Mysterious Problem with my Chicken

[pwand]

The gram stain didn't show anything of value. I brought her with me to the vet just for the heck of it. The vet was nice enough to listen to her heart and said that something was wrong. Probably the heart valve problem that had been mentioned earlier. I made a tough decision and had her euthanized. I couldn't bare to see her in that much pain anymore and, no matter how much care I gave her, a heart problem wasn't going to go away. I realized, if that was me, I would rather go down peacefully than wait weeks and weeks in pain for my heart to finally give out. The vet was even kind enough not to charge me for the fecal or the euthanasia.

I am going to take her remains to have a necropsy done just in case. 

I want to thank all of you for your support and ideas. I'm so happy to know I have somewhere I can go to get help if something happens to one of my other chickens. 

I am so sorry for you loss.

 

[MeMiniMoo]

The lab called today. They confirmed she died of ovarian cancer. I guess it's pretty common in older chickens. I feel very good that I put her down peacefully when I did because it could have been a few more weeks before the cancer finally killed her. Thanks again for everything.

 

[katbriar]

I'm sorry you lost your girl.

Thank you for your posts, especially after the necropsy results. It is helping the rest of us learn.