I have a 6 m old silkie pullet that had coccidiosis and has been treated. I look her to the vet today for an X-ray looking for a tumor or another blockage as her crop will not empty and a mass can be felt in her lower abdomen.
This girl has a massive gizzard impaction full of grit, her crop is also full of grit. She has been eating it for a reason because every corner of the run has a feeder in it to prevent this from happening and there is only one grit station. I’m guessing that the coccidiosis slowed everything down - she could feel that and ate grit to compensate or something along those lines.
I tried to empty the crop and failed yesterday the vet also tried today and couldn’t move it - it’s like a sludge even after adding fluids. She can’t be vomited - we both tried that as well.
Its not looking good for this little one and now I have to MacGyver a way to remove the gizzard blockage stopping everything. I was thinking that I could do massages and try to dislodge the grit but the gizzard is 3-4x the normal size so it is pretty tight in there.
My question is - what area does the gizzard empty into the intestines? I would need to try to work it through a piece at a time but need to know what area to work on and which direction to push/poke. I’m guessing the very bottom but could be wrong. Any help would be amazing.
This girl has a massive gizzard impaction full of grit, her crop is also full of grit. She has been eating it for a reason because every corner of the run has a feeder in it to prevent this from happening and there is only one grit station. I’m guessing that the coccidiosis slowed everything down - she could feel that and ate grit to compensate or something along those lines.
I tried to empty the crop and failed yesterday the vet also tried today and couldn’t move it - it’s like a sludge even after adding fluids. She can’t be vomited - we both tried that as well.
Its not looking good for this little one and now I have to MacGyver a way to remove the gizzard blockage stopping everything. I was thinking that I could do massages and try to dislodge the grit but the gizzard is 3-4x the normal size so it is pretty tight in there.
My question is - what area does the gizzard empty into the intestines? I would need to try to work it through a piece at a time but need to know what area to work on and which direction to push/poke. I’m guessing the very bottom but could be wrong. Any help would be amazing.