It’s been 95* in San Diego for the last week. I found my 3yr old rhode island red wobbling and eventually dropping to the floor by the water. I brought her in the house and fed her food and water with electrolytes. After a few hours, she stood up and did the penguin stance. She was either dehydrated, sick from something, or egg bounds. I put her in an epsum bath 3 times that day and nothing happened. I applied KY gel and checked her vent but no egg and she only pooped watered poop. I noticed her belly was swollen a bit.
Next morning, I took her to an emergency vet and they confirmed (without x-ray) she’s egg bound, but the egg hasn’t passed to the vent yet. They gave her a shot of calcium and water. By next morning she didn’t pass an egg and keep having diarrhea poop. Now I’m stumped. She’s looking weaker and weaker and the swollen belly looks whitish tiny. Called the vet again and she suspects the egg bursted. She said to bring her back and consider euthanizing. She’s still alive and it kills me to think if there anything else we can do. She still eating and occasionally drinking water on her own or through syringe.
All local avian vets are in some conference so her local vet can’t see her until 2 days from now. I’m afraid she won’t make it by then. ER vets scare me even more as they seem to push for euthanizing. I see videos of folks talking about DIY removing fluid from her belly even with Egg Yolk Peritonitis syndrome. Should I attempt or take her to the ER one more time. I feel they’ll just put her down and I’m surprised she’s lived this long being egg bound.
Thoughts?
Next morning, I took her to an emergency vet and they confirmed (without x-ray) she’s egg bound, but the egg hasn’t passed to the vent yet. They gave her a shot of calcium and water. By next morning she didn’t pass an egg and keep having diarrhea poop. Now I’m stumped. She’s looking weaker and weaker and the swollen belly looks whitish tiny. Called the vet again and she suspects the egg bursted. She said to bring her back and consider euthanizing. She’s still alive and it kills me to think if there anything else we can do. She still eating and occasionally drinking water on her own or through syringe.
All local avian vets are in some conference so her local vet can’t see her until 2 days from now. I’m afraid she won’t make it by then. ER vets scare me even more as they seem to push for euthanizing. I see videos of folks talking about DIY removing fluid from her belly even with Egg Yolk Peritonitis syndrome. Should I attempt or take her to the ER one more time. I feel they’ll just put her down and I’m surprised she’s lived this long being egg bound.
Thoughts?
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