Margo is in Trouble

[Kathy Golla]

Michelle u and I can take a field trip together to go see Kathy and learn how to tube feed..learn proactively vs reactively!!!

 

[Kathy Golla]

My thought would be...get her feeling better so she’s eating.
Then either take a food she can’t resist and put the antibiotics in it. Or if she won’t take it that way put the pill down her mouth.
Or crush the pill in 3ccs of apple juice and pow down the kisser with a syringe.
One antibiotic a day is better than none at all.
Have your neighbor do that for you.

 

[micstrachan]

I love that idea!

 

[Kathy Golla]

Haha I assume you mean the field trip vs the ask for your neighbor!!!

 

[micstrachan]

Wait, was it just YESTERDAY that I thought she was dying in my arms??? When I set her down, she just sort of melted onto the dirt, face and all. Remember she had ibuprofen about 5.5 hours ago, too.
I need to do some research on reproductive infections... causes, etc. I wonder if her laying days are over?

 

[micstrachan]

Yes, if I could figure out a treat it can hide in, that would work. I might ask my local chicken friend if one of her (young adult/older teenager kids) wants to earn some money while I’m gone if I can’t figure that out. I’ve seen her adorable adult son with a chicken on his shoulder while he was on the computer. If my hospital area were bigger and amoxicillin could go in water, I’d do that.

 

[Kayla's Lunch]

I have been following this and not understanding a lot of it because I only recently got my little flock, but I have been on pins and needles! So glad she is doing so much better!

 

[rebrascora]

I believe coating it in peanut butter helps to get them wolfing it down voluntarily. Feed her a couple of dollops without the pill and then the medicated one.

 

[micstrachan]

Thank you! She’s obviously still not 100% and I am concerned about how to get the full course of antibiotics in her, but right now I am actually sitting down enjoying watching the flock. I’m exhausted. Too bad I didn’t get a really good photo of that weird posture, as it might be helpful for others. I hope not to see it again.

 

[micstrachan]

I am not having trouble getting a pill in her, but restraining a chicken, opening a beak, and popping in a pill is a lot to ask of someone else. And would really stress out Margo.