Kathy, do you think the negative coccidia test could have been a false negative?
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The gal with the sick spalding peahen had a fecal that was negative for coccidia and capillary worms, then three days later one that was positive, so it's definitely possible. Her hen is still alive, but only because she's kept it inside and has tube fed it. Been three weeks, and the hen is just now starting to eat on her own.Kathy, do you think the negative coccidia test could have been a false negative?
The gal with the sick spalding peahen had a fecal that was negative for coccidia and capillary worms, then three days later one that was positive, so it's definitely possible. Her hen is still alive, but only because she's kept it inside and has tube fed it. Been three weeks, and the hen is just now starting to eat on her own.
-Kathy
The spaulding peahen I wrote about was probably only hours away from dying, so she really needed to be in an 80-85 degree room.And lastly I haven't brought her inside yet, because if at all possible I like to keep them where they can hear and see their friends, due to less stress. As I said it's been very mild here , and she has a heat light all day which she sometimes avoids, which indicates to me that she's not cold. At night she goes into an enclosed dog crate that has been warmed with the heat light, although we don't leave the light on all night. Since she's been holding her own ok, so far, I haven't seen the need to bring her inside, but I can and will if she declines further. She freaks out if she's in a small pen (like the dog crate) for very long, so that's the other reason I haven't brought her inside.
Don't take this the wrong way, but why do so many people just accept what vets give them? It's should be in our best interest to understand better what meds we are giving our pets and why.