Cloaca plugged - pictures in post

[as110]

She couldn’t sleep she was crying all evening and then she started to get louder, making the same sounds when she was trying to poop. She laid on her side but could not get comfortable. I was considering giving her my dog’s pain med but then she started to struggle, I saw she could not lift her head and she curled her neck. Then she started to flap and kick and looked like she had a seizure. I held her down so she would not flap and she relaxed and in about 10 seconds she was gone. Her back side made a noise and she stopped breathing. It was very fast in terms of the end, but slow considering how long I was trying to fix her.

I will look in the morning what’s inside and I expect something like lash eggs pressing on her insides causing the urge to poop constantly.

 

[hispoptart]

I just finished reading this whole thread. I was so happy that you had seemed to have gotten her all fixed up and then came the crash. I am so sorry for your loss. She seemed to know you loved her very much.

 

[glassdragonfly]

So sorry! You did a wonderful job with her and gave her a few weeks extra.

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry to hear about your hen dying after such a long time caring for her so well. You really worked hard to help her recover, and it is sad that her problem eventually took her life. Please take a lot of pictures of the organs as you first see them, and if there is any yellow fluid that comes out. Take pics of the liver and other organs, and many will look at those, hopefully offering suggestions.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I am so sorry.... It seemed as though she had turned a corner and was hon her way to recovery. Not what anyone wanted...

You did so much to help her. She was a lucky girl to have you. I hope you get some answers about what happened.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I’ve been following this thread for awhile... I’m so sorry that you lost your hen! Poor girl; you really tried hard to save her!

I hope that we are better able to understand her problems when you necropsy her.

 

[BarredRockMom]

This so sad & makes me tear up right along with you. Poor little Miss Explorer 2.0. I know that you did everything possible to save her & it's likely that she knew too.

I am sorry that she didn't make a full recovery but am glad that if she couldn't get better that she went to chicken heaven. Like everyone else, I will be curious to see what you find inside.

The hardest thing about having chickens is not being able to keep them healthy & with us forever. I'm in no rush to leave this world, yet I will be excited to see my girls & boys in the next world.

 

[aart]

she was gone

Sad but not unexpected.
Condolences.....and Kudos on doing a necropsy(hope you can take lots of pics).

 

[alexisrambles]

Sad to hear this, but know that you did way more than most would have. You let her know you were trying until the very last. I'm sure she appreciated it.

 

[as110]

So sorry to hear about your hen dying after such a long time caring for her so well. You really worked hard to help her recover, and it is sad that her problem eventually took her life. Please take a lot of pictures of the organs as you first see them, and if there is any yellow fluid that comes out. Take pics of the liver and other organs, and many will look at those, hopefully offering suggestions.

I sure will.
I had a hen last year that died from salpingitis. I have pictures of her insides and several fist size lash eggs. It’s just those pictures look so severe, I didn’t want to post them anywhere. I have them in a thread here somewhere. If this hen is the same, I know I will have more. I can see some eggs have imperfect shape or wrinkles in the shell. We will not get more chickens until this flock is gone because we don’t want to cull the entire flock because we don’t grow them for the meat and they are our pets.