Hoopla, Den motherJethro and the girls.

[Linda Hawkins]

Sorry about your girl! If she had access to long grass, it can definitely cause an impaction. It winds around into a ball if not in the crop but lower down in the gizzard. Do you have any Dolculax Docusate Sodium 100 mg capsules? Its only the stool softener, no laxative. I would start with 2, prick them open and squeeze it onto something you know she will eat all of like scrambled eggs. Then tonight at bedtime give her only 1. Repeat the morning and evening dose, 1 each, for several days. This will help break down the impaction. Sometimes it takes days to loosen it. For now, only soft easy to digest foods, no hard seeds or grains, no grass. Protein foods are good, along with wet foods, the more water she gets, the faster this will break down. Keep her warm too. And keep us posted!

I will pick up on my way home, I now have a week to keep constant eye on her. I was told to give her plain yogurt, will do that as well.

 

[Linda Hawkins]

I will pick up on my way home, I now have a week to keep constant eye on her. I was told to give her plain yogurt, will do that as well.

Thank you!

 

[TwoCrows]

I will pick up on my way home, I now have a week to keep constant eye on her. I was told to give her plain yogurt, will do that as well.

The probiotics in yogurt never hurt. When the crop and intestines are slow to empty, toxic yeasts and other pathogens take hold easily. The probiotics will eat some of the bad yeasts and perk up the immune system. 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt once a day is great for this situation!