Update: Bea weighed in at 2.48 lbs on the 25th. She is still eating and drinking water with vitamins added. If the progress keeps up, I figure she may be well enough to go out with her flock by Monday. She is steadier on her feet and is not happy about being inside away from all her flockmates.
Duh! Forgot to add, she is no longer getting the antibiotic and still is making progress. I will continue with the vitamins though until she is back to her normal self and then probably a week or two beyond then. I do not want a relapse. One other thing I am seeing which at first caused a bit of alarm. Her poop is a bit more green than I'd like to see. Kind of a greenish black, but more green. This tells me her liver did take a hit. At this point I am thinking that I should give her a dosing of the charcoal again and at least once or twice a week until this clears up. Beatrice is not going to like that one bit, lol. The liver will heal, but it takes time. In the meantime since the liver is a toxin sponge, I will do the charcoal to help take some of the load off of it. Will it work? Looks good on paper, but in fact, no clue. About the best I can do right now. I am also going to be alternating plain water with the vitamin water to also give the liver a break. Charcoal on the plain water days.
Oh my gosh, Haunted55!! I just read the pages of posts about Bea's troubles and all you've gone through. You did a really good job keeping it together & helping her through! I actually have a GREAT liver detox recipe. Feel free to use & share it. It came from a Dr I know who's very homeopatically inclined (he's an old school D.O.) I've used it for myself, for friends and on all kinds of dogs & cats with great results. Have even given it to my chickens on occassion and it's made a huge impact for their betterment.
NATURAL LIVER DETOX:
1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar (
do not use any other kind of vinegar. Bragg's brand organic 'with the mother in it' is the best, but as long as it's ACV, you're good.)
1 teaspoon Baking Soda--added slowly to above because it's going to foam like there's no tomorrow!
Mix together in a small jar or container, and when the foaming settles down, add about 2-3 teaspoons of water.
Feed entire mixture to animal/person in one sitting, as you can't keep the leftover mixture for later re-use. (It loses it's effectiveness.)
Make sure that you get an even mix of liquid & Baking Soda into the syringe you'll likely use to get this down her throat. Since the Baking Soda will settle on the bottom of the container, you'll probably have to stir it up before you load//re-load your syringe. This is normal.
Repeat a couple of hours later if it's a really bad case (which Bea's surely is), then let her rest & her little body will do the rest. If you can do it a couple of times a day for the first day, you should have a better idea of how it's working, but even once a day is better than nothing.
I gave it to my girls every night before bed for 3-4 nights when they had a problem & they responded quite well. Once they started coming around, they got more and more resistant to taking ANY of the mix AT ALL.
I'm guessing that a couple of doses is all it's going to take before she'll be well enough to see you coming with this mixture & run like her tail's on fire. If you get a couple of days down the road & she's clamping her beak shut (like a little kid saying ''I'm NOT going to eat that & you can't make me..."), she's probably done with the mixture. I've been know to get a little more down the hatch & call it good. That'll be good day for you & a better one for her!
There's something about the mix that changes the body's natural pH, making it more able to flush toxins quickly. That's why it works.
Oh, and she's going to HATE it. Expect her to flail, quack & NOT want any part of it. It'll be even more fun once she actually tastes it, but get as much into her as you can each time to give the mixture. You'll probably
wear a great deal, since she'll shake her head and try to spit it out.
Again, sorry to have come to the thread so late. Sure hope this helps you both. Please post an update as I'll have you both in my thoughts and prayers.
