Only urate poop

[Wyorp Rock]

There was no mucous in the poop. I have been giving 500 mg calcium + a D3 pill.

She’s drinking on her own. Should I start to syringe some?

If she's drinking on her own, then I would not syringe more.
She's pooping now, so hopefully this is a sign of improvement.

 

[Eddie12109]

Well I have some great news!

I have never experienced a good avian vet (I have been to two) so I tried a new one and it was great!

She got X-rays and does not have an obstruction. The vet said that she was having trouble pooping most likely due to her age. She is getting some fiber to help but on the way back she had a cecal poop!
I guess she was just constipated. Or maybe she laid her obstruction earlier? But either way she is all good now!

 

[Eddie12109]

Hi!

So Eddie’s been pooping much more frequently but they are not the best poops. I have noticed that they are soft and not formed that great.

She just had this one. It felt like jello. Could it be the fiber... which is psyllium husk?
It also had undigested seeds.

She does have access to grit in her feed and I usually offer her both chick and adult grit. She’s never really interested but maybe because she eats it in her feed.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'd day the texture is from the psyllium.

 

[Eddie12109]

That’s a relief. Could that also explain the undigested seeds?

 

[Eddie12109]

Eddie just had this one now

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Only explanation I can say would be they are passing on out without being processed.

 

[azygous]

She may not have enough quality grit in her gizzard. Have you seen her recently consume grit?

Then again her nine-year old body isn't what it used to be. Even with adequate grit, her gizzard may not be performing as well as it has in the past.

The poop also contains some yellow. This yellow mucous is sometimes associated with reproductive issues, obstruction or cancer. Yes, I'm back harping on those two villains.

 

[Eddie12109]

Could it just be that the fiber is pushing the seeds through her quicker than she can process them? I do not witness her eating grit, but I don’t see Dev eating any either. I think they get it from their feed.

And now a new issue: Dev. So she has the breast blister that has pus come out of it. It hasn’t leaked pus in a few days though. Well as I found out at the vets, Eddie most likely had a bacteria eating at her bone during the same time she had pus coming out of it but she was able to fight it off.

So Dev has had pus come out of her breast blister on and off for two weeks now. Today, I squeezed it to see if pus would come out and it did, along with some ‘extra’ stuff. I took pictures. It looks like her insides came out. I cleaned her up then let her be for a few minutes, when I went back to look the ‘extra’ went back inside her.

With the pus I’m wanting to start her on antibiotics. Which would be best?

The first pictures are when I LIGHTLY squeezed it and pus and the insides came out... I can confidently say that it was a light squeeze, which is why I am so surprised it came out.
The last picture is after a few minutes of leaving it be.

 

[Eddie12109]

Any ideas @azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive ?