HELP!!! TURKEY HEN PROLAPSED??

[danielley101215]

Looking forward to seeing the print. It's nice they do it right there so you have something to take home with you immediately.

I had the same exact experience when trying to find someone to help my Butternut. I called office after office and was told that they don't see "exotics" or to try such and such a place (which I had already called and they're the ones that referred me to the place I was currently trying), all this while clutching a dying baby hamster to my chest and trying to maintain enough composure to talk on the phone. You'd think more vets could be trained, at the very least, in end of life care for these animals. How many different ways can there be to euthanize something? Just have a chart with the type of animal, the drug and the dosage. (I'm probably oversimplifying it, so no offense to any vets/vet techs out there, but it's very distressing as a pet owner to feel you have nowhere to go in times of crisis. And honestly, I don't know how specialize the training was that went into Butternut's care. They took xrays of her (pretty sure you position the animal and press a button), put her on oxygen (took a little tiny nose cone and put her head inside of it with the gas turned on, like you would with any other animal) and gave her an injection of antibiotics (maybe this bit would be harder without training, learning to properly inject a hamster, but still. If you've given one injection it probably wouldn't take that much longer to learn how to give one to a hamster instead of a cat). Sorry this kind of turned into a rant. It's just hard having "unconventional" pets that nobody wants to deal with treating.

I did learn one important lesson though. Have a vet picked out that you know you can rely on prior to having an emergency come up. I know that seems like a really obvious thing, but it's just not something I thought about with the hamsters because they're not like dogs or cats. You don't take them in for vaccinations or to be spayed or anything like that. They basically just live out their lives in your home and that's the end of it.

This was a hard lesson to learn, guess who has figured out that there's a chicken vet quite near to her house? I will never let myself end up in the situation I was in with Butternut happen with another animal. I will always have a vet that I know I can go to.

Exactly, it’s hard. Very hard. So true.

 

[AmyJane725]

Well, dear, I have guys coming to work on my chicken coop in about 4 hours, so I need to get some sleep.

You try to get some rest too. You've been under a lot of stress the last couple of days. Take care of yourself.

 

[danielley101215]

She looks glad to be able to rest her head on you one last time. I'm so glad you could be there for her when she passed.

Are you going to get some babies for Ebony maybe so she has some company? I don't know about turkeys, but I know with chickens you're supposed to have at least 5 of them. I feel sorry for her being alone now. You have chickens too, right? Does she hang out with them at least?

I am too. At first they weren’t gonna let me cause she’s exotic but they did. I was so happy my mom was there too and my sisters.
I may in time. When my boyfriend gets back in 3 weeks we may try in time it’s just sensitive now.

She and peep haven’t been housed together since babies because for a year she lived with my boyfriend for a year and then was rehomed to me again about 7 months ago so they. So Ebony was alone and peep was alone after shadow. Ebony is alone in her own pen, but housed beside my female goose and my silkie roosters and when I let them all out to free range she socializes with them

 

[danielley101215]

Her foot print

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@danielley101215 I'm so sorry to hear about Peep You did all you could for her, thank you for the photos of her, what a sweet girl she must be been.

@AmyJane725 Thank you for your kindness.

 

[danielley101215]

@danielley101215 I'm so sorry to hear about Peep You did all you could for her, thank you for the photos of her, what a sweet girl she must be been.

@AmyJane725 Thank you for your kindness.

Thanks so much.. it’s been hard. 6 am here and yet to sleep she was the best. Personality like no other. I miss her dearly already. The prolaspe was just way too bad and I didn’t need her suffering.. she deserved to be at peace and without pain

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry that her prolapse became so much worse forcing her to have to be euthanized. There was nothing else that could have been done. Who knows if the calcium would have helped or not. Once their intestines come out, then it is over. This happens occasionally to chickens as well. Your turkey hen was obviously a loved pet, and I am sure that you will miss her. Glad that you were able to be there with her to comfort her as she died.

 

[danielley101215]

So sorry that her prolapse became so much worse forcing her to have to be euthanized. There was nothing else that could have been done. Who knows if the calcium would have helped or not. Once their intestines come out, then it is over. This happens occasionally to chickens as well. Your turkey hen was obviously a loved pet, and I am sure that you will miss her. Glad that you were able to be there with her to comfort her as she died.

It was the worst.. seeing her that way killed me. It was an instant thing I started rushing to dial numbers in tears knowing I had to do it for her, she needed to go somewhere that would do it humanely and relieve this for good. I figured I couldn’t fix that, looked way too far past the fixing point and happened so suddenly.. just hours ago today I was spending time with her in the yard. I miss her. Sad to not bring her back home with me, but I get to have her ashes permanently forever with me.. I think that’s pretty darn special .

Did that appear to be all of her intestines? Or what do you think? What about reproductive tract? And I’m so much more at peace that I got to be there beside her, because I’m all she’s ever known. I had to be with her, it was so fast and now she doesn’t have to hurt..

 

[Kiki]

I am sorry for your loss.

I'd like for you to rethink what you feed your birds because feeding that type of feed may be a problem. Especially since you lost her mate recently too.

When you sing that type of feed they can pick and choose which pieces they want.
When they pick and choose different grains they may not be getting a complete balanced diet.
They can also get fat by being picky.
Fat birds are not healthy and fat birds are more prone to having health issues.
Fatty liver disease can kill over night with no warning.

 

[danielley101215]

I am sorry for your loss.

I'd like for you to rethink what you feed your birds because feeding that type of feed may be a problem. Especially since you lost her mate recently too.

When you sing that type of feed they can pick and choose which pieces they want.
When they pick and choose different grains they may not be getting a complete balanced diet.
They can also get fat by being picky.
Fat birds are not healthy and fat birds are more prone to having health issues.
Fatty liver disease can kill over night with no warning.

What feeds do you suggest are good for like a big turkey hen? I only have one left now.. what about the turkey grower/ starter