- Sep 28, 2012
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Hello, I have a bantam that I suspect has some sort of internal parasite that is causing her to lose weight and eating all her nutrition up. At first I thought it was just an impacted crop problem because she felt light when I first picked her up yet her crop was full, it did not empty the first few nights.
I kept her inside to monitor her food intake, giving her soft watery foods like non-sweetened yogurt, mushy hard-boiled egg yolk, wet cat food, and gently massaging her crop. I even gave her a stimulant-free dulcolax as this helped my other chicken with impacted crop last time. The crop empties out for the most part now but her droppings still show like she's barely eating, it's not solid and mostly white. I'll try to include pictures.
I tried booking a vet appointment but I've yet to get a response back and I don't think they'd give me one any time soon as it's always a long wait with those guys.
She still eats and drinks like she normally would, sunbathes, but she's definitely weak as if she hasn't been eating and very thin I can feel her sharp breast bone. Also I notice when I handle her I sometimes hear noises inside her body?
Is there any specific deworming treatments or medicine I can give her that I can buy online? preferably orally?
I kept her inside to monitor her food intake, giving her soft watery foods like non-sweetened yogurt, mushy hard-boiled egg yolk, wet cat food, and gently massaging her crop. I even gave her a stimulant-free dulcolax as this helped my other chicken with impacted crop last time. The crop empties out for the most part now but her droppings still show like she's barely eating, it's not solid and mostly white. I'll try to include pictures.
I tried booking a vet appointment but I've yet to get a response back and I don't think they'd give me one any time soon as it's always a long wait with those guys.
She still eats and drinks like she normally would, sunbathes, but she's definitely weak as if she hasn't been eating and very thin I can feel her sharp breast bone. Also I notice when I handle her I sometimes hear noises inside her body?
Is there any specific deworming treatments or medicine I can give her that I can buy online? preferably orally?
