Buff collapsed on her side

[Dom95]

My 2 year old buff Orpington collapsed today on her side.
She was walking around the yard and started to walk away, paused a moment and then when she tried to continue walking her leg gave out and she collapsed sideways. She continued to do so and tried to get back up and I went to get her.

We waited and tried to calm her and she started neck twisting almost seizure like but not full on. We tried to see if she could walk again but couldn’t.

We called the vet and luckily we got her in to see a dr within 45 minutes of this continuing.

On the way to vet she couldn’t hold herself up or head and started slightly twisting. Also nodding off slow breathing.

When we got to the vet and handed her to the vet tech she had slight head twisting.

45 minutes later the vet said she seemed back to normal? The gave her IV fluids but that she wasn’t initially dehydrated. She was able to stand on her own and eventually walked but was tired. They checked her heart, airways and neurological tests and said it was fine.

Said if it was the avian flu she would not have recovered and if it was mareks which was the original worry she wouldn’t have been able to stand again or walk.

The doctor is stumped and so are we. She said possible blood clot, or stroke that she was Having a quick recovery from?

Anyone else ever have this happen ? We’re worried it may be a repeat thing or something more serious is going on.

Currently she is home with us and we are observing her.
Eating and drinking normally

 

[Karadon11]

I've had similar incidents with some of my older chickens in the late summer when its very hot. Some have recovered quick others took a few months to recover. It can reoccur. Heat stroke seems likely. I've had to 7 dust an area and my stricken barred rock chicken so she could be outdoors (she would flutter about ever so often but lay on side long periods of time) with out being eaten alive by ants and other insects, i kept her out of sun, put her up if it rained offered her food and water she would eat and drink. She would put herself up at night and leave coop in morning she seemed to gain some functionality in the the early and evening cooler hours. at first, I thought she was dying but she kept on living. I eventually brought her indoors other chickens began to peck her. she recovered during winter she always walked a little awkwardly she lived about a year or more and longer than her younger companion bantam rooster before I found her in a winter snow build up in the run one morning.

 

[Dom95]

I've had similar incidents with some of my older chickens in the late summer when its very hot. Some have recovered quick others took a few months to recover. It can reoccur. Heat stroke seems likely. I've had to 7 dust an area and my stricken barred rock chicken so she could be outdoors (she would flutter about ever so often but lay on side long periods of time) with out being eaten alive by ants and other insects, i kept her out of sun, put her up if it rained offered her food and water she would eat and drink. She would put herself up at night and leave coop in morning she seemed to gain some functionality in the the early and evening cooler hours. at first, I thought she was dying but she kept on living. I eventually brought her indoors other chickens began to peck her. she recovered during winter she always walked a little awkwardly she lived about a year or more and longer than her younger companion bantam rooster before I found her in a winter snow build up in the run one morning.

Oh gosh I am so sorry sounds like a long road. & Thank you for the help! Unfortunately it wasn’t hot out. Last week it was in the 80s but this week it’s been overcast 40s-60s. Our peak heat here this summer is 100-115 so I don’t think it’s heat related unfortunately

 

[Lonewolfgirl]

I've had similar incidents with some of my older chickens in the late summer when its very hot. Some have recovered quick others took a few months to recover. It can reoccur. Heat stroke seems likely. I've had to 7 dust an area and my stricken barred rock chicken so she could be outdoors (she would flutter about ever so often but lay on side long periods of time) with out being eaten alive by ants and other insects, i kept her out of sun, put her up if it rained offered her food and water she would eat and drink. She would put herself up at night and leave coop in morning she seemed to gain some functionality in the the early and evening cooler hours. at first, I thought she was dying but she kept on living. I eventually brought her indoors other chickens began to peck her. she recovered during winter she always walked a little awkwardly she lived about a year or more and longer than her younger companion bantam rooster before I found her in a winter snow build up in the run one morning.

Having chickens out in the snow was never my idea to do. I thought that they hated the snow?

 

[Lonewolfgirl]

Oh gosh I am so sorry sounds like a long road. & Thank you for the help! Unfortunately it wasn’t hot out. Last week it was in the 80s but this week it’s been overcast 40s-60s. Our peak heat here this summer is 100-115 so I don’t think it’s heat related unfortunately

It could still happen I had one just lay down and die over night

 

[Lonewolfgirl]

It could still happen I had one just lay down and die over night

In a snow day