Pooping blood and weak?

[JelloDonut]

She still makes a quiet wheezing/bocking sort of sound whenever she poops. Do you think it hurts her?

 

[casportpony]

She still makes a quiet wheezing/bocking sort of sound whenever she poops. Do you think it hurts her?

Yes. You might want to lube your finger and check the inside of her vent to make sure she doesn't have a blockage. You think you could do that?

 

[JelloDonut]

Yes. You might want to lube your finger and check the inside of her vent to make sure she doesn't have a blockage. You think you could do that?

I have no idea how to even go about that.

 

[casportpony]

I have no idea how to even go about that.

glove, lube finger, gently insert a finger about 1".

 

[Bocktobery 10]

do you have a rubber medical glove.. or even one of those plastic cafeteria gloves? YOu can lube that up too and use that if you don't want to put your finger up there... We do have to remember that sometimes these things can pass onto humans. Or just use a plastic sandwich baggie on the end of your finger if you don't have gloves!

 

[Bocktobery 10]

We have to remember the OP is living with parents... I want theOp to be safe too!

 

[Bocktobery 10]

She still makes a quiet wheezing/bocking sort of sound whenever she poops. Do you think it hurts her?

I'd think so- somewhere in her body. The video posts, I can tell she is very hungry and wanting to eat but can't due to pain. The way she looks at the food, lunges toward it but then stops is very characteristic of a bird feeling too much pain. I'm not certain, but I think giving her an aspirin will help with the pain and help her to eat more. I'm not certain it can be mixed with Corid, (I'd think it could but I'm not a vet) and understand your worries in overmedicating or giving too much at once.. I'm always like that. I do think though, aspirin might be good? I've noticed with my sick birds, if I can alleviate the pain, its like they go right back to (mostly) normal... for a while. If she wants to eat, it would be good for her to eat on her own. I also second the poster who said to wet down the dry food... in fact, a sick bird will probably only eat very tiny amounts at a time and anything soft, but not the harder type foods. Blueberries is something else that worked for me.

Kefir (fresh homemade with the grains) is better than yogurt when it comes to probiotics, but yogurt is better than nothing.

Yogurt is great, in fact I once had a sick hen who ate nothing but 1/2 cup of yogurt mixed with a bit of corn for about 2 or 3 months. She ate very little- hardly eating any of her regular chicken feed- but survived on soft foods and pulled through. Try to give her anything soft that she will eat. If she is not drinking, then I would try to put water droplets on the end of her beak. Keeping her hydrated is very very very important. In fact, her dropping photos look dry to me, but you said they were slimy?

She also could be tube fed. Kathy has some posts here on how to do that, and its also saved a few of my birds utilizing this information.

 

[Bocktobery 10]

Well, I'm on the east coast and have to hit the hay... its now Saturday. I wish you luck with your lovely hen, JelloDonut. Hopefully the corid will kick in. It does seem like cocci would be what it is. Maybe the meds just need more time.

Sending you and your bird lots of love and support. Let us know how she is doing tomorrow.

 

[JelloDonut]

I'd think so- somewhere in her body. The video posts, I can tell she is very hungry and wanting to eat but can't due to pain. The way she looks at the food, lunges toward it but then stops is very characteristic of a bird feeling too much pain. I'm not certain, but I think giving her an aspirin will help with the pain and help her to eat more. I'm not certain it can be mixed with Corid, (I'd think it could but I'm not a vet) and understand your worries in overmedicating or giving too much at once.. I'm always like that. I do think though, aspirin might be good? I've noticed with my sick birds, if I can alleviate the pain, its like they go right back to (mostly) normal... for a while. If she wants to eat, it would be good for her to eat on her own. I also second the poster who said to wet down the dry food... in fact, a sick bird will probably only eat very tiny amounts at a time and anything soft, but not the harder type foods. Blueberries is something else that worked for me.

Kefir (fresh homemade with the grains) is better than yogurt when it comes to probiotics, but yogurt is better than nothing.

Yogurt is great, in fact I once had a sick hen who ate nothing but 1/2 cup of yogurt mixed with a bit of corn for about 2 or 3 months. She ate very little- hardly eating any of her regular chicken feed- but survived on soft foods and pulled through. Try to give her anything soft that she will eat. If she is not drinking, then I would try to put water droplets on the end of her beak. Keeping her hydrated is very very very important. In fact, her dropping photos look dry to me, but you said they were slimy?

She also could be tube fed. Kathy has some posts here on how to do that, and its also saved a few of my birds utilizing this information.

I gave her rosemary, and I guess that's supposed to help with pain. She started eating once I gave her the yogurt. I saw her drink on her own, too. Her water dish was about half empty when I got home today, so she had to be drinking it.
Her droppings probably looked dry just because they'd dried up by the time I took a picture. They're really small, though.

 

[JelloDonut]

Well, I'm on the east coast and have to hit the hay... its now Saturday. I wish you luck with your lovely hen, JelloDonut. Hopefully the corid will kick in. It does seem like cocci would be what it is. Maybe the meds just need more time.

Sending you and your bird lots of love and support. Let us know how she is doing tomorrow.

Thank you, I'll keep you updated.