken things, then it's time to think about not letting them suffer. Some birds can go on for quite some time, it just depends on what the underlying condition is. It can be organ failure, or reproductive problems, or even a cancer, and the vast majority of the time treatments are not successful. I've had them live for quite some time, and others not last very long at all, so it can vary greatly. Just keep an eye on her and you will likely know when it's time.

 

[Yuki]

She was at the point of death at some point but started getting better. I isolatedher once she started getting bullied. Every day She does live is a blessing she went to thevet about this he said it was cancer. I don't know what she has. But what ever it is almost did kill her because she wouldn't eat allot. She would only eat berries. That was really expensive but very much worth it. I've been doing orgeno and flax seed oil to prevent it from getting more worse. If I can't treat her I understand. Thank you for awnsering it means allot. I'm sure muy hen would appreciate it to if she could understand what I'm doing. She may not eat much but is Still better than what it was. Thefluids has receded for a while n now she still has a dying comb and sunken in eyes and dehydration to some extent. She still is happy.

You don't have to put her down early. I generally leave mine with the flock until they are obviously not feeling well. Once they go off food or water, isolate themselves, get bullied, just generally don't do normal chicken things, then it's time to think about not letting them suffer. Some birds can go on for quite some time, it just depends on what the underlying condition is. It can be organ failure, or reproductive problems, or even a cancer, and the vast majority of the time treatments are not successful. I've had them live for quite some time, and others not last very long at all, so it can vary greatly. Just keep an eye on her and you will likely know when it's time.