Hen, lethargic, watery poops, hunched up

[VanUnamed]

My house hen is sick
she was ok 2 days ago, been spending time indoors as outside it rained pretty bad, then she started sitting down and sleeping, i joked that i caught her she sleeping on the job. Yesterday she did sleep a lot during the day, i figured she was just bored. today, she looked very sick, and slept deeply a lot of the time. When she raises up to go peck some food, sometimes i see her breathing with her beak open. her poops are whitish, watery liquid. today she almost didnt move from her spot, sleeping all the time, at time she raised up and went to eat and drink some, but she eat very little overall. she is 10 months old and never have been given coccidiostat in her life
I have been reading a lot, it seems it could be coccidiosis? She did have a cold, 4 months ago, she recovered from it though, most of the time she spent it inside, going out on nice days. I love her so much, i cried so much today ;(

 

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[azygous]

We have only what you've told us to go on, so we won't be able to guess much better than you can.

The symptoms can be from a bacterial infection, a ruptured infected egg, coccidiosis, complications from the respiratory illness you said she had, or cancer from an avian virus.

When symptoms are so general, all you can do is choose one of those possibilities and try to treat it. If that doesn't make her improve, then you treat for the next thing. You can treat for several things at once if you like. An oral antibiotic with Corid could address several of the possible causes for the symptoms. Giving a calcium tablet can start to address the stuck egg, if that's what's going on. The drawback from throwing so many things at once at the symptoms is that something may work, but you won't know which one.

Do you have an antibiotic on hand? Corid? Calcium people supplement?

 

[Eggcessive]

Does she normally lay eggs? Can you get sulfa antibiotics or amprollium or coxoid from a vet locally? Amprollium or a sulfa antibiotic can treat for coccidiosis. White poops can mean that she is dehydrated and needs to drink more fluids. How does her crop in her upper chest feel—empty and flat, full, hard, doughy, or puffy? I would try to get her drinking some water. Electrolytes would be helpful, or add a little sugar to some water. Try adding water to some chicken feed, and cooked egg or tuna is usually accepted. Most respiratory diseases in chickens can be chronic and last for life. Symptoms may return.

 

[VanUnamed]

Hello, thanks for the kind replies. today i went to the vet pharmacy and I was given sulpha coccidiostat plus vitamin K3. sorry i didnt include more info, she does stand up and goes to eat and drink some, i did give her tasty things as well.
No, she didnt ever lay an egg before, even though she spends hours that are normally darkness outdoors inside. her crop feels flat or with little in it depending if she has eaten some or not. She clearly has reduce appetite. she passes from stages in which she is alert, to stages where she sleeps. I do also have "baytril" antibiotic on hand as well.

 

[VanUnamed]

Hello.
It may sound weird, but the hen feels a lot better, today she ate a lot more, and didn't sleep all day like yesterday, her poops looked a lot firm and "normal". is it possible just in 24 hours the sulfa drug worked?

 

[azygous]

Yes, an antibiotic can work that quickly, but continue it for the full course.

 

[VanUnamed]

I have a question if someone knows. I was given sulfaquinoxaline sodium. the schedule is 1ml/2l for 3 days, then 3 days of pause, then 2ml/2l for 3 days, and then 3 days pause again, during this period it has to be given together with vitamin K3. on thevitamin k3 bottle it says "for adjuvant use, 1ml/15l, for needed use, 1ml/6l", i don't know which? I assumed she needed more of the vitamin due to the medication. should I do adjuvant or needed?

 

[azygous]

Does that number after the "1ml" mean number of drops?

I would probably stick with the amount prescribed in the original schedule. But if you want to be sure about which dose to use, you should call the place where your were given this med and ask them.

 

[Eggcessive]

Adjuvant is a term that means to give a drug in addition to the drug (the sulfa) you are giving for treatment to help it work better. I assume that is 1 ml per 15 liters.