Gurgles- Help!!

[AshFabian]

I meant of the bird in the vid, but they do look very healthy!

The bird in the video is not mine. It’s merely a video I found online of a bird doing the same exact thing as mine. The pictures I attached previously is the bird in question that is mine.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The bird in the video is not mine. It’s merely a video I found online of a bird doing the same exact thing as mine. The pictures I attached previously is the bird in question that is mine.

Ah, sorry.
Have you looked down her throat? Put an ear to her chest? Any nasal discharge?

 

[AshFabian]

Ah, sorry.
Have you looked down her throat? Put an ear to her chest? Any nasal discharge?

I have looked down her throat- nothing. Nothings red, nothing looks inflamed, and I don’t see any type of discharge/foam down there either. No nasal discharge. I can go listen to her chest here shortly.

 

[AshFabian]

Ah, sorry.
Have you looked down her throat? Put an ear to her chest? Any nasal discharge?

Listened to her chest, didn’t hear anything.
It’s been a week now, not better but not worse. If this does ever clear up, I’m worried about introducing her and the other two to my big flock

 

[casportpony]

We did not do a fecal, but I can have that done at any time (I work for said vet).

Since you work for a vet, why not have you vet swab her throat and do a gram stain?

 

[AshFabian]

Since you work for a vet, why not have you vet swab her throat and do a gram stain?

Could do that. I don’t work until Thursday, but I’ll see if I can run her down there tomorrow

 

[AshFabian]

Since you work for a vet, why not have you vet swab her throat and do a gram stain?

What exactly could that show about what she may have? We typically do gram stains on fecals and quick diffs on other tissues/fluids.

 

[casportpony]

What exactly could that show about what she may have? We typically do gram stains on fecals and quick diffs on other tissues/fluids.

It's possible that she has a respiratory infection, and the gram stain might show an excess amount of bacteria. If she does have a respiratory infection, your vet could prescribe antibiotics for it.

 

[AshFabian]

Unfortunately today she has developed a cough. My boss (the vet) said unfortunately the easiest way of diagnosing a sick chicken is a dead chicke. I mean in a sense that’s true. Gonna look into sending a blood sample to the state.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Unfortunately today she has developed a cough. My boss (the vet) said unfortunately the easiest way of diagnosing a sick chicken is a dead chicke. I mean in a sense that’s true. Gonna look into sending a blood sample to the state.

Well, that’s a sucky vet in terms of helping her.
Ask them to listen to her breathing and if they can take samples to see if she has any illnesses.