I thought about giving her Sulfa with tube feed but it’s a tab, not soluble powder, so when I try to dissolve it in the water it all settled down and hard to administer. Should I try tomorrow then? Sin it too weak of an antibiotic? Should I look for a stronger one? And which one?
Thank you for the information! I didn’t move them, but I have ducks and they make their run wet, so maybe that’s one reason for it... when I tried to treat this chick with Corid for 3 days I did give it to her in a syringe in her mouth in addition to diluting it in water, it she just didn’t seem to improve one bit. Or maybe Suedsn Ian right and I needed to continue for another 2 days and then lower dose for longer... or maybe Sulfa is the answer, but I wonder if it’s just not strong enough like Flagyl (or whatever that name is) or Baytril or something. I do wish the vet would have tested her
Thank you for the information! I didn’t move them, but I have ducks and they make their run wet, so maybe that’s one reason for it... when I tried to treat this chick with Corid for 3 days I did give it to her in a syringe in her mouth in addition to diluting it in water, it she just didn’t seem to improve one bit. Or maybe Suedsn Ian right and I needed to continue for another 2 days and then lower dose for longer... or maybe Sulfa is the answer, but I wonder if it’s just not strong enough like Flagyl (or whatever that name is) or Baytril or something. I do wish the vet would have tested her
It’s so hard with chickens because they hide illness so well and by the time we notice something is off they are too far gone to be able to fix it. In your veterinarian’s defense (I worked at a small animal hospital in my younger years) they see a lot of death. It’s hard to watch animals suffer for longer then they have too usually because the owner wants to exhaust all options of treatment. This vet seen in your bird that she was suffering a lot and wanted to end it for her sake. They do care, a lot more then people think. If they suggested euthanasia even though you were willing to pay for more treatments you know she’s pretty far gone. 
Thank you. You are right, the vet definitely did care and did not want her to suffer. He didn’t offer euthanasia though, and I meant to do it in the morning, when I saw how much worse off she was, so I called a few vets to see what the prices for euthanasia were. But then I read all the stories of tube feeding with happy ending and thought I should try. But I will consider it again in the morning. Thank you for the great idea about the state vet autopsy. I will definitely do that!
If/when she does pass can you send her in to have a necropsy done? I sent a bird in to the state vet that died and I had others sick, best thing I ever did. Found out exactly what it was and saved the rest of the flock.
