Rhode Island Red with a very swollen butt, loss in appetite, and pale floppy comb.

[21hens-incharge]

So here's the thing, me and my family are on vacation for a week and my friend is taking care of my chickens. Does this disease seem urgent enough for her to do these things herself?
( is there a possibility that she could pass away because of this in a week? )

The reality is that yes she can pass away from her condition. It could be tonight or a month from now. No way to know for sure how long she can carry on.

Honestly it may be kinder to euthanize her now rather than waiting.

If she is not eating she cannot survive long.

 

[Clemmy]

I might just wait until I get home So I can assess the current situation. I will ask my friend to feed her wet food and to give me a daily update. I will keep you updated from there.

 

[Mary Monk]

Recently, my rir has not been looking that good. She is a middle aged hen who has recently stopped laying. She is lethargic and tired-looking around the coop; and I can tell that she has had a massive loss in her appetite ( I can tell by how her crop is completely empty). Her butt also seems very swollen and firm to the touch and poop is splattered around her vent. Earlier this summer, I noticed that she had a loss in her appetite, and a more floppy and pale comb (which she also has now) , but after that small incident it seemed that she had bounced back. A few weeks passed and now, some of these symptoms have come back. I've done some research, and a few possibilities of what is wrong could be Enteric Disease, Cloacitis, or possibly internal laying. The symptoms are all over the place and I do not exactly know what's going on. If anyone could possibly help me make a diagnosis or suggest possibilities or treatments on what this might be that would be great. ( I will try to send in pictures soon )

Thank you!

 

[Mary Monk]

Recently, my rir has not been looking that good. She is a middle aged hen who has recently stopped laying. She is lethargic and tired-looking around the coop; and I can tell that she has had a massive loss in her appetite ( I can tell by how her crop is completely empty). Her butt also seems very swollen and firm to the touch and poop is splattered around her vent. Earlier this summer, I noticed that she had a loss in her appetite, and a more floppy and pale comb (which she also has now) , but after that small incident it seemed that she had bounced back. A few weeks passed and now, some of these symptoms have come back. I've done some research, and a few possibilities of what is wrong could be Enteric Disease, Cloacitis, or possibly internal laying. The symptoms are all over the place and I do not exactly know what's going on. If anyone could possibly help me make a diagnosis or suggest possibilities or treatments on what this might be that would be great. ( I will try to send in pictures soon )

Thank you!

I'm probably too late by this time but I wanted to reply that I had the exact same situation and brought my hen to a vet. and found out that she had reproductive cancer. They gave her meds that made her better but as soon as I ran out of meds she went right down hill. She lasted a few months more but we culled her because as the disease progressed so did the pain. I did not want her to suffer. She was less than three years old and had only eaten organic food her whole life.

Her symptoms were swollen butt with whitish flem type discharge, lethargy, a floppy pale comb and trouble breathing. (the vet removed a lot of liquid from her lungs)