Hen going down hill fast after thinking she was egg bound

[casportpony]

I know you will be tempted to start tubing food, but trust me, fluids first.

 

[CluckingHillFarm]

Oh, I have a bigger 60ml (cc) Syringe to fill the food with.

 

[casportpony]

Oh, I have a bigger 60ml (cc) Syringe to fill the food with.

You will want to use that for water too. How much does she weigh?

 

[CluckingHillFarm]

She weighs just a smidge over 4 lbs (1822g)

 

[CluckingHillFarm]

So I mixed 1.5 tablespoons of the tetracycline with a gallon of water, how much do I giver her? Also, I crumbled up the human calcium, do I put that in the water too? I've been giving her the liquids with a syringe, but I may have gotten some in her wind pipe this morning

 

[casportpony]

She weighs just a smidge over 4 lbs (1822g)

Ay that weight I would give 35 to 55 ml fluids, weight 60-90 minutes and repeat. Can you post a picture of her? I wanna get an idea of how weak she looks.

 

[CluckingHillFarm]

I don't even know how she's still alive

 

[casportpony]

Oh, that's not good. She could be at that point where tube feeding should not be done, which is when they are unresponsive or can't hold their heads up. Will she open her eyes or hold her head up? Can she stand?

 

[CluckingHillFarm]

She opens her eyes, but can't really stand. She lays back down and closes her eyes.

 

[CluckingHillFarm]

If she's going to pass, shouldn't I at least try? Or is it just too late? Dang it, I hate that she ate yesterday morning and then crashed so fast.