FuzzyCritters
Crowing
Yesterday my D'uccle was panting from the heat and generally looking unwell (tail down, standing around not moving). I separated her overnight and gave her electrolyte water and no food (to check for a crop problem today-- she didn't have one). Checked her for egg binding, and no stuck egg.
Today she is completely paralyzed, except for her neck and head. She is breathing in very hard and fast. Her abdomen feels a bit swollen. She has almost no appetite--the most I could get her to eat were a couple mealworms and a little food. Her poops are very watery and it looks like there might be egg yolk in them:
She hasn't laid an egg in over a month, so she may have a reproductive disorder.
My flocks do carry ocular mareks. A few months ago an Ameraucana pullet got the same paralysis symptom, but she was not breathing hard and her poops were mostly normal. I ended up euthanizing that pullet. I didn't get her a necropsy, so I have no idea if my flocks carry neurological mareks as well or if the paralysis was caused by something else.
I don't know if this matters, but the D'uccle has lice. She'll be treated with Permethrin today, unless that is a bad idea because she is sick.
Could mareks be the cause of the yolk in the poops and the heavy breathing? Or could a reproductive issue be causing all the issues?
Any advice on how to treat her or what is wrong with her is very appreciated. Vet care is not an option.
Today she is completely paralyzed, except for her neck and head. She is breathing in very hard and fast. Her abdomen feels a bit swollen. She has almost no appetite--the most I could get her to eat were a couple mealworms and a little food. Her poops are very watery and it looks like there might be egg yolk in them:
She hasn't laid an egg in over a month, so she may have a reproductive disorder.
My flocks do carry ocular mareks. A few months ago an Ameraucana pullet got the same paralysis symptom, but she was not breathing hard and her poops were mostly normal. I ended up euthanizing that pullet. I didn't get her a necropsy, so I have no idea if my flocks carry neurological mareks as well or if the paralysis was caused by something else.
I don't know if this matters, but the D'uccle has lice. She'll be treated with Permethrin today, unless that is a bad idea because she is sick.
Could mareks be the cause of the yolk in the poops and the heavy breathing? Or could a reproductive issue be causing all the issues?
Any advice on how to treat her or what is wrong with her is very appreciated. Vet care is not an option.