Egg yolk Peritonitis

[The Blue Egg Gal]

Thank you for your info

 

[calichicken]

Thank you for your response, so sorry for you loss not looking forward to that day & what to do with her when that time comes again. The vet is pretty pricey if I continue to drain her but was double the price to put her to sleep! I just couldn't do it yet when she is still bright eyed & active Hope when the time comes she will pass in her sleep

I agree! Ultimately this is the decision we made for our girl. As long as she was happy, comfortable, healthy between drainings then we opted to treat by draining the fluids. Like your giri, ours was never a consistant layer so we had months with no issues or fluid build up at all because she wasnt producing eggs. Your vet should be able to show you how to drain the fluid and give you supplies good luck with her care

 

[ChickenMama308]

My little hen who had this issue at 3 1/2 years old would have periodical bouts of symptoms. Started out with fluid build up that we drained every 4 months, treated with antibiotics and she would be ok for another 3 months or so. Healthy, running around, ect. But after a year....the fluid build up was more frequent. Sadly, she passed away a year ago in January. So for my girl, the symptoms could be treated for a while, but ultimately she passed away. I do have to say, she was comfortable and happy up until the last bout...then she was sick and passed away quickly. Good luck with your girl.

how did you remove the fluid?

 

[calichicken]

how did you remove the fluid?

We have a great chicken vet that would drain her with a syringe inserted into the area with fluid build up. She planned on teaching us how to do this when the fluid build up became more frequent, but sadly our girl passed before she showed us. If you post up on illness emergency thread I bet many people will be able to explain the procedure. My vet put my hen on antibiotics after to fight any infection caused by the egg yolks as well. Good luck with your girl!

 

[ChickenMama308]

We have a great chicken vet that would drain her with a syringe inserted into the area with fluid build up. She planned on teaching us how to do this when the fluid build up became more frequent, but sadly our girl passed before she showed us. If you post up on illness emergency thread I bet many people will be able to explain the procedure. My vet put my hen on antibiotics after to fight any infection caused by the egg yolks as well. Good luck with your girl!

Thank you, and I'm so sorry to hear about your hen <3

 

[calichicken]

Thank you, and I'm so sorry to hear about your hen <3

Thank you!!! Hope you find the info you need for your girl!