Internal layer & I can't help her

[cherylcohen]

i've done everything nothing is helping

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

for you and her

 

[cherylcohen]

thanks horsefeatherz

She was very anxious breathing through her mouth, so I put her out with her girlfriends, she immediately hopped on a perch. I'm so scarred for her. My vet isn't in till tuesday

 

[jjthink]

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Hi Cheryl - I'm not sure when I'll be able to circle back here next but if you haven't done so already, please do a search here on BYC under eggbound and you will see lots of info, including re: the Tums. It could save her from a heart attack but you have to hurry. I lost a hen to a heart attack that was only hours late in laying her egg (and she wasn't even showing any of the signs yours is but lost her life trying anyway), so an oversized egg or lack of enough calcium to push etc. can take a huge toll on their body.

JJ

 

[cherylcohen]

I did the tums, I've read everything available


My vet doesn't get in till tuesday

 

[Dora'smom]

Good luck with your Rita. I'm sure she knows you are trying to help her.

 

[cherylcohen]

Thanks so much...I"m going to pm speckledhen and see if she has any other ideas.

Does anyone know if I give a tums everyday.

 

[cherylcohen]

an update

My rita (columbian wyandotte) 2 weeks ago laid 3 eggs with blood in them, then laid a few normal eggs (they've always been tiny and bumpy) I had a business trip and found that she had not laid for about 5 days (her eggs are very distinct so I new they weren't in the bin) Her tail is hanging down and she is laying down all the time. She gets occasionally but not for long. This is what I've done over the last 2 days. My vet doesn't get in till Tuesday..

I gave a rolaid tablet in a slurry, gave a vitamin E and a selenium
Gave her two bathes each day for about 20 minutes. Massaged her abdomen/vent Fed her favorites of scrambled eggs, boss and scratch.
Put vaseline in her vent.
I've put her back in the pen with her girlfriends because she was getting really really anxious. I was worried she would have a heart attack.

My vet doesn't get in till tuesday....is there something else I can do for her? Should I bring her inside or keep her outside with her friends where she is comfortable?

 

[Marie1234]

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I don't think you can overdose the tums so it should be fine.

 

[cherylcohen]

rolaids and tums are the same correct. I've googled it and they seem the same just different brand