krissyweso
Songster
My question is, can a hen survive after aspirating liquid antibiotics? Will she be able to expell the liquid on her own? Is there anything I can do to help her besides start administering her medication more carefully?
My Goosie (the hen) started open mouth breathing yesterday. Never a good thing.
So, of course, I freaked out and took her to her vet on an emergency appointment.
The vet checked her throat for gapeworms AND did a fecal sample and there was no sign of gapeworms.
He checked her lungs and said they sounded fine.
We left with an antibiotic and antifungal to see how she did on those.
She slept with me last night because I want sure she'd make it through. She did, and my husband watches after her during the day while I was at work. Her mouth breathing and clicking had definitely worsened throughout the day.
So, 24 hours since her vet visit, I give her her medications. I look over from doing dishes, and her comb is purple. I knew she was choking. We held her upside down and she spit up a drop of something white and began breathing again.
I believe that she aspirated the medicine because she is open mouth breathing and making a clicking noise and shakes her head. Seems pretty textbook.
I've been up all night watching her, and she seems stable. I got her to drink a little bit of water, but not much.
So, again, aside from keeping her warm, making sure she drinks, and administering her medicine correctly and safely from here on out, is there anything I can do to help her breathe better, or is it a waiting game?
My Goosie (the hen) started open mouth breathing yesterday. Never a good thing.
So, of course, I freaked out and took her to her vet on an emergency appointment.
The vet checked her throat for gapeworms AND did a fecal sample and there was no sign of gapeworms.
He checked her lungs and said they sounded fine.
We left with an antibiotic and antifungal to see how she did on those.
She slept with me last night because I want sure she'd make it through. She did, and my husband watches after her during the day while I was at work. Her mouth breathing and clicking had definitely worsened throughout the day.
So, 24 hours since her vet visit, I give her her medications. I look over from doing dishes, and her comb is purple. I knew she was choking. We held her upside down and she spit up a drop of something white and began breathing again.
I believe that she aspirated the medicine because she is open mouth breathing and making a clicking noise and shakes her head. Seems pretty textbook.
I've been up all night watching her, and she seems stable. I got her to drink a little bit of water, but not much.
So, again, aside from keeping her warm, making sure she drinks, and administering her medicine correctly and safely from here on out, is there anything I can do to help her breathe better, or is it a waiting game?
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