RUBY WENT TO THE VET TODAY

Well, actually yesterday too. I took her yesterday and had her exrayed. She sounded like Darth Vader, the poor thing. Well, between the lungs, heart and liver, it's suppose to have an hourglass shape with air sacks on both sides. Well, Ruby has no hourglass shape and is super full of fluid. She got two injections and the vet gave me some Tylan powder to mix in her water. She's seperated and in the house. Anyway, she's not drinking much so I bought the injectable Tylan. I "chickened" out to do it myself so the vet very kindly told me to bring her in and she's show me how to do it. So, she turned Ruby onto her back and Ruby decided that, that would be a good time to poop!!! It shot straight out and went all over the vet's lab coat!!!!!!!!

Cost of two vet visits: $249.00
Ruby projectile pooping on vet: Priceless


Anyway, please say a little prayer for Ruby that the Tylan will help and she'll get better. Most would have culled her a long time ago. She doesn't even lay anymore. But I bought her as a pet and if it were one of my dogs, I'd do the same for them so why not my pet chicken!

 

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I guess I should post something under that thread about spoiling your chickens! On second thought, naw, it'd take waaaayyyyy to long

I just got back from the bait store. I bought some mealworms and Ruby scarfed them down so I know she does still have some sort of appatite. Although, she hasn't eaten any of her regular food. She did eat some scrambled egg earlier this morning though.

The vet said that according to the instructions in her avian book that the Tylan should be repeated every 6-8 hrs. Has anyone ever done that? She also told me to keep the Tylan water in the cage for her. Does that sound like alot of Tylan to you all? I don't want to overdose her.