Mason Farm and Ranch
Songster
When the legs don't work, it's usually something pressing on the sciatic nerve. Check her abdomen. Feel for lumps and if it's hotter than it should be. My Bantam Cochin had the same symptoms and a lump in her abdomen. I thought she was egg bound, but it wouldn't pass. I couldn't afford the $600-$2000 surgery and expected her to die in the 48 hours generally predicted. She didn't. I thought it was because I am hand feeding her and had given her antibiotics.
Expecting I would have to euthanize her, I gave her pain meds, an anti inflammatory and 500mg of cephlexin to keep her comfortable until I worked up the nerve. That evening she appeared to be improving and in good spirits. I chocked it up to the drugs. In the morning she was even better. I figured the drugs were still working and continued struggling with euthanasia.
This evening she was still in good spirits. Drank on her own and ate a half dozen small grapes. So I checked her abdomen. The heat is gone, the lump is smaller and softer. She seems to have had an intestinal blockage and infection. I believe may have cleared the blockage when I inserted lube to help get the egg that didn't exist to pass.
In hindsight, the next morning she had pooped A LOT. It was a lot of lube. I thought the egg was in the vagina (shell chamber).
I thought this might be pertinent with your girl already having a GI tract issue.
Expecting I would have to euthanize her, I gave her pain meds, an anti inflammatory and 500mg of cephlexin to keep her comfortable until I worked up the nerve. That evening she appeared to be improving and in good spirits. I chocked it up to the drugs. In the morning she was even better. I figured the drugs were still working and continued struggling with euthanasia.
This evening she was still in good spirits. Drank on her own and ate a half dozen small grapes. So I checked her abdomen. The heat is gone, the lump is smaller and softer. She seems to have had an intestinal blockage and infection. I believe may have cleared the blockage when I inserted lube to help get the egg that didn't exist to pass.
In hindsight, the next morning she had pooped A LOT. It was a lot of lube. I thought the egg was in the vagina (shell chamber).
I thought this might be pertinent with your girl already having a GI tract issue.
Glad she's ok!
