Chicken having trouble breathing! ***EMERGENCY***

[AnimalsComeFirst]

Yes, but is smaller now that we have gotten some of it up

 

[Elite Silkies]

Just be careful getting it out because she can aspirate. I think you can give her ACV by mouth. Taste pretty bad, but it will work faster.

 

[PtldChick]

I doubt this has anything to do with her crop - it is not going to affect her breathing like that - please don't try to empty it anymore! It's probably just distressing her causing her to try to breath harder.

I just (2 days ago) had a healthy 5.5 mo old pullet die from similar symptoms.

I thought maybe it was gapeworm, necropsied her trachea and fpund no worms, so it was probably some kind of respiratory infection although she had no other symptoms. She died within 24 hours of me noticing her gasping/gaping. So far, the other birds are fine, thank goodness. Gapeworm is actually very rare. The Q-tip test doesn't always show worms, either, they may be too far down. I really thought she had gapes until I necropsied her, so don't leap to that conclusion.

Respiratory without other symptoms could be a fungal disease which is resistant to most medications. Oxine AH will work but you usually have to order that. I did, and it should be here tomorrow (too late for Goldie but not others, plus it's a great, safe disinfectant).

Does she have any symptoms like sneezing, watery eyes, discharge, etc.? If so, it could be a bacterial infection and you could use an antibiotic like tetracycline. If not, I am wary of using antibiotics "just in case."

If you have a strong wormer on hand (Valbazen or Safegard (fenbendazole)), you could worm her in case its gapes, probably wouldn't hurt. Regular wormers won't get gapes, don't bother.

Otherwise, try to keep her as calm and comfortable as possible and perhaps run a vaporizer/humidifier to help her breathing.

Sorry I can't be more helpful or uplifting. I take comfort in the fact that Goldie was as comfortable as I could make her in her last hours.

 

[OC closet chicken fan]

how's she doing? hope all is well.

 

[GLBRWyans]

Sour Crop ----- give 3cc's of baby applesauce
Do you have any anti-biotics and if so what kind ?

 

[GLBRWyans]

Baby applesauce ----3cc's
Sulmet .10 cc's

What do you have for canker and respiratory

 

[GLBRWyans]

Quote:
Tetracycline(Duramycin) and Sulmet , tsp each to a gallon of water , if she won't drink get some down her via syringe , what do you have in pill form ?

 

[GLBRWyans]

Quote:
Tetracycline(Duramycin) and Sulmet , tsp each to a gallon of water , if she won't drink get some down her via syringe , what do you have in pill form ?

Can you get her on a heating pad also and is she going light or losing weight ?

 

[GLBRWyans]

Quote:
Tetracycline(Duramycin) and Sulmet , tsp each to a gallon of water , if she won't drink get some down her via syringe , what do you have in pill form ?

Can you get her on a heating pad also and is she going light or losing weight ?

Applesauce is for sour crop , you said the water stunk , classic symptom of canker .............

 

[GoldenSparrow]

Oh your poor girl, I can tell you love her VERY much.
prayers are comeing your way for you as well as her.

how many years have you had her?