firexpunch
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- Jan 25, 2024
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Hey everyone. Just in advance, English isn't my first language so I hope I come across correctly.
This post concerns my bantam cochin, Cupcake. She's a little older than 3 now and usually a very active lady. This afternoon she was very energetic and happy to receive a little snack. But when I went to close the coop for the night I noticed she was missing from the perch. I found her underneath the night-house, laying down and puffed up. I took her inside immediately since she's never done this. She didn't stand up when I put her down, simply went through her hunches. She kept her eyes closed for a long time before taking a few steps, then slumped again. She took a few sips of water and a few bites of food but nothing since. I noticed one poop, very white and watery but nothing since then.
Cupcake has been inside with me since then and I'm very concerned. Rather than being chatty she is dead quiet. Her eyes are closed at all times and her beak slightly parted as she breathes. She can't keep her head up for longer than a minute, it drops forwards. There's nothing hard in her crop/the little sack on front of her throat. Her comb is red as always. The bottom of her feet look fine/no bumblefoot as far as I noticed. I've tried figuring out what might be wrong but I'm just not sure. It's evening here/close to midnight and I'm worried sick. Planning on finding a nearby vet tomorrow morning.
Any help and advice appreciated.
This post concerns my bantam cochin, Cupcake. She's a little older than 3 now and usually a very active lady. This afternoon she was very energetic and happy to receive a little snack. But when I went to close the coop for the night I noticed she was missing from the perch. I found her underneath the night-house, laying down and puffed up. I took her inside immediately since she's never done this. She didn't stand up when I put her down, simply went through her hunches. She kept her eyes closed for a long time before taking a few steps, then slumped again. She took a few sips of water and a few bites of food but nothing since. I noticed one poop, very white and watery but nothing since then.
Cupcake has been inside with me since then and I'm very concerned. Rather than being chatty she is dead quiet. Her eyes are closed at all times and her beak slightly parted as she breathes. She can't keep her head up for longer than a minute, it drops forwards. There's nothing hard in her crop/the little sack on front of her throat. Her comb is red as always. The bottom of her feet look fine/no bumblefoot as far as I noticed. I've tried figuring out what might be wrong but I'm just not sure. It's evening here/close to midnight and I'm worried sick. Planning on finding a nearby vet tomorrow morning.
Any help and advice appreciated.