- Feb 23, 2010
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I have a 4 month old Buff Orpington that is very sick.
Day 1: She had one eye closed and not seeming to move around much. I brought her inside and gave her some oral Baytril. She had a good appetite and was drinking water. Scratching at closed eye quite a bit.
Day 2: Eye still closed, still scratching at it. some raspy breathing and a little wobbly. Some breathing from mouth. Still eating & drinking on her own. I gave her Baytril and 1/4 of a regular aspirin (morning & night), as I read that could help with pain.
Day 3: very off balance, eye still closed, starting to close other eye more, very runny green & white poop with some bits of blood & tissue in it (intestinal lining?). Not wanting to eat or drink much. Tries to eat sometimes, but seems to hurt when she stretches her neck out and squawks & pulls it back. Breathing more from mouth. Switched to .17cc Enrofloxacin (Baytril) intramuscular. This was all I had. Not sure if it mattered? No more aspirin.
Day 4: Can't stand at all, lurches forward sometimes and squawks like she's in pain. More runny poop with bits of blood & tissue. Eye still closed, good eye still seems alert. Won't eat or drink, giving her small bits of water with syringe. breathing from mouth most of the time.
Day 5: the same as day 4. squawks with pain if i mover her or she flops over. can't stand at all. closed eye is open a bit and she seems to be able to see out of it some, but it looks kind of glassy. Good eye still bright and alert.
I thought she had a respiratory infection or eye infection at first, but she has deteriorated very badly. She didn't have the blood & tissue in her poop until after I gave her the aspirin, so I worry that I could have given her too much? She weights 3.3 pounds.
I am at a loss for what to do for her now. Also worth mentioning, We got 14 chicks at the same time as her. over the last few months we have lost 4 of them, mostly with similar symptoms.
any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Day 1: She had one eye closed and not seeming to move around much. I brought her inside and gave her some oral Baytril. She had a good appetite and was drinking water. Scratching at closed eye quite a bit.
Day 2: Eye still closed, still scratching at it. some raspy breathing and a little wobbly. Some breathing from mouth. Still eating & drinking on her own. I gave her Baytril and 1/4 of a regular aspirin (morning & night), as I read that could help with pain.
Day 3: very off balance, eye still closed, starting to close other eye more, very runny green & white poop with some bits of blood & tissue in it (intestinal lining?). Not wanting to eat or drink much. Tries to eat sometimes, but seems to hurt when she stretches her neck out and squawks & pulls it back. Breathing more from mouth. Switched to .17cc Enrofloxacin (Baytril) intramuscular. This was all I had. Not sure if it mattered? No more aspirin.
Day 4: Can't stand at all, lurches forward sometimes and squawks like she's in pain. More runny poop with bits of blood & tissue. Eye still closed, good eye still seems alert. Won't eat or drink, giving her small bits of water with syringe. breathing from mouth most of the time.
Day 5: the same as day 4. squawks with pain if i mover her or she flops over. can't stand at all. closed eye is open a bit and she seems to be able to see out of it some, but it looks kind of glassy. Good eye still bright and alert.
I thought she had a respiratory infection or eye infection at first, but she has deteriorated very badly. She didn't have the blood & tissue in her poop until after I gave her the aspirin, so I worry that I could have given her too much? She weights 3.3 pounds.
I am at a loss for what to do for her now. Also worth mentioning, We got 14 chicks at the same time as her. over the last few months we have lost 4 of them, mostly with similar symptoms.
any help is appreciated. Thanks.