Please help to tube feed my chick

[Eggcessive]

Hoping for recovery.

 

[Suedan]

I'm sorry to hear your other babies now have symtoms, on a positive note you caught it and can start treating them.
Miss Plucky is a fighter, I'm happy to hear she has a little more energy. I have her in my thoughts.

 

[glassdragonfly]

 

[Snowingamanda]

Day 2 on Corid and Sulfa.
“Miss Plucky in the hotel, waiting for a feeding earlier.”

Below is a photo of her poop today, and the last photo is how I found her when we got back to the hotel around 7 pm. These are still spare moments of wakefulness. She is asleep with head down most of the time, but she is now waking up sometimes!
She also now chirps, which I don’t know what that means... pain?
I ended up feeding her less than I calculated, but I’m trying to pay attention to her lead. Baby steps!
I’ll post her weight later tonight. Thank you all for your support!

 

[Snowingamanda]

So, some complications:
1. Her weight was 222g, so looks like she is losing about 10 g a day in weight I don’t know what to do about that
(But her poops seem larger than before!)
2. When alert she tried to walk but her neck is down and she walks backward. I may have given her a higher concentration of Corid, but since we still have 3 days on Corid until day 5 I’m not sure if I should get/ administer vitamin E/thiamine, and selenium. Seems like recommendations are for injections. Does anyone know how urgent vitamins are and where I can get an injection without prescription?

 

[Snowingamanda]

Day 3. Morning.
She woke up much more aware. Looked around, chirped, and tried to move backwards. Today for the first time I offered her water and she was able to take a couple of sips by herself (or at lest tried?). She also pecked at a crumb of boiled egg.
Since she is still loosing weight I’ve increased her morning formula from 6cc to 9cc. Hoping my catheter doesn’t give up. It’s not holding up too well after I put it in the microwave (I know, super dumb of me!).
Once the feed stores open I’ll call around to see if I can find any injectable vitamins. She doesn’t let me do more SC fluids and when I try it flows out instead of becoming absorbed, so I wonder if she is t as dehydrated anymore.
Oh, and she protests when I put her back into the brooder by chirping up a storm! Only calms when she’s on my lap, so that’s where she is chilling most of the time...

 

[Suedan]

I would think chirping means she has the energy to chirp. I would crank up her meals. Probably wait on vitamins until an expert chimes in. I think vitamin e might be okay but no vitamin b's while on corid. Someone with experience will know for sure.
You are awesome for all that you are doing!

 

[Snowingamanda]

I would think chirping means she has the energy to chirp. I would crank up her meals. Probably wait on vitamins until an expert chimes in. I think vitamin e might be okay but no vitamin b's while on corid. Someone with experience will know for sure.
You are awesome for all that you are doing!

Thank you!

 

[Snowingamanda]

Started looking for a back up tubing today and found all these on amazon! Not sure which option is best. If a gavage needle, straight or curved? Or soft tube is better?
(Also formula is only $6! I bought at Petsmart for $20+ tax).

 

[Suedan]

The Lilly's pet kit seems nice.