Chicken can't stand or walk, paralyzed??

[azygous]

That's where you would feel fluids from EYP if it feels more like a water balloon than fat.

Give her one of each per day as long as she's in this current state.

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

That's where you would feel fluids from EYP if it feels more like a water balloon than fat.

Give her one of each per day as long as she's in this current state.

Since I am ordering the calcium citrate and the vitamin D3 separately, What "IU" Vitamin D3 do I get, it comes in lots of different ones?

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

Since I am ordering the calcium citrate and the vitamin D3 separately, What "IU" Vitamin D3 do I get, it comes in lots of different ones?

What I'm feeling is very hard and shaped like an egg it's not soft or squishy at all

 

[azygous]

1000iu would be adequate.

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

Ethel got her 1st Vit D3 and Calcium citrate today about 4pm when it was delivered. About 3 hours later she had another lash egg. :-( I can still feel the hard mass under her vent and it feels pretty large, bigger than an egg. She is still eating as you can see in this video, she likes blueberry muffins. And she has gained another 2 oz, up to 4# 4 oz now.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/F2qw1wMFcyYtroxm9

 

[mrskenmore]

I wonder if it's time to start some meds...

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

I wonder if it's time to start some meds...

Like antibiotics? If it's viral that won't help it though, will it? I mean I don't guess it can hurt, I have the 500 mg cephalexin I could split in half and give her 250 mg each morning and night.

 

[azygous]

I thought you were already giving her the cephalexin. It's definitely called for since we know she's passing this lash material which indicates infection. It may be too late, but it's always worth a try.

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

I thought you were already giving her the cephalexin. It's definitely called for since we know she's passing this lash material which indicates infection. It may be too late, but it's always worth a try.

I had given my bottle to a friend that had a dog that got in a fight and so I just got it back yesterday afternoon and didn't want to start it last night. So I'm going to start it this afternoon while I can keep an eye on her.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

@Gotalotofpetstoo , I have said a couple of times "IF that linked article is true" because I had not seen salpingtitis distinguished between bacterial and viral before, nor that only bacteria causes the "onion layers." No one here has verified if the article is true, and in skimming some other websites this morn such as Merck and The Poultry Site, both only list bacterial causes. The bacterial/viral salpingtitis article was written by a veterinarian, and The Chicken Chick is generally a reliable website. But that same article also said hormone implants for chickens are illegal, so at the very least the article is outdated. The info about cephalexin used to treat salpingtitis came from another vet on the BYC thread that was linked here. I would definitely treat with cephalexin; you have nothing to lose.

@aygous mentioned that Ethel's hard mass was in the area where egg yolk peritonitis develops. That is also known as "internal laying." Here are articles about the condition.
https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/egg-peritonitis
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/egg-yolk-peritonitis-in-backyard-chickens

On an upbeat note, Ethel's latest video is adorable. She definitely eats her blueberry muffins with gusto! Ethel's sweet hen-talk makes my heart smile, and I know she surely does yours too.