Niacin, deworming, sick gander help!

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony can they determine hardware disease by looking at poop I thought it was blood work?

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony can they determine hardware disease by looking at poop I thought it was blood work?

Heavy metal poisoning might show up in a blood test, and I think most metal objects can be seen with an X-ray.

 

[Lunaroso]

Ok, so is that a possibility? Do you have any ideas without getting an X-ray ?

 

[123RedBeard]

I'm no fowl expert ... but in mammals ... black tar like poop indicates blood, usually before the large intestinal tract ... basically it has been "digested" ... red would indicate a problem closer to the "exit" ...

 

[Lunaroso]

That points in the direction of what the vet said...thank you, it’s not looking good for him

 

[123RedBeard]

I'm sorry.

I wish I could give you other ideas, but I can't.

While an x-ray should show a piece of metal, the chances of only one x-ray finding it are slim ... say it is a nail, or screw ... and it was pointed at the x-ray machine, it would just show a small dot, which could be a stone ...

Without opening him up, it's not likely to get better, if that is the problem ... but if it was something like a bleeding ulcer, or diverticulitis it could be "treatable" if diagnosied ... and you have the money ...

 

[123RedBeard]

I'm not sure where you live ... but, here is a list of vets ...

http://www.metzerfarms.com/Veterinarians.cfm?CustID=21885567