RIR Acting Lethargic - Please help

[azygous]

The ratty breath is probably due to the crop not being able to drain properly due to the possible obstruction.

I haven't mentioned another possible cause for an obstruction. It's still too early to jump to this conclusion, but a reproductive tumor could cause the same symptoms.

I'm still hanging my hopes on this being a stubborn egg. Last year, my twelve-year old SLW was backed up with such an egg, and it ruptured and she suffered a prolapse on top of it all. She was every bit as sick and wrung out as your hen. It took her nine days to pass the obstructed egg material, and she made a full and quick recovery once that crap was finally out of her. Her crop also was backed up. She's still alive and happy and doing well.

Be patient and there's an excellent chance this hen of yours will recover from her ordeal, also. Just keep doing what you're doing. Offer her feed and some egg to keep her strength up.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Should we keep giving her antibiotics? And the calcium and Nutri Drench each day?

 

[azygous]

Yes. 250mg amoxicillin each day for ten days. One calcium tablet each day until this crisis resolves. And the best way to do the Nutri-drench is to put a few drops in her drinking water. Now that you have the Nutri-drench, you can stop the sugar in the water.

I'm hoping this crisis resolves overnight as everything you've done for her comes together and takes effect. I'm nearly as breathlessly anxious as you are.

 

[Starburst]

Yes. 250mg amoxicillin each day for ten days. One calcium tablet each day until this crisis resolves. And the best way to do the Nutri-drench is to put a few drops in her drinking water. Now that you have the Nutri-drench, you can stop the sugar in the water.

I'm hoping this crisis resolves overnight as everything you've done for her comes together and takes effect. I'm nearly as breathlessly anxious as you are.

Alright, I will be doing that! My one concern is that she’s barely drinking any water...the only times she does is when I coax her to drink it from a spoon, so afraid that she wouldn’t get all the nutrients from the NutriDrench in water...?
Thank you so much for your help and your kind words. Your thoughtful advice, patience, and encouragement have really been keeping me from breaking down in my anxious worries about her amidst my exhaustion. I really cannot express enough gratitude.
I'll let you know how things are going tomorrow.

 

[azygous]

It's very important to keep the hen hydrated if she's going to be able to pass the obstruction. It would be that much more difficult with tissues shrunken due to dehydration.

You may need to syringe the water into her. It's stressful for both you and the hen to do this, so if/when you do it, try to get at least two ounces of water into her at a time. More is even better.

A narrow syringe is easiest to slip under the tongue and into the esophagus along the inside of her right side of her mouth, avoiding the hole in the center behind the tongue leading to her airway. Once you've inserted a syringe into the esophagus, it's like squirting liquid into the opening of a soda bottle. Fool proof. Look at this photo and you'll get the general idea.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

When we were trying to do that, we accidentally got some down her airway. She is struggling to breath, hope she will be ok. She’s making a weird sound.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

She’s not struggling as much now.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Ok she’s doing better (with the breathing)

 

[Sally PB]

Sending hope and hugs for you and your girl.

Thank you, Azygous. You bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to BYC.

 

[Starburst]

Very grateful to say that Ponyo is still with us today. Not too much change from last night, so I consider that good.
However, though she did poop last night, I am very concerned that all the solids are green and the rest of it is like yellow mucous...?
Here is a picture:

(I changed the towel so that she is sitting on something clean after getting the picture.)