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You always know just what to say.
Fully agree. @notabitail the diagnostic process needs to start with a very thorough set of observations. Critical in diagnosing a chicken are (as Pony says):
- Crop empty/full in the morning and if full what it feels like
- Poop
- Egg laying
- Standing posture
- Breathing, sneezing, mucus from nose or eyes
Whether you or your sister do it doesn't matter but you need to look at all of that. And if she is not even drinking then you will need to figure how to get some fluids into her.
They had forgotten to gravel our small portion of road that leads to the village’s road. We had to do it ourselves, luckily we have a stack of gravel close to where we park the car.
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Anyway, my partner got there and Kara had x rays and echography and they don't see any mass or worrying thing. The vet think she has a nutritional deficiency, that she is not assimilating calcium properly. He asked that we put her back on layer feed only, and gave some supplements. I certainly hope he is right, and I think my partner will be upset for all the trouble we went through when I wrongly thought she has ascites !
Yesterday we watched this, "winged migration".
. It is very frustrating because you don't learn anything: it's just beautiful filming of migrating birds. But the images are incredible and so relaxing I fell asleep, which never happens to me when I watch a film.
No problem on posting to your caring friends if you're worried. I've sent out dozens of false alarms but it's fundamental that we find as many answers as we can.Hello FBA !
I promised to update on Kara. Good news, she doesn't have ascites !
I feel so relieved. But also so stupid I will probably keep my mouth shut for a while.
Quote from my thread.
That's only 1 pic. You have multiple comments to pY up on. (If you'd include a pic with the comments, you wouldn't owe all the taxes...like this)
That is just wonderful news! I'm so very glad the news is good. Be kind to yourself. The penguin stance is very scary. Remember you are not a vet. You can only do your best based on what you see.Hello FBA !
I promised to update on Kara. Good news, she doesn't have ascites !
I feel so relieved. But also so stupid I will probably keep my mouth shut for a while.
Quote from my thread.