Help, sick chick with no improvement on Day 2

egyptchick

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8 Years
May 4, 2011
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I have a 9 week old Brahma who is wobbly and gulping (not panting). I noticed she was puffed up two days ago but it was a cold day so I thought she was trying to stay warm. Yesterday I noticed she was wobbling on her feet. If she bends to eat or drink she almost falls over when she comes upright. Sometimes her wings droop. She is making a gulping motion often but not panting. She is eating fine, crop is working fine. Pupils ate fine, clean vent, no lesions in mouth or throat. I am giving her a vitamin supplement in her water. Is this Marek's? what do I do? She is seperated and no flockmates are showing symptoms.
 
She seems to be getting worse. Any ideas? please help.
at what point do you give up and do the humane thing?
 
After three days of attempting to solve the mystery of what was wrong I had to make the choice to put her down. She was struggling for air, losing weight, and overall wasting away. Flock mates have no symptoms.
 

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