Herniated Chick needs help! (graphic photo)

[venymae]

@casportpony I'll be offline for a couple hours, but any advice you can give me for when I get back would be very welcome. I will read the novel!

 

[casportpony]

I think I would get some of that, and some Gatorade. The small ones are very hard to tube. I start by giving them ~0.05 ml and increase as I go. How much have you been tubing?

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony I'll be offline for a couple hours, but any advice you can give me for when I get back would be very welcome. I will read the novel!

Can you post a picture of the chick when you get home?

 

[OG Anomaly]

What an amazing story & great job! I hope things work out for your little one

 

[venymae]

I was giving him 1 ml (one line on the syringe pic)? Here are pics of the chick now, and the feeding tube I used.

Sharpie marker and another 3 day old chick for scale.

 

[venymae]

He is still breathing, and peeps occasionally. Going to store to get nurtidrench or electrolyte/med stuff. Whichever I find.

 

[casportpony]

Poor little thing. Gatorade and nutridrench are what I would try giving him. I would not bother with the poultry electrolytes.

 

[venymae]

Poor little thing. Gatorade and nutridrench are what I would try giving him. I would not bother with the poultry electrolytes.

Well, I got an electrolyte and vitamin supplement mix. Will also be adding a bit of sugar for energy. That sound good (I mean it's essentially gatoraid at this point)?

EDIT: they did not have any antibiotics, apparently they are not licensed to sell them anymore?!?! Although they did have the inject-able sort....

 

[venymae]

I am going to attempt tube feeding again, with just a tiny amount (half a line?) I'll let you know how it goes. I just worry about aspiration since it was coming back up the first time I tried.

 

[casportpony]

Can it hold it's head up now?