My hens comb is purple!

[Diana_burns04]

What does it look like??

 

[azygous]

What have you done so far for her? What color is her comb now? Have you managed to get any fluids into her?

 

[azygous]

Getting warm fluids with electrolytes into her is crucial for bringing her back out of shock, which is what could be causing her leg weakness. Do you have a helper? It would be easier if someone could hold her, still wrapped in a warm towel, and you insert a narrow

oral syringe directly into her esophagus and slowly squirt the warm fluids into her crop.

Look at the photo of the chicken's throat. The glotis is in the center where the tongue emerges. See how the syringe is inserted into the esophagus just to the left of the glotis? That leads directly into her crop. By inserting the syringe there, none of the fluid will accidentally get into her airway.

Shock can kill even though you've warmed her. Her glucose needs elevating with the sugar and the electrolytes will further stabilize her heart and circulation.

 

[Chickenfriend44]

Getting warm fluids with electrolytes into her is crucial for bringing her back out of shock, which is what could be causing her leg weakness. Do you have a helper? It would be easier if someone could hold her, still wrapped in a warm towel, and you insert a narrowView attachment 2004898 oral syringe directly into her esophagus and slowly squirt the warm fluids into her crop.

Look at the photo of the chicken's throat. The glotis is in the center where the tongue emerges. See how the syringe is inserted into the esophagus just to the left of the glotis? That leads directly into her crop. By inserting the syringe there, none of the fluid will accidentally get into her airway.

Shock can kill even though you've warmed her. Her glucose needs elevating with the sugar and the electrolytes will further stabilize her heart and circulation.

Yes I have a helper we are working now. Her comb isn’t really looking better it got worse somehow but we did everything you first said to do.

 

[azygous]

The purple comb is shock. Keep this up. You're an ER now. She's going to make it.

 

[Chickenfriend44]

The purple comb is shock. Keep this up. You're an ER now. She's going to make it.

Well we aspirated her. Now what?

 

[Chickenfriend44]

@azygous how much of the liquids are we supposed to give her?

 

[Chickenfriend44]

The purple comb is shock. Keep this up. You're an ER now. She's going to make it.

Never mind my helper squeezed the water out of her by gently pressing every time she exhaled.

 

[azygous]

Did you get the syringe down the wrong hole? Is she coughing and rattling and still breathing? She'll be okay.

Do you happen to have a needle syringe? You can boil the sugar water and cool it to body temp and give her the liquid just under her skin on her breast area. Be sure to cleanse the skin with alcohol first as they do at the doctor's office.

Try to get four ounces into her one way or the other.

 

[Chickenfriend44]

Did you get the syringe down the wrong hole? Is she coughing and rattling and still breathing? She'll be okay.

Do you happen to have a needle syringe? You can boil the sugar water and cool it to body temp and give her the liquid just under her skin on her breast area. Be sure to cleanse the skin with alcohol first as they do at the doctor's office.

Try to get four ounces into her one way or the other.

I don’t have a needle syringe, but we got at least four ounces into her.