Punkin has Salpingitis - Next steps? WARNING NECROPSY PHOTOS

[DeeAnn5]

First let me say the euthanasia did not go very smoothly. My husband and I both watched a YouTube How To video of a vet teaching Cervical Dislocation TWICE, and both of us have performed this action before on various animals ....Punkin just didn't want to go, it was sad but we humanely euthanized her as swiftly as we could by cervical dislocation, exactly as the Vet shows (why do Vets make everything look so easy?). After she lost conciousness and there was no eye response, we also decapitated our sweet Punkin. I personally double-checked that she was decapitated before cutting her open. I feel really bad today and we miss her so much!! (After two failed soaks/attempts to extract the lash egg yesterday, and her declining health, I did not feel I would be able to provide the intensive care that she deserved for being such a sweet, sentient being.) Here are the lash eggs

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[DeeAnn5]

My sweet girl last night after her bath, blurry photo. But you can see that she was loved.

 

[DeeAnn5]

Removing the lash eggs was as far as I got with the necropsy and the body has been disposed of. Thanks everyone for your help and support, it means a lot!

 

[DeeAnn5]

I am very sorry for your loss and I commend you for euthanizing her and doing the necropsy.

If salpingitis is caught soon enough it can sometimes be treated with antibiotics. The best antibiotic for this is probably Baytril (enrofloxacin). Amoxicillin might work, but many bacteria are resistant to it.

Salpingitis can be so severe that it can cause an impaction of the reproductive tract.

I probably should have tried this. She was a strong hen, she maybe could have survived. I feel bad, she was suffering. I wasn't having success yesterday dealing with the prolapsed oviduct/lash egg and I felt her multiple problems would continue to cause suffering. She was my wildest hen, she did not like being handled from Day One and I rarely handled her.

 

[casportpony]

I feel really bad for you and I think I know how you feel on many levels. I too have had problems euthanizing, and I have second guessed myself about treating and not treating, always wondering if I could have done something different to save them.

Don't beat yourself up because IMO, that looks like it was a pretty advanced case of salpingitis and probably not treatable.

 

[MissChick@dee]

She was full of lash. IMHO there was nothing that could of or would of brought her back to health. You absolutely did what needed to be done. Thank you for the photos they clearly show how dire her situation was. I can tell how much you cared for her. Sometimes I feel like it’s not fair one of the things we love about chickens is how they gift us with wonderful delicious eggs and in the end the whole process can cause so many problems. So many chickens never have the quality of life Pumpkin did....sometimes it just doesn’t seem fair.

 

[DeeAnn5]

I feel really bad for you and I think I know how you feel on many levels. I too have had problems euthanizing, and I have second guessed myself about treating and not treating, always wondering if I could have done something different to save them.

Don't beat yourself up because IMO, that looks like it was a pretty advanced case of salpingitis and probably not treatable.

I am overwhelmed by your kindness. You have no idea how much this means to me.

 

[DeeAnn5]

She was full of lash. IMHO there was nothing that could of or would of brought her back to health. You absolutely did what needed to be done. Thank you for the photos they clearly show how dire her situation was. I can tell how much you cared for her. Sometimes I feel like it’s not fair one of the things we love about chickens is how they gift us with wonderful delicious eggs and in the end the whole process can cause so many problems. So many chickens never have the quality of life Pumpkin did....sometimes it just doesn’t seem fair.

I am overwhelmed by your kindness. You have no idea how much this means to me.