Is she choking ??? Help

[Opiumbrella]

It's actually cold in here! About 9 Celsius

She had heat stress in the summer but she didn't do these sounds. Sounds like a whistle and she stretches her neck a lot

Ok. When you say her crop is soft, is that the normal mailable soft or full squishy like a balloon? Get a flashlight, open her mouth and look down her throat for worms or lesions. This is easiest when wrapped in a towel.

 

[MaeM]

Ok. When you say her crop is soft, is that the normal mailable soft or full squishy like a balloon? Get a flashlight, open her mouth and look down her throat for worms or lesions. This is easiest when wrapped in a towel.

Mailable. Feels like an empty crop - she was trying to eat when this started to happen

I looked at her throat with my phone's flashlight and I can't see anything weird - honestly I think she might have eaten too rapidly or something that she shouldn't but I don't know why she doesn't stop.

I mean I've seen chickens choking but these symptoms didn't last too long

 

[Letty1]

My hen... I don't know if she ate something that she shouldn't but she started gasping for air and hid in this bush. She kinda sneezes every now and then...but she makes sounds when she breathes/has breathing difficulties as she raises up her head to breathe...

What can I do? I don't have a vet available right now

Is the saddle to tight? A saddle that is too tight could strangle a bird.

 

[MaeM]

Is the saddle to tight? I read a saddle that is too tight could strangle a bird.

No, plus the saddle isn't new, she has worn it before and never showed any symptom

 

[MaeM]

It’s possible she inhaled something.

That's what I think, too. What can I do if this is the case? Apart from removing the saddle (I just did it - no changes)

 

[Letty1]

That's what I think, too. What can I do if this is the case? Apart from removing the saddle (I just did it - no changes)

You could try massaging her throat and offering her water.

 

[MaeM]

You could try massaging her throat and offering her water.

She didn't want water at first, then she drank on her own. Didn't help.

At least it isn't likely that she dies from this is it? I love her so much

 

[Letty1]

How is your hen doing?

 

[MaeM]

Is there any way I can differentiate between gapeworms and respiratory infections?

 

[MaeM]

Guys, I took her to a vet who gave her dexamethasone + tetracycline. No idea why, but that worked.

Any guess of what it could've been?