- Jan 2, 2012
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Hello.
I was wondering if anybody could help me? I am pretty sure my hen has egg yolk peritonitis. She has had a swollen abdomen and a pretty full-on waddle for about 3 of 4 months now. A couple of days ago she started acting really depressed and listless and she's been steadily getting much much worse. She still hangs around in the same general area as the rest of the flock but is mainly lying down looking sad. She is eating and drinking but not much. She is regularly doing really runny poo's that have a lot of white in them (with yellowy or dark greeny stuff in there too). She has started to breathe laboriously and is making a slight gasping sound every now and then which makes me horrified that she is in terrible pain. Other times though she is slowly waddling around and looking nearly ok.
When she first started acting listless I gave her a bath to treat her for being eggbound but nothing came out and I couldn't feel an egg. Since then I've been looking at posts on this forum and am almost certain she has egg yolk peritonitis and I am so mad that I didn't notice her swollen belly and waddle all that time.
So I was wondering if it is worth taking her to a vet? I realise now that I may have left this untreated for too long and that it is very serious and early treatment is important. I don't want to stress her out by driving her all the way to the vet if she is not likely to survive. Can anybody offer their advice?
Me and my sisters really want her to live a happy life for as long as possible. But if that's not possible I want to minimise her discomfort. Is a potentially traumatic trip to the vet likely to cure her? Is there anything I can do for her?
Thanks
I was wondering if anybody could help me? I am pretty sure my hen has egg yolk peritonitis. She has had a swollen abdomen and a pretty full-on waddle for about 3 of 4 months now. A couple of days ago she started acting really depressed and listless and she's been steadily getting much much worse. She still hangs around in the same general area as the rest of the flock but is mainly lying down looking sad. She is eating and drinking but not much. She is regularly doing really runny poo's that have a lot of white in them (with yellowy or dark greeny stuff in there too). She has started to breathe laboriously and is making a slight gasping sound every now and then which makes me horrified that she is in terrible pain. Other times though she is slowly waddling around and looking nearly ok.
When she first started acting listless I gave her a bath to treat her for being eggbound but nothing came out and I couldn't feel an egg. Since then I've been looking at posts on this forum and am almost certain she has egg yolk peritonitis and I am so mad that I didn't notice her swollen belly and waddle all that time.
So I was wondering if it is worth taking her to a vet? I realise now that I may have left this untreated for too long and that it is very serious and early treatment is important. I don't want to stress her out by driving her all the way to the vet if she is not likely to survive. Can anybody offer their advice?
Me and my sisters really want her to live a happy life for as long as possible. But if that's not possible I want to minimise her discomfort. Is a potentially traumatic trip to the vet likely to cure her? Is there anything I can do for her?
Thanks