Henhouse Harlot
Crowing
3 1/2 yr old Bantam Cochin hen, she is a house pet who is extremely important to my young child. She eats Scratch and Peck layer pellets, and gets a few live mealworms each day. Free choice grit and oyster shell are always available along with fresh water. I’m very careful about what she eats! Around the house there aren’t any poisons/toxic stuff, I use vinegar and baking soda to clean. She has a perch in my room, and a private dust bath outside.
Her symptoms began Saturday night. She has a lot of clear, thick mucus in her mouth, and there is a hard lump and swelling between her wattles. The vet gave her an anti-inflammatory medication (Meloxicam? Spelling!!) which really made her feel better, but it’s not a cure. (Monday morning)
I also gave her approximately two milligrams of Benadryl Sunday evening, and that seemed to relax her and clear up the mucus a bit. This morning she is acting almost normal, except that she still can’t eat properly, or drink. She did eat 4 small, live mealworms last night, and a shelled Black sunflower seed. I’ve been trying to get water into her, water mixed with electrolytes and some vitamins, but she is extraordinarily talented at avoiding the syringe.
The vet gave her sub-cutaneous IV fluids yesterday, and I am tempted to go back if I can’t get more fluids into her.
Anyhow!
Her comb is bright and perky, other than the mucus and the lump between her wattles, she seems to be her normal, healthy self. She is interested in food, but when she reaches out for it, she usually stops short. I’m going to get a video of that, actually. In the meantime, she is better now, but not well, here are pictures and hopefully video!
PS- Yep, nope! I’m going to figure out the youtube video thing! Also, please help @casportpony @azygous @Eggcessive
Her symptoms began Saturday night. She has a lot of clear, thick mucus in her mouth, and there is a hard lump and swelling between her wattles. The vet gave her an anti-inflammatory medication (Meloxicam? Spelling!!) which really made her feel better, but it’s not a cure. (Monday morning)
I also gave her approximately two milligrams of Benadryl Sunday evening, and that seemed to relax her and clear up the mucus a bit. This morning she is acting almost normal, except that she still can’t eat properly, or drink. She did eat 4 small, live mealworms last night, and a shelled Black sunflower seed. I’ve been trying to get water into her, water mixed with electrolytes and some vitamins, but she is extraordinarily talented at avoiding the syringe.
The vet gave her sub-cutaneous IV fluids yesterday, and I am tempted to go back if I can’t get more fluids into her. Anyhow!
Her comb is bright and perky, other than the mucus and the lump between her wattles, she seems to be her normal, healthy self. She is interested in food, but when she reaches out for it, she usually stops short. I’m going to get a video of that, actually. In the meantime, she is better now, but not well, here are pictures and hopefully video!
PS- Yep, nope! I’m going to figure out the youtube video thing! Also, please help @casportpony @azygous @Eggcessive
