Neck injury after fox attack

[docteurshepherd]

Hi so I posted about Ruby's situation you can read here but I'll try to summarize

Essentially Ruby was attacked by a fox and survived, but has been off since. She also had a crop impact and I performed surgery. I'm not concerned about that, surgery went well and it looks good.

My concern is she obviously has more wrong. I thought maybe she was acting off due to the crop impact but obviously not. She can't seem to stretch her neck out at all, and so she can't eat on her own. I've been force feeding her and syringing her liquids for over a week now.

I don't think my local vet does poultry and not really wanting to or can afford to pay loads. I do love her believe me I'm trying my best. Is there anything more I can do? I have to take my dog to the vet tomorrow for something else that happened.. ugh.. so I'm going to ask if they can euthanize chickens. I have to think about her quality of life and if she doesn't get better and can't eat or drink on her own in the next couple of weeks I'm going to do so I think. It's called the last act of kindness for a reason I think.

 

[chickentrains]

I have no idea how to help, but lets see..

@Overo Mare @Eggcessive @azygous @dawg53

Here is this for future reference : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12CFU9Bnelq0FOlcpCR3muM3cKlvMj0HmkCzzq_1DdBI/edit#gid=0

 

[Kiki]

What exactly did you do to the crop during your surgery?
Did you take pictures?

 

[docteurshepherd]

What exactly did you do to the crop during your surgery?
Did you take pictures?

I recorded it. I did everything I'm supposed to this isn't from the surgery. I did loads of research before the surgery. I can explain in detail if you'd like but she was having the same exact issues before it.

 

[Kiki]

I recorded it. I did everything I'm supposed to this isn't from the surgery. I did loads of research before the surgery. I can explain in detail if you'd like but she was having the same exact issues before it.

May I see please?

 

[docteurshepherd]

Oh I have a photo of the stuff that came from the impaction but doubt you'd want to see that. Surgery went well I thought. Exactly as planned. The incision site looks goodn

 

[docteurshepherd]

May I see please?

The video?

 

[docteurshepherd]

Why? It's like an hour long and I'd doxx myself.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

From your other post it sounds to me like it could be some kind of neurological damage. I'd keep her warm and continue supporting her like you are. It can take a while to heal but birds can recover from such things.

 

[docteurshepherd]

From your other post it sounds to me like it could be some kind of neurological damage. I'd keep her warm and continue supporting her like you are. It can take a while to heal but birds can recover from such things.

Thank you. I'm not sure how she would've gotten neurological damage do you? Maybe trauma during the attack? She's inside so plenty warm I think. She does act off. I don't know her symptoms are so weird it's hard to explain, which makes me think you could definitely be right about that. I'll continue supporting her.