Ruby’s Toe is Broken & Possible Ascites

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mg15 said:
Good to see you on BYC again Casportpony. I have not been here for quite awhile. My girl has acities, drain and tube feed her now. I try to keep her comfortable so she can be her Hen Self.
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:hugs Nice to see you posting again, I have missed you.:hugs So sorry your hen is not feeling well. :hugs
 
micstrachan said:
Well, I couldn’t bear to see Ruby starve herself to death. Tonight while she walked around foraging (or pretending), I could see the “fin” of feathers up the middle of her chest. I’ve only seen that during early stages of molt or with a skinny bird. Ruby might be both (hormones may have triggered a mini molt.. I see her feathers here and there, but nothing major.) Anyway, her crop had the tiniest amount in it and she felt super light, so I syringe fed her 20mL of a mix of mostly kaytee exact baby bird formula & hemp protein plus egg yolk & honey for quick energy, coconut oil for sustained energy, & a little nutridrench (all mixed with warm water.) Afterward, she drank and drank and drank. Not sure what that means, but I could actually see her crop! I plan to repeat in the morning. I may do just kaytee exact in the morning.

Ruby’s poop is still watery, but has bits of real poop in it, and is no longer fluorescent green. However, she still isn’t eating nearly enough on her own. I do see her eating a little bit, but I also see her faking it. So I need to either step up the syringe feeding or learn to tube feed. I think she needs some more time to get her appetite back. At least I hope so, as her swelling has not returned (meaning, she seems to have responded to treatment of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and hormone implant.) Is there any vitamin supplement that stimulates appetite? Some sort of B complex?

@casportpony, I accidentally bought 60mL luer lock syringes, but the feeding tubes do fit over the tips. Would that work? I’ll go visit Go Team Tube Feeding to get specifics on volumes needed to sustain life. I’m quite sure Ruby weighs MUCH less than when I first brought her to the vet. Some of that is from fluid and some of that is muscle wasting. I will weigh her before tubing, if I do it.

I hope Ruby is feeling good in the morning since she went to roost with a little bit of nutrition in her.

Here she was on Saturday. You can see how skinny she is getting, and she’s walking hesitantly, but her tail is up.
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Casportpony would you post the ml's needed to sustain life for Darling, she is 3lbs 12oz. I tube her with Exact once to twice a day depending on her crop. I give her 80 cc's once a day for sure and if she has not eaten another 80 cc's in the p.m. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
casportpony said:
:hugs Nice to see you posting again, I have missed you.:hugs So sorry your hen is not feeling well. :hugs
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