Ribh's D'Coopage

[LozzyR]

Thanks, RC. I lost her overnight. Not surprised. She'd pretty much given up yesterday though I continued to treat her & make her as comfortable as possible.

I’m so sorry Ribh.

 

[micstrachan]

I let the girls out a couple of mornings ago, checking, as I always do, that everyone is out & headed for the food & water. Everything seemed good. It was only later I noticed one of my Vorwerks was down. Both eyes were glued shut, her face was swollen & gunk was streaming from her mouth & nostrils. Respiratory stuff is not something I've had to deal with before but I have dosed her up with antibiotics & vitamins, an anti-inflammatory & some cream for her poor little face. She seems heaps more comfortable & her nose has stopped running but I am not overly hopeful. The tips of her comb are turning black & she's stopped eating. She's not drinking on her own either but I have been syringing water into her.
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This side is coming good. Most of the swelling has gone down.
Thankfully no~one else is sick!

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Poor girl. You’re doing a good job with her. I wonder if you’ll have to squeeze pus out of the other eye.

 

[micstrachan]

Thanks, RC. I lost her overnight. Not surprised. She'd pretty much given up yesterday though I continued to treat her & make her as comfortable as possible.

Aww… I’m sorry, Ribh.

 

[micstrachan]

Ribh, I lost Lucky yesterday, too. She would have been six at the end of March. I drained ascites off her on November 24th. She made a remarkable comeback, but the ascites returned in January. I drained her again, but she did not bounce back as well as the first time. I think it was likely cancer. She was a wonderful hen and I will miss her.

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

Thanks, RC. I lost her overnight. Not surprised. She'd pretty much given up yesterday though I continued to treat her & make her as comfortable as possible.

So sorry you lost her, you did everything you could for her

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

So sorry for your losses

 

[bruceha2000]

Sad to hear of your losses @micstrachan and @Ribh

Caturday in OZ and 2 timely pictures of Checkers doing what cats do best just arrived

 

[RoyalChick]

A small hyperactive feline overlord celebrating Caturday in Oz.

 

[Shadrach]

That has been my thought too. I have a Campine, a Favorelle X, an Aracauna & Jap bantams & Wyandottes who all seem to be doing really well. I don't think the Vorwerks are a hardy breed. I've had trouble with all of the ones I've had & the one left gets the wobbles every now & then. Not a breed I will ever have again!

It may just be that breeder and not the breed itself.

 

[Shadrach]

@Ribh @micstrachan