sampsonstorm
In the Brooder
- Jul 10, 2020
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Recently had what we're 99% sure is a coccidia outbreak amongst our flock. Most of the girls seem to be doing reasonably fine, but our lavender orpington Lilly seems to have it the worst and is having a rough recovery. Our splash maran and bielefelder hens also seem to have it but are having a much easier time dealing with (decrease in egg production but otherwise lively and behaving normaly).
Lilly is sloughing off large amounts of intestinal material, which we are routinely catalouging and trying to find medical references for. We don't have a vet in the area and an emergency vet for them is extremely hard to come by, so we're trying to medicate and make good decisions for them based on research. If the situation gets worse, we will do whatever we can to try to get her to an emergency vet.
The girls have been on Corid since Friday afternoon (3 days as of when I'm writing this). The splash maran laid her first egg in over a week today, but Lilly is having a hard time. No eggs, very little appetite, and the amount of intestinal sloughing makes us nervous. Her feathers are not ruffled, she is not particularly lethargic, she is passing fecal matter somewhat often, and she still wants attention from us.
What I'd like to know is what should I expect from her recovery vs what signs should I look for to get her to a vet? We're very concerned with the potentiality for necrotic enteritis. We started giving her probiotics and electrolytes along with the Corid today. We also got them new food that we hope is healthier than their previous diet.
Should I expect to see more intestinal sloughing until the infection has been completely flushed from her body? Is it typical for it to smell somewhat foul compared to her normal feces even when no sloughing is present? How long will it take for her attitude to come back, and when should I be worried if it doesn't? I heard recovery can take a few weeks, but what signs should I take into account that mean that she just isn't getting better? There is currently no blood in her feces or intestinal sloughing, and she is still walking around and looking alert. Her tail feathers are up and her eyes are bright. We are syringe feeding her and giving her the medication via syringe as she doesn't want to drink or eat very much. The other girls are all willingly drinking and eating with no prompting from us.
Sorry for the long post, Lilly means alot to us and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right for her and that she is actually recovering. I don't want her to suffer unnecessarily for any reason, we love her very much.
Lilly is sloughing off large amounts of intestinal material, which we are routinely catalouging and trying to find medical references for. We don't have a vet in the area and an emergency vet for them is extremely hard to come by, so we're trying to medicate and make good decisions for them based on research. If the situation gets worse, we will do whatever we can to try to get her to an emergency vet.
The girls have been on Corid since Friday afternoon (3 days as of when I'm writing this). The splash maran laid her first egg in over a week today, but Lilly is having a hard time. No eggs, very little appetite, and the amount of intestinal sloughing makes us nervous. Her feathers are not ruffled, she is not particularly lethargic, she is passing fecal matter somewhat often, and she still wants attention from us.
What I'd like to know is what should I expect from her recovery vs what signs should I look for to get her to a vet? We're very concerned with the potentiality for necrotic enteritis. We started giving her probiotics and electrolytes along with the Corid today. We also got them new food that we hope is healthier than their previous diet.
Should I expect to see more intestinal sloughing until the infection has been completely flushed from her body? Is it typical for it to smell somewhat foul compared to her normal feces even when no sloughing is present? How long will it take for her attitude to come back, and when should I be worried if it doesn't? I heard recovery can take a few weeks, but what signs should I take into account that mean that she just isn't getting better? There is currently no blood in her feces or intestinal sloughing, and she is still walking around and looking alert. Her tail feathers are up and her eyes are bright. We are syringe feeding her and giving her the medication via syringe as she doesn't want to drink or eat very much. The other girls are all willingly drinking and eating with no prompting from us.
Sorry for the long post, Lilly means alot to us and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right for her and that she is actually recovering. I don't want her to suffer unnecessarily for any reason, we love her very much.
