Margo is in Trouble

[Kathy Golla]

Have you ever taken a sick hen to the avian vet, and the hen has a fever?
Fever = infection = Rx is antibiotics.

Oviduct infections are very common in hens and symptoms mimic what Margo is exhibiting.

I don’t mean to be ... pedantic but I have experience in this... what an avian vet would prescribe for this possibility.

As you suggest, read the thread thoroughly to catch the nuances of discussions that have been previously covered.

 

[casportpony]

The last time I took a hen in for an egg-laying issue I was told to give 200 ml of subcutaneous fluids twice a day, meloxicam twice a day, calcium gluconate twice a day, *and* Baytril twice a day.

 

[Kathy Golla]

Holy smokes that’s a lot.
Mine has been with two separate hens, tms-smz twice a day, meloxicam once a day.
Plus make sure the hens are getting enough calcium.

 

[micstrachan]

@KikisGirls, I’m worried about stress, too.

 

[Kiki]

For anyone who would like to read something while we wait for Michelle.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17187945

 

[casportpony]

Holy smokes that’s a lot.

The fluid or all the meds? Hen was big, at least 4kg.

 

[Kiki]

@KikisGirls, I’m worried about stress, too.

Did you practice on the other girl?

 

[micstrachan]

Not yet. I was offering egg to Margo. She took a little.

 

[Kathy Golla]

That’s quite the protocol. They must have known they were dealing with a professional. Me, not so much!

 

[micstrachan]

OMG, I don’t know if I can do this.