Every time I think she's done for, she bounces back. I'm delighted, but I'm beginning to think I should keep my fears to myself. There's no need to put you lot through an emotional roller coasrer ride.
Since my last report, I went to put her in the travel basket and she came running like nothing was wrong
She loved the drive again and hopped up on the basket for a better view.
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I had a good chat with Dr Hill who decided to give her one last dose of clavulox as she'd been so weak and in such pain last night.
Hopefully she continues to get stronger.
Next time she gets sick we'll opt for the hysterectomy.
@LozzyR and
@BY Bob it's $400 and has a good survival rate. Dr Hill says he's the only one in town who does it, so he gets lots of referrals. Most hens have one op, recuperate and are good to live another day. He usually goes in through the centre line. His worst ever case had a peritonitis that had... I've forgotten the word, but it means sort of hardened ... It prevented him from getting access to the reproductive organs, so he cleaned up the yukky peritonitis, closed up, the chook recuperated, and another op was scheduled to go in through the side. That means through the air sac which can't be healed. He did that, performed the hysterectomy and then found a huge abcess. Closed up again, chook recuperated again, spoke to the owners to explain the abcess had to be removed or when it eventually bursts, the chook would drown because of the opening in the air sac. Three surgeries later the case was closed and the chook lived on. So that's his worst ever case.
So I'll think that's what we'll do next time she gets sick because it'll give her better quality of life in the long run. Fingers crossed she never needs it, but if she does fingers crossed again that we won't find too many surprises inside her.
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I think, as chicken keepers, most of us would rather do the ride with you
, than leave you to worry on your own. No need for that!
