Solanacae
Crowing
My chickens have tapeworms and I dosed them this morning using the suggestions I found here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-tapeworms-under-construction.1220309/
I withheld feed this morning but provided water, and opened the coop up after a couple hours after dosing them to let them roam in their yard and get some food.
My 5 month old deathlayer pullet was not part of the charge out the door, and was standing in the corner of the coop, eyes closed and wings drooping. She does not seem to have lost weight since the last time I checked her and has always been an active, somewhat flighty bird. Her body condition is good. She sat in my lap with no restraint on my part, except when I forced her beak open to syringe a few drops of water in at a time. None of the other birds are acting the same way. She was offered live mealworms and looked at them, but did not eat them.
There are no signs of injury or trauma. She was dosed with Zimectrin Gold (ivermectin and praziquantel) approximately .25 mL per her weight - she did not like being restrained or weighed. I don’t think she aspirated the medication but I suppose it’s possible she did. I did try to make sure the medication was put on the tongue, not down the windpipe.
I’m wondering if she had a high worm load and is struggling to pass them? I have put her in my bathtub and will get some electrolytes into her after I post this in hopes that will help her out. Her breathing and color is normal. She tried to poop right before I picked her up and very little came out - it was watery, slightly green and had streaks of white. I’m going to look more carefully and see if I can tell if the white part was urates or tapes, assuming I can find the spot.
I’m looking for suggestions on anything I can do for her at home, taking her to a vet is not an option for both distance and financial reasons.
I withheld feed this morning but provided water, and opened the coop up after a couple hours after dosing them to let them roam in their yard and get some food.
My 5 month old deathlayer pullet was not part of the charge out the door, and was standing in the corner of the coop, eyes closed and wings drooping. She does not seem to have lost weight since the last time I checked her and has always been an active, somewhat flighty bird. Her body condition is good. She sat in my lap with no restraint on my part, except when I forced her beak open to syringe a few drops of water in at a time. None of the other birds are acting the same way. She was offered live mealworms and looked at them, but did not eat them.
There are no signs of injury or trauma. She was dosed with Zimectrin Gold (ivermectin and praziquantel) approximately .25 mL per her weight - she did not like being restrained or weighed. I don’t think she aspirated the medication but I suppose it’s possible she did. I did try to make sure the medication was put on the tongue, not down the windpipe.
I’m wondering if she had a high worm load and is struggling to pass them? I have put her in my bathtub and will get some electrolytes into her after I post this in hopes that will help her out. Her breathing and color is normal. She tried to poop right before I picked her up and very little came out - it was watery, slightly green and had streaks of white. I’m going to look more carefully and see if I can tell if the white part was urates or tapes, assuming I can find the spot.
I’m looking for suggestions on anything I can do for her at home, taking her to a vet is not an option for both distance and financial reasons.
How much does she weigh?
