He was acting about the same this AM, except that he passed a small amount of normal looking poop, which he has not been doing. We let him wander around the garage a bit and I got this pic so you could see who you’re helping - Vespucci, 1.5 yr old black male Ameraucana. Pic in the run is from when he was feeling well and was the head rooster of our bachelor pad. He has always been flighty, and since the tubing, he’s now quite afraid of me; he actually jumped up on the hay trying to get away from me while loose in the garage this AM but did not pass out. I’m guessing that his passing out is a combo of low blood volume with anemia combined with a big sympathetic stress response that his circulatory system can’t keep up with.Wow, he sounds like a tough one. I can't help but wonder what's going on him because in all the years I have been tubing, I have not had one pass out like this.
I am hesitant to offer any suggestions because it sounds like the act of tubing him is very close to sending him over the edge.
At 3 kg, he needs at least 150 ml of fluids per day, so you have to find a way to get that into him plus make up for the deficit.
Once of mu books says to give fluids, wait 60-90 minutes and repeat, and this is what I have been doing as it seems to really help.
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I unfortunately don’t have a “pre” weight on him, but did get a weight this AM at 2010 g. So, if he is 5% dehydrated then he needs 100 ml fluid for replacement plus 100 mL for today’s maintenance. I don’t think I want to try for three tubings of fluid when he’s reacting so badly to the stress of tubing. I think I’ll go ahead with 60 ml in a few min, then maybe 100 ml this PM, if that goes ok?