Dehydration: Symptoms, Cure and Prevention

[artistazalea]

Did you examine her from head to toe like Casportpony suggested? Did you check her poo?

Yes I did. Please see post 39.

 

[casportpony]

Sorry. Yes. The most noticeable thing wrong is her vent had some poop on it. Its yellow. I cleaned it up some. Her weight may be a little on the light side but she felt like she had some decent weight to her. No lice or mites that I could see. Poop is runny and grainy. I have had her about four months and we have not wormed her. I'm not sure if the previous owner wormed her. Her crop feels fine. Its squishy and I didn't notice a bad smell. Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it.

Yellow poop is a sign of illness, so is grainy poop. Probably best to put her in a crate and bring her inside for observation. Did you check inside her vent for an egg? You don't need to go very far in, about an inch is all I ever need to do. These pictures should help:

-Kathy

 

[artistazalea]

Hello Kathy, I did check her vent but I was afraid to that far in. She stopped laying a few weeks ago when she started shedding feathers. I'll do better checking again in a bit. I was just afraid I would hurt her. Thank you so much for the information. I truly appreciate your help. I didn't really even know where to begin. I'll bring her inside and see what happens next. Again thanks for helping me.

 

[casportpony]

Post a picture of her poop and weigh her.

-Kathy

 

[artistazalea]

will do.

 

[seminolewind]

Quote:
I think we both posted at the same time!

 

[artistazalea]

Too funny Seminole. Kahy, here is her poo pic. I'm going to get a scale on my way home from work tonight so I can weigh her. It wont let me load them. Argh. I'll try again.

 

[artistazalea]

 

[artistazalea]

Looks pretty normal to me, just the consistency is off??????

 

[casportpony]

Looks pretty normal to me, just the consistency is off??????

Quite off... Is she still drinking and eating?

-Kathy