Monistat 7 for Sour Crop?

[khind]

No on the straw. It is not flexible. It is rigid. Anything rigid, no matter how light weight, has the capability to cause injury. Think about how a sheet of paper can cut deeply and painfully in spite of its flimsiness.

If that silicone straw is flexible enough to tie into a knot, then you might be able to use it.

 

[khind]

 

[azygous]

All righty! Go with it!

 

[azygous]

This is a photo of a chicken throat. The oral syringe is being inserted into the esophagus on the chicken's right side of their throat. You will insert the feeding tube exactly like this, guiding the tube along the right side of the mouth and slightly under the tongue to avoid the airway in the center behind the tongue. If the tube won't go in, extend the chicken's neck, straightening it.

If the chicken coughs, it means you're trying to put the tube in the wrong hole. Back out and start again. Once the tube is in, the chicken will usually relax. Take the feeding slowly. If the chicken busks and struggles, just hang on until they calm back down. The feeding will calm the chicken as the crop fills. The crop will hold a maximum of half a cup. But if the chicken struggles and food comes up, that's a sign to stop.

If the chicken is eating on their own, it's best to keep the tube feeding to a bare minimum of once a day to encourage them to eat on their own.

 

[khind]

View attachment 2983787This is a photo of a chicken throat. The oral syringe is being inserted into the esophagus on the chicken's right side of their throat. You will insert the feeding tube exactly like this, guiding the tube along the right side of the mouth and slightly under the tongue to avoid the airway in the center behind the tongue. If the tube won't go in, extend the chicken's neck, straightening it.

If the chicken coughs, it means you're trying to put the tube in the wrong hole. Back out and start again. Once the tube is in, the chicken will usually relax. Take the feeding slowly. If the chicken busks and struggles, just hang on until they calm back down. The feeding will calm the chicken as the crop fills. The crop will hold a maximum of half a cup. But if the chicken struggles and food comes up, that's a sign to stop.

If the chicken is eating on their own, it's best to keep the tube feeding to a bare minimum of once a day to encourage them to eat on their own.

Would it hurt to slick up the outside of the tube with something like olive oil, to ease its going down? Or is that a bad idea?

 

[azygous]

Greasing the tube is probably not necessary, but it won't hurt anything. The chicken's throat has a slimy coating as does ours, so I've never had any issue with the tube needing to be lubricated.

 

[khind]

I'm so sorry to keep asking questions but when I put the tube in, liquid comes out before I even get a chance to start pouring the Epsom solution in! Yes, she did drink some water about 35 - 40 min ago, but gee, should that cause this much of a problem? And so I am afraid now to put any liquid in because it's just going to come right up and maybe aspirate her. Is this how it happens sometimes or does it mean that this is an especially bad case?

 

[khind]

... and it's not just drops. It's flowing.

 

[azygous]

You're right to not tube her with her crop full of liquid. It would be best to wait. Tubing really isn't for a yeasty fluid-filled crop. It's for when the crop has been normal but there is still an obstruction causing lack of appetite and lethargy, and the gizzard may be where the obstruction is.

Treat her for sour crop for a full seven days first. Then assess whether the digestive tract is operating normally. You can tell if the poop is normal, behavior is normal, and the crop is emptying completely overnight, then she's back to normal. No flushing will be necessary.

 

[Eddie12109]

Are you holding her head up high enough? When I do it I have someone hold their head up high so their neck is in a straight line. Obviously if she has a sour crop then what @azygous is saying is the best answer, just thinking that it could be something small like that too.