Oh I'm so sorry
. I truly feel your pain. You did everything you could and I'm sure your hen felt your loving care. If you feel up to sharing her results I'd be curious to know. Be well and take it easy in these times
got some of the report but not the final report all I got from reading it was she was a hot mess! I messaged my vet with it to see if I should be treating my other girls for anything.
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Lungs: pulmonary pallor, locally extensive, marked
Liver: hepatomegaly with mottling pallor, diffuse, marked
Spleen: splenic congestion, diffuse, marked
Coelom: coelomitis, diffuse, mild
Eyes: corneal hypopyon, bilaterally focal, marked with conjunctivitis, bilaterally diffuse, marked
Trachea: catarrhal tracheitis (presumed)
Heart: epicardial pallor, multifocal, mild
Vertebral column: hemorrhage and separation of C2 and C3, locally extensive, marked
Multiple significant gross findings were found within the lungs, liver, spleen, and eyes. The changes seen in these organs could be due to bacterial infection (e.g. Pasteurella multocida, Escherichia coli), neoplastic process (e.g. Marek’s disease), or viral infection. The changes seen around the C2 and C3 vertebrae are consistent with the history of attempted cervical dislocation. The subcutaneous nodules are indicative of a mite infection. The foci on the ovary are indicative of developing follicles. Samples were submitted for culture which are pending. Testing for Avian Influenza was negative. Tissue samples were collected for histopathology, which are also pending.
LABORATORY FINDINGS
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS:
TEST REQUEST: Influenza A Virus Matrix PCR - Live Bird Market
NO. ANIMAL ID SAMPLE IAV MATRIX _______________________________________________________________________________________
Nina Tracheal Swab Not Detected _______________________________________________________________________________________ Zeinab Helal, Ph.D, Lead Technician Molecular Diagnostics, Technical Assistant Mastitis and Microbiology 8/31/2020
UPDATE: PCR results for avian samples are reported as "detected" (instead of positive) or "not detected" (instead of negative) and include the cycle threshold (Ct) value. The lower the Ct value, the more nucleic acid was detected.
PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS
HISTORY:
Owner received this chicken and her sister from Deb Ford on 6/4/2020. Deb stated that they were 1.5 years old. She said that this particular chicken had been separated from her flock for most of her life because she could never successfully integrate them. This chicken would always be picked on, and would surely be killed in her flock. Owner has kept her and her sister separated from the flock the whole time she's had this hen. She has always been a quieter chicken, never roamed much, doesn't like treats, almost depressed. On 8/10/2020, owner noticed hen acting more strangely, was head bobbing. Owner separated hen from her sister and began treatment for wryneck. Vet came by on 8/11/2020, said it was not wryneck, but gave her Bactrim and meloxicam. Chicken was treated with both medications as ordered. Head bob had stopped, but continues to decline. Needed to be fed, refused water, and appeared to lose eyesight. Feed and water mixed to try to get enough into her. Rx for coccidia with Corid. Flock developed coccidia, although stools were normal for this chicken. On 8/26/2020, owner noticed head bobbing was back and was refusing to eat or drink later in the afternoon. Neck was limp, eyes remained closed, pale comb and wattles, no respiratory distress noted. Cervical dislocation performed via broomstick method to end hen's suffering.
GROSS FINDINGS:
A 1.5 year old female, black and brown, 430 g Frizzle chicken was presented for postmortem examination. On physical examination, the keel was prominent and a palpable space between the C2 and C3 vertebrae. The chicken was in poor nutritional condition with scant adipose stores. Bilaterally, the conjunctiva was reddened and thickened. Bilaterally, the eye balls had focal, white areas beneath the cornea. There was hemorrhage around the musculature of the C2 and C3 vertebrae. There are pinpoint foci dispersed multifocally through the subcutis and the serosal surface of the crop. There was yellow, opaque fluid within the trachea that extended up into the nasal cavity. The lungs were discolored white to grey locally extensive dorsally with the left lung being the most severely afflicted. The heart had streaks of pallor in the epicardium. About 2ml of yellow, clear fluid was within the coelomic cavity. The liver was markedly enlarged with mottled appearance. The spleen was enlarged and congested.
