Sick Bantam

[enola]

Corid is not an antibiotic. It is a Thiamine inhibitor. I really think she would benefit frm treating her for coccidia. Stress helps coccidia get a foothold and flare up.

Dosage is 1.5 teaspoons of powder per gallon of water. There should not be any other source of drinking water. A fresh batch of Corid water needs to be made every day for 5-7 days. Do not give any vitamins while being treated with Corid.

It probably would be a good idea to treat your entire flock with the Corid.

 

[casportpony]

Would be best to keep her in a room or cage that's about 85 degrees and if she's not drinking, she needs to be tube fed fluids.

-Kathy

 

[austinclarksf]

Well she survived the day, but is even more critical now. Very labored breathing, laying down, eyes closed. Tucking her head mostly.

I started the flock on corid, and syringe-fed her 2ML of the treated water. Also 1ML of yogurt (I'm backing off on the vitamins/fortified shake, everything says not to give vitamins/electrolytes when administering Corid. She eats whatever I can place in her beak, so I'm doing that rather than putting the syringe down her throat/near her respiratory vent. I don't have the materials to tube feed her at the moment, and honestly the mild stress of syringe feeding her is enough- the tube feeding looks like the stress might just put her over the edge at this point. Especially since she took such a bad turn with the stress of her bath- I'm feeling awful that we couldn't blow dry her, even though it killed hundreds of lice. I will continue to syringe feed her, with yogurt and eggs, every half hour or so. I'll also get some water down with the wet foods.

I just read that you can give her a full day's dose of Corid undilluted, which I will administer with the next round of syringe feeding. Looks like .02ML per 100g of body weight, and she maxed out my gram scale with a 300g limit. She's very thin and young for a Bantam, so I'm going to aim for .06ML, but keep her on the medicated water. From what I'm reading it's hard to overdose on the Corid, and she's not going to get a full day's worth of water down this evening anyways.

She's inside the house now, and I'll set her on top of a heating pad on low heat, with a towel between her and the pad. I don't have a space heater and it's 75 in the house now. Hoping for the best...

Thanks again for the tips everyone. Here's hoping she lasts another night.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

tube feeding her some water would probably be the best but if you feel like it would finish her then dont do it. Is there no vet that can see her ? It sounds like she is slipping away. Casportpony is really good with sick ones. fluid before food and heat is about all you have left except for vet and it may be too late for that. I hope she lasts another night too hopefully she will make a turn around.

 

[austinclarksf]

There's no vet's open past 5pm around here, neither are there any feed stores open past 5pm. It's 6pm now, so I have the materials I have.

She probably won't make it, I've lost hens in better condition than hers. Only once have I brought a bird back from this state, and that was with a confirmed case of cocci that I treated. Got 7ML of water down, of her quota of 30ML for the day (1/8cup of water for a bird her size per day, from what I've read.)

She puts up quite a fuss whenever I try to syringe feed/water her, a surprising amount of energy for how little she seems to have.

 

[casportpony]

It might be too late, but she really needs warmer fluids. Right now it would be best if you could get 5ml of warm gatorade into her.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

There's no vet's open past 5pm around here, neither are there any feed stores open past 5pm. It's 6pm now, so I have the materials I have.

She probably won't make it, I've lost hens in better condition than hers. Only once have I brought a bird back from this state, and that was with a confirmed case of cocci that I treated. Got 7ML of water down, of her quota of 30ML for the day (1/8cup of water for a bird her size per day, from what I've read.)

She puts up quite a fuss whenever I try to syringe feed/water her, a surprising amount of energy for how little she seems to have.

this is why tubing is safer.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

All fluids given must be warm!

-Kathy

 

[Granny Hatchet]

you can make your own Gatorade if you dont have any.

 

[austinclarksf]

I don't have the materials to tube feed. In the videos it also looks like a considerable amount of fuss and stress to tube feed. Why is this safer exactly? I am careful to avoid drowning her. I appreciate the advice and I am researching for future reference.

Should I fortify her fluids, when she is on Corid? Many sources say not to give vitamins/electrolytes when giving Corid.