Lazy Peachick

[Trefoil]

I am so sorry he died.

 

[casportpony]

Pictures of the liver, cecal pouches and intestines will help all of us try to come up with a cause of death. I've only done two pea necropsies, both of those had advanced blackhead and the cause of death was quite obvious. I know @KsKingBee has done at least one turkey and @AugeredIn has probably done some as well.

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

@q8peafowl , I know this is hard.

If you think you can find someone to do some level of necropsy... even if you can just convince them to examine the bird's liver for problems, that may help you figure out what to do next. Do you have any way to refrigerate the bird until then? Perhaps if you have a large plastic bag or can wrap it in plastic, then in a refrigerator, so there aren't too many changes before the vet can look at it.

In the meantime, I don't think the poo from the other bird should be that watery. I'm worried it may be getting sicker. Did you start it on the Baytril? Has it continued to get the metronidazole? How much of the metronidazole is it getting? And is it still getting the Chevi-kok?

How is this bird behaving today? Is it still eating and drinking ok? Still active?

Hoping for the best, sorry you are having such a bad time.

Edited to add: I didn't see Kathy's post before I sent mine. Yes, she is quite right about the photographs ... a picture really is worth a thousand words.

 

[casportpony]

This manual might help:
http://borlaug.tamu.edu/files/2012/03/Poultry-necropsy-Manual.pdf

Look at the organs, those all look very healthy to me. Then compare them to the the ones here:


Liver and cecal pouches



-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: How many pills per day are you giving?

-Kathy

Edited to add:
The pills that @q8peafowl has are 100mg.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

How many pills per day are you giving?

-Kathy

Edited to add:
The pills that @q8peafowl has are 100mg.

2 per day.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Bird number two, how many days has it been getting the Metronidazole?

-Kathy

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

@q8peafowl , I know this is hard.

If you think you can find someone to do some level of necropsy... even if you can just convince them to examine the bird's liver for problems, that may help you figure out what to do next. Do you have any way to refrigerate the bird until then? Perhaps if you have a large plastic bag or can wrap it in plastic, then in a refrigerator, so there aren't too many changes before the vet can look at it.

In the meantime, I don't think the poo from the other bird should be that watery. I'm worried it may be getting sicker. Did you start it on the Baytril? Has it continued to get the metronidazole? How much of the metronidazole is it getting? And is it still getting the Chevi-kok?

How is this bird behaving today? Is it still eating and drinking ok? Still active?

Hoping for the best, sorry you are having such a bad time.

Edited to add: I didn't see Kathy's post before I sent mine. Yes, she is quite right about the photographs ... a picture really is worth a thousand words.

I didn't refrigerate it since morning, and i don't know when he died exactly, if it has been 12 hours since he died is that ok or not? I have started Baytril yesterday, he is taking 3 chevi pills per day and 2 metro pills. He looks great he is eating and drinking normally, he is so strong he will not let weight easily, if i found someone to do this tonight i will add pictures here of course.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Bird number two, how many days has it been getting the Metronidazole?

-Kathy

I think we are in the third day.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: 12 hours will be fine.

-Kathy