Quail with head injury panting heavily

[TwoCrows]

Not the best example but the best I could do for now:

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Poor dear.

 

[TwoCrows]

@maadroj how is he doing today?

 

[maadroj]

He seemed to have regained a little bit of spirit this morning but then tired quickly. Still panting and very weak. He was ravenous this morning, but hasn't seemed to very eat much since then.

 

[TwoCrows]

He seemed to have regained a little bit of spirit this morning but then tired quickly. Still panting and very weak. He was ravenous this morning, but hasn't seemed to very eat much since then.

Keep up with the antibiotics, hopefully he turns the corner soon! Keep us posted.

 

[maadroj]

I'm afraid he's taking a turn for the worse. He stopped eating and has some mucous-y discharge in his eyes. Just a little bit, but that's new and concerning. Very weak, less responsive. He drinks the drops, but it seems to be a struggle for him, involving the gagging motion and sometimes sneezing. His nostrils don't look blocked, but I wonder if he can't breathe through them? Therefore pants and struggles with swallowing? Any chance there's something like a decongestant for birds?

 

[Kizmet]

Not sure if it’s been covered already, but has he been dewormed?

 

[maadroj]

He was de-wormed about a month before this started, and he's still passing pretty big feces. I did deworm the other birds again when this started in case it was related and also tried to give him some of the treated feed, but he wasn't really eating in those early days so probably didn't get much or any of the de-wormer.

This all seemed to start very suddenly, which is one reason why I thought the initial symptoms meant a head boink. One day he seemed perfectly normal, the next seriously ill. That was about two and a half weeks ago, now.

 

[TwoCrows]

I'm afraid he's taking a turn for the worse. He stopped eating and has some mucous-y discharge in his eyes. Just a little bit, but that's new and concerning. Very weak, less responsive. He drinks the drops, but it seems to be a struggle for him, involving the gagging motion and sometimes sneezing. His nostrils don't look blocked, but I wonder if he can't breathe through them? Therefore pants and struggles with swallowing? Any chance there's something like a decongestant for birds?

I am so sorry. I know how difficult this is.

 

[maadroj]

He is a bit better this morning. Alert and clear eyed, eating a bit, though still very weak and panting. I saw here, https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...o-them-health-benefits.1120102/#post-17264287, that marjoram might act as a decongestant, so I gave him some chopped leaves, and he appeared to eat some! (Pecked at them, but I can't confirm if he swallowed any.)

And I got a scale! He weighs 126g. @casportpony, how can I adjust the penicillin dosage for oral?

 

[casportpony]

Can you weigh a tablespoon of the amoxicillin powder and let me know what it weighs?