Help... Sick Turkey tom

[casportpony]

To maintain normal hydration, your 18 pound turkey needs 5% of his body weight in fluids each day, that's 410 ml of fluids per day. Is he drinking anything?

 

[casportpony]

For what it's worth, I have a rooster that was attacked by a fox about a week ago. He cannot eat or drink , so I've been giving him fluids. He weighs about five pounds and he's gonna get 180-200 ml subcutaneously in about 15 minutes.

 

[1 true Phoenix]

To maintain normal hydration, your 18 pound turkey needs 5% of his body weight in fluids each day, that's 410 ml of fluids per day. Is he drinking anything?

Yes he drinks good when his crop isn't too full...

 

[1 true Phoenix]

For what it's worth, I have a rooster that was attacked by a fox about a week ago. He cannot eat or drink , so I've been giving him fluids. He weighs about five pounds and he's gonna get 180-200 ml subcutaneously in about 15 minutes.

We gave him 210 CC's. and he drank more water, he puked up quite a bit of clear fluid when we held him for shot and fluids. Should I add any vitamins to his water? Can he eat if he wants to and is there anything else you can think of that I should give him?

 

[micstrachan]

@micstrachan, how much Baytril did your vet prescribe?

The times I have been to the vet they have prescribed:
10 mg/kg twice a day
15 mg/kg once a day
20 mg/kg once a day

Dosing is something I pay attention to here, and the most commonly prescribed amounts seem to be :
10 mg/kg twice a day
15 mg/kg twice a day

6.81mg per pound twice daily for 7 days (though last time we went 14 days per same avian vet)

So is that’s 15mg/kg, right?

 

[micstrachan]

For what it's worth, I have a rooster that was attacked by a fox about a week ago. He cannot eat or drink , so I've been giving him fluids. He weighs about five pounds and he's gonna get 180-200 ml subcutaneously in about 15 minutes.

Oh no! How’s your little guy?

 

[1 true Phoenix]

Does anyone know if I can give him some scrambled eggs if he'll eat them? His crop still feels full of fluids he keeps drinking water. Is there anything else I should give him... Am worried as he continues to lose weight from not eating much of anything.

 

[casportpony]

Have you given him more fluids today? When was the last time you saw a cecal poop?

 

[casportpony]

How is he today?

 

[1 true Phoenix]

How is he today?

He is drinking lots of water, I did give him some scrambled egg yesterday and he ate some of that and ate some pellets. Today he was picking at greens and ate some pellets when prompted by our turkey hens. He has been drinking lots of water today. I can still tell he doesn't feel that great yet.