Monistat 7 for Sour Crop?

[khind]

 

[khind]

I realized a few hours ago that Masha's crop has reduced somewhat in size. Still too large and full of fluid though.
She really doesn't look well. I know why my vet would like me to take her for a necropsy - he would like to help them get data on how local flocks are doing and whether or not there are any mysterious diseases out there, which is a good, responsible objective. However, he said they would need to have the body as fresh as possible - not refrigerated overnight, for example. I'm seeing that I shouldn't wait with Masha, because her standing all day non-communicatively tells me she's not feeling well at all. Waiting until Monday wouldn't be right. Again, the timing is unfortunate, but that's just the way it is.

 

[kimdillingham]

I want to thank the people here who recommended Monistat 7! I would NEVER have thought of that. But I have a silkie hen, 18 months old, who has been struggling with balloon crop for weeks. ACV isn't helping, she was getting exhausting from vomiting her, and seemed to be nearing death (not eating or drinking, standing in one place with her eyes closed). After two days of Monistat 7 suppositories cut into thirds and force fed, her crop is normal and she is scratching and pecking away happily!

How exactly did you force feed these cut up suppositories? I have given vegetable oil in a syringe and had to force feed that, and it wasn’t easy!! Please, any help would be appreciated! I don’t know how long our hen has to live.

 

[Jennyw]

Our 1 year old Copper Maran developed a crop impaction with sour crop that we've been treating for 2 weeks. The crop was initally stuffed hard with fluids around it. We gave epsom salts for the first day, which helped relieve fluid build up. The second day it was obvious there was a big grass ball or something that didn't want to break down. The 3-4th days remained about the same as it turned into a moldable dough ball. We began MONISTAT 7 treatment, which turned the doughball into a water balloon with overflow. Initially did not want to vomit her, but all we had to do was tip her gently and she would regurg. Held her in downward position for only a few seconds at a time, bringing her gently into upright position to be able to process the fluids, breathe, rest. Her crop became so flat that you could feel her bones behind it and she has continued to lose much weight, but she still pecks around meagerly and drinks water (probiotics/electrolyte) solution, along with fresh plain water on the side. We missed a day of MONISTAT, and the fluid build up came back with a vengeance with an even worse odor than the first time. The fluids were yellow brown on vomits in this second week, and more clear today, but there seems to be no improvement. I read that MONISTAT 7 was poisonous on this forum, backed by apparently veterinary commentary regarding the propylene glycol in MONISTAT, which doesn't exist in myconazole, generic form of MONISTAT 7.
This causes me to be concerned that we are contributing to her demise. We have called the local college for veterinary medicine who will not make any comment whatsoever without seeing her in office, neither would our local vet who "sees chickens" but didn't even know about crop impactions or how to do one, or if she had the tools for it. The exotics veterinary 30 miles away charges a LOT of money to see a hen, and at the time before she went completely fluid, crop impaction surgery charge: $1500.00. All of this NON support from people in occupations that are supposed to be for the welfare of the animals is very saddening and discouraging to me.
Can I rest assured that I'm not poisoning my sweet hen with name brand miconazole (MONISTAT 7)? If we don't see improvement in the next couple days, I'm certain she won't survive this, and we've never had to euthanize our own bird.

 

[Jennyw]

Hi, would you be kindly to let me know what treatment worked? I’m facing the same situation.

 

[NanaK]

Hi, would you be kindly to let me know what treatment worked? I’m facing the same situation.

I use generic monistat 3x per day for 7 days. I always do the crop massage each time. Worked great for my hens.

This is an old thread. If you make a new thread usually you will get a response more quickly. I just happened to see it.

Hope this helps and your bird recovers quickly.

 

[Miusername]

I use some drops of oil & massage lightly, too.