Egg yolk peritonitis?

[bhawk-23]

Hello,
I have a hen in for bumblefoot soaks and I notice she is not feeling well beyond her foot.

She is eating but not enough. She looks depressed. Then she had this poop while soaking and it reminds me of egg yolk peritonitis.

Her bumblefoot is not severe, no limping or swelling outside the pad. Her molting is also not enough to cause this lethargy.
I have an assortment of antibiotics, Corid, safeguard and probably more that I can start right away.
Can anyone advise on her poop and what I should start?
Thank you.

Flock is MG and MD positive if that changes anything.
And I am sick so I have little brain power right now. lol

 

[Eggcessive]

Since she is molting, it still might be part of the general malaise or no appetite they feel. Runny poops can be common. How does her crop feel before she eats or drinks in the morning? Worming during molting with SafeGuard can affect feather growth. Valbazen can be used without that worry. I had hens with EYP who lingered for a couple of years. There is no cure, although an antibiotic might help in the early stages. I would mainly try to keep her comfortable and get her eating some wet feed, egg, or rinsed tuna if her crop is emptying by morning.

 

[bhawk-23]

Since she is molting, it still might be part of the general malaise or no appetite they feel. Runny poops can be common. How does her crop feel before she eats or drinks in the morning? Worming during molting with SafeGuard can affect feather growth. Valbazen can be used without that worry. I had hens with EYP who lingered for a couple of years. There is no cure, although an antibiotic might help in the early stages. I would mainly try to keep her comfortable and get her eating some wet feed, egg, or rinsed tuna if her crop is emptying by morning.

Do you think it could just be runny poop?
Crop is good. She takes a few bites of mash every so often but has no interest in the egg. She did eat some oatmeal yesterday, I can make more. I also have canned pink salmon, canned chicken breast and homemade chicken soup that I can take some chicken out of. Can I give her anything from that assortment?

I’ll start keeping tuna on hand and order valprazen.

Thank you for responding. I can usually sort some of this out but my brain is mush. I had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and I have just not fully recovered yet. I feel like I’m getting all the viruses going around, which is not normal for me

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh, I hope that you feel better soon. Salmon or ground meat or even canned cat food are good as well. Just small bits to tempt eating though. I prefer to feed mushy wet chicken feed since it has all of the nutrients for a complete diet rather than oatmeal. Probiotics in a spoonful of plain yogurt or cottage cheese may help with diarrhea.

 

[bhawk-23]

@Eggcessive

Here was her next poop.

 

[Eggcessive]

It doesn’t look normal for sure.

 

[bhawk-23]

It doesn’t look normal for sure.

She’s had a couple normal in between those so hopefully you are correct. She is back to eating some mash.

But I do need to start treating her bumblefoot, it is getting worse with just soaking it. She’s inside on a clean flat surface and getting multiple daily soaks. How do I go about holding her in the best way? I usually wrap in a towel and do a football hold while I treat and wrap her feet. At the beginning of her molt (before I knew) she squealed and that is when I decided to stop. Is there a better, more gentle, way?

 

[Eggcessive]

That is how I hold one for bumblefoot surgery or bandaging. I don’t do surgeries anymore, and would try using a sugardine or Prid drawing salve dressing. Sugardine is a paste made with sugar and drops of Betadine (povidone iodine, Equate First Aid Solution) and applied to the bumble with a 2x2 dressing and vet wrap, changed every 1-2 days. Then after some time you can try to remove the scab and squeeze out the pus plug inside. I don’t do anything unless the bumblefoot looks red and swollen or the chicken is limping.

 

[bhawk-23]

That is how I hold one for bumblefoot surgery or bandaging. I don’t do surgeries anymore, and would try using a sugardine or Prid drawing salve dressing. Sugardine is a paste made with sugar and drops of Betadine (povidone iodine, Equate First Aid Solution) and applied to the bumble with a 2x2 dressing and vet wrap, changed every 1-2 days. Then after some time you can try to remove the scab and squeeze out the pus plug inside. I don’t do anything unless the bumblefoot looks red and swollen or the chicken is limping.

I figured that was the best hold.
And I don’t do surgery either! lol
I have a solution from the vet that I put on a cotton pad and wrap that to her foot. I am seeing a small bumble forming in between her toes so that one will be difficult to treat without causing some discomfort for those two toes.
I haven’t the nerve yet to wrap and hold her. The last time she squealed really surprised me. I felt awful. Since it is not super sore nor incredibly swollen I keep putting it off. I need to just put my big girl panties on and do it

 

[bhawk-23]

Just in case someone is searching this topic I will post what is working for us.

The vet prescribes synotic for bumblefoot. We usually put it on a cotton pad, cover the bumble with it and wrap the foot up.

This time, with her molting, I decided to add a few drops to a small amount of water. Just enough to to soak the bottom of the foot and halfway up her toes. It is working better than I had hoped for! She is recovering well from her bumblefoot and it worked on a couple bumps on a toe that I could not determine if they even were bumbles.

I am able to soak her and send her outside with the others. It’s worked out well. Let’s see if I lose ground while on vacation, I do not have anyone to soak her for 5 days and I’ve been soaking every other day