Pip is a 6-7 week old Wyandotte pullet, yesterday morning she looked a bit unsteady and wobbly, when I got home from work that evening, she had lost a good deal of mobility, due to her right foot being partially paralyzed, on a scale of 1-10, she'd be around a 3.5, she could walk, but only in short amounts, but her appetite was good and she was still interactive and inquisitive
I brought her into the house, set up a quarantine box in the bathroom, gave her some water and moist/soggy bread, she loves the bread, and the water in the bread helps keep her hydrated
I also have a bottle of old amoxicillin capsules, so, I've been sprinkling that on her bread to help knock down the botulism bacterium....
Has it worked, you ask?
Well, let me just say that less than 12 hours later, I'm happy to say her mobility is up to 8.5! There are still some balance issues, but she has been walking up a storm....
Needless to say, I discovered this fact in a very surprising way, let me set the scene....
This morning, Pip was a solid 5 on mobility, better than last night, but still very wobbly and unstable, she sat most of the time
Tonight, I check on her, her box, empty, I fear the worst....
.... Until she *walks* out from behind the shower curtain, chirping happily to see me! I pick her up, she climbs up my arm and perches happily on my right shoulder! Purring contentedly
I'm sure the amoxicillin was a big factor in her rapid improvement, that, and catching the symptoms early
I'll keep her quarantined for the next couple days, if she continues this rate of improvement, she can rejoin her flock very soon
I'm glad I held on to that old bottle of amoxicillin....
I brought her into the house, set up a quarantine box in the bathroom, gave her some water and moist/soggy bread, she loves the bread, and the water in the bread helps keep her hydrated
I also have a bottle of old amoxicillin capsules, so, I've been sprinkling that on her bread to help knock down the botulism bacterium....
Has it worked, you ask?
Well, let me just say that less than 12 hours later, I'm happy to say her mobility is up to 8.5! There are still some balance issues, but she has been walking up a storm....
Needless to say, I discovered this fact in a very surprising way, let me set the scene....
This morning, Pip was a solid 5 on mobility, better than last night, but still very wobbly and unstable, she sat most of the time
Tonight, I check on her, her box, empty, I fear the worst....
.... Until she *walks* out from behind the shower curtain, chirping happily to see me! I pick her up, she climbs up my arm and perches happily on my right shoulder! Purring contentedly
I'm sure the amoxicillin was a big factor in her rapid improvement, that, and catching the symptoms early
I'll keep her quarantined for the next couple days, if she continues this rate of improvement, she can rejoin her flock very soon
I'm glad I held on to that old bottle of amoxicillin....