I had a couple like that a month ago. It was cold, they were recent additions. I watched them, I gave everyone good things. All are fit and fat now. And laying daily with a day off here and there as they need to do. Except the 2 in the ICU. My gut tells me they ate something poinsonous.... The roo has had watery (and gassey) diarrhea for a while now. They both have had bright green droppings. Like statue of liberty copper penny green. Both do seem to be resolved by food, so it must be bile. But it is shockily bright....flourescent lime/mint green. The "Avain" oh my, vet was not concerned and levels of b bacteria in fecal were "within normal ranges"...normal for dogs????n On my own...I may take to state vet on Tues if they will see not just want necropsy
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I know the horrible feeling. That color green usually means starving or wasting.
I've had one in 7 years who at 8 weeks old started wing walking. She sat in my garage like a princess for a week, then I moved her to my bedroom for another 5 weeks. She started to walk again and now she's been out with the flock for 3 years. Odd things happen sometimes.
Marek's seems to most commonly attack the sciatic nerve. I've had 2 that were limping and gasping. I've had paralysis of the legs, the neck, the wings, ocular marek's, oval pupil marek's, wasting marek's (I question now), loss of peripheral vision marek's (pecking at air, not food), possible gullet marek's, loss of neck control marek's. Research has backed up the fact that there's no rhyme or reason what marek's will attack first, most commonly it's the sciatic nerves, but I think it can attack the weakest area as well. Hard to prove.
Necropsy is the best way to go.
If they are not wasting and can eat and drink, I wait longer before euthanizing.
EEE is a possibility, not common but it does occur.
You can get the antibiotics on line without a script. Tractor supply carries some. Tylan can be gotten on Amazon. Without a script. I've gotten Tylan, sulfadimethoxine, amoxicillin, penicillin, Lyncomycin-streptomycin 50, and others, syringes, needles, injectables. I have been getting at KY vet, (Foy's) Pigeon sites, livestock sites. I'm sure someone here knows other places that don't require prescriptions. Michael Apple comes to mind, Casportpony, Nambroth, and other regular posters here. I've given a 4 year old gasper Nystatin powder on a cube of bread everyday and she stopped gasping, possible Aspergillosis .