HELP ASAP!!

[casportpony]

Have you given the 5 days of antibiotics? If so, call him and see if he'll prescribe some fluconazole or ketoconazole for a probably yeast infection, which can be a side effect of the antibiotic, or it could be that she's had a yeast infection from the start and the antibiotics made it worse.

I'll go out on a limb and guess that he prescribed Baytril?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

what is that? Kathy. I don't want you to think I didn't trust your advice but I was scared after he told me that and I didn't understand why her crop was staying full of liquid all the time. I didn't know if I would be hurting or helping her. what exactly is a bacterial or fungal infection? he gave me 5 doses of heavy antibiotic he said on the 5th day she should be eating. she isn't eating good just here and there. he said after the 5th day of no improvement that I would need to make a decision

Don't worry 'bout me, lol, I'm sure he has his reasons.

-Kathy

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

yes it was Baytril....why do you ask about that specific name?
yes yesterday was the last day of the Baytril.

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

I keep her in at night and let her out during the day. I don't know exactly what I need to be feeding her. someone may have posted and I forgot. she wont eat yogurt. I have been giving her shred. cheese but she isn't eating hardly any of it. I have been soaking chick starter ad she has eat some of that. you smell the smell just by walkig into the room I have her in. I don't have an area to keep sick chickens so they have to stay in my extra bedroom.

 

[casportpony]

yes it was Baytril....why do you ask about that specific name?
yes yesterday was the last day of the Baytril.

I have had a few get fungal infections from Baytril, just like women can get a vaginal yeast infection while taking antibiotics, birds can get them, too, but they can get them anywhere in their bodies.

Did your vet look at a throat or fecal sample under the scope and find bacteria?

-Kathy

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

please tell me I am not killing her!!!!

 

[casportpony]

Source:https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/medicine-chart/baytril-for-birds
Side effects

• Birds' systems may be particularly vulnerable to infections from bacteria that isn't vulnerable to Baytril, or yeast infections after being dosed with Baytril, particularly if Baytril is given for a longer time. To minimize the risk, try to maintain sanitary conditions & to give Baytril for the minimum time needed to be fully effective. You may need to follow up with antibiotic or anti-fungal medicine if problems develop afterward.
• Because it is very powerful, Baytril can kill off significant numbers of "good bacteria" that normally fight harmful organisms in birds' digestive tracts, although it is said to have less of this effect than many other of the powerful antibiotics. To minimize risk:
  • Try to maintain sanitary conditions.
  • Give Baytril for the minimum time needed for sufficient effectiveness.
  • Give birds' probiotics, such as unflavored yogurt, buttermilk, or a probiotic supplement to re-establish good bacteria. You could try feeding probiotics halfway between Baytril dosings to try to fight the growth of bad bacteria during treatment (though the probiotics will be killed off at the next Baytril dosing), &/or give probiotics after finishing all Baytril dosings.
  • You may need to follow up with a different antibiotic if new bacterial problems develop after Baytril treatments.
  • If a fungal condition develops, it may be necessary to give an antifungal such as Nystatin, or you might try Oxine if timed to not conflict too much with probiotics. Raw, unfiltered cider vinegar has anti-fungal properties & may help, as well (but do NOT combine it with Oxine as the acid might hazardously activate Oxine).
• Baytril may have some negative effects on the development of young birds.
• There are conflicting reports about whether Baytril has negative side effects on a chicken's kidneys, the liver or blood.

 

[casportpony]

Did he look at samples under the scope before he prescribed Baytril?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

oops.

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

no I never even took her to this vet. I just went by there to pick up the tube for feeding. I never took her. he just said that's what he thought it sounded lke she needed. e said he had some kind of degree in poultry.