Baytril is the most potent. I'd go with that one. But I am not familiar with the dosing.
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I started baytril. I had left her crate open to get the meds and she walked out to see me. She is weak, drinking LOTS of water and not interested in food. Thoughts?Baytril is the most potent. I'd go with that one. But I am not familiar with the dosing.
You’re awesome, thank you!Yes, the poop indicates it's possible an egg ruptured inside. Even a small possibility of that is reason enough to put her on an antibiotic.
Huh, that’s crazy it can help so quickly. She is already a different chicken. I will continue the baytril once daily for 5 days, does this seem appropriate? The bottle says direct dosing is for 3-5 days.It's been my experience that if a chicken has a bacterial infection, she respond almost immediately to the antibiotic. I've seen a sick chicken come back to life and want to eat after just a couple of hours after the dose, and act pretty much back to normal by the following day.
There is nothing to be gained by forcing the food. If she's interested in eating, she will. I make an exception if I believe the chicken isn't eating because she's gone too long without food and is too weak to be interested. I may tube feed some raw egg and yogurt and a little sugar to elevate the blood glucose into her to "jump start" her. If that doesn't get her appetite rolling, then she's likely too far down the road to failing. I do not continue to tube feed if I believe the chicken has little chance of recovering.
That poop is representative of a sick chicken. The Baytril will soon change it.