Sick SLW- 7 months old- nothing is helping

[casportpony]

OMG, I wish I hadn't started looking, now I found this, lol.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1171270/related/

-Kathy

 

[STaggart]

OMG, I wish I hadn't started looking, now I found this, lol.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1171270/related/

-Kathy

Through reading a couple of the studies on this website, the process of cross-contamination is different in chickens than in turkey's and this is good to know. It spreads faster in turkey's than in chickens. This helps to put my mind at ease a little, if it is indeed blackhead we are dealing with. Thanks for the info Kathy!

 

[STaggart]

Here is some stuff that I just found:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/6743169/related/

-Kathy

Transmission of Histomonas meleagridis to domestic fowl by means of earthworms recovered from pheasant yard soil.

Authors​

Kemp RL,et al. Show all

Journal​

Avian Dis. 1975 Oct-Dec;19(4):741-4.

Affiliation​

Abstract

"Four cockerels and two poults were fed ground earthworms recovered from soil where ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) were raised. All 4 cockerels showed mild signs of histomoniasis, and numerous Heterakis were recovered at necropsy. One of the 2 poults died, with typical gross and microscopic lesions of histomoniasis. Heterakis eggs recovered from the 4 cockerels were used to infect an additional 12 cockerels and 11 poults."

This is an review of one of the links of this website. I think I mentioned this the other day about earthworms. I think this was the source of the little bugger (Heterakis G.) But, hopefully I have treated early enough and have caught the Blackhead (if it is) quickly... HOPEFULLY!!!

 

[casportpony]

Keep in mind that I have 40 peafowl, 5 turkeys and a couple hundred chickens and of all those in the last three years I have had to treat just one chicken, but 20 or more peafowl/turkeys and all but one of the chicken necropsies have shown no obvious evidence of histomoniasis or cecal worms.

Knowing those stats should put your mind at ease.
-Kathy

 

[STaggart]

For those of you who care or are following Velma's progression here is today's update:

She's still alive! I cannot believe it and with the tube feeding she has gained 30g today. I am happy with any weight gain. It might not be much, but right now anything counts! Her poo is a little more solid, but still a little watery with the tube feeding (I assume this is normal). She hasn't wanted to move around much today, but she has been standing and preening herself. She is hanging in there and so are her humans! If anyone is still wondering I did a little research on the black spots on her legs and they CAN (not always) be due to anemia. The anemia can be caused by parasites. So maybe this is true in Velma's case. Have a great night y'all!

 

[fluffychicken24]

Yay! Glad she's doing pretty well

 

[Eggcessive]

So glad that she is holding in there.

 

[gander007]

Preening her self this is a good sign, this house hold is pulling for you
and would like to see Velma pull through this ...Take care and get
some rest ......

gander007

 

[casportpony]

How is she this morning?

-Kathy

 

[STaggart]

How is she this morning?

-Kathy

She's still hanging in there. The tube feeding is going a little smoother (she's not so freaked out about it now). She isn't puffed up anymore, but still real lethargic with droopy wings and downward pointed tail. She is drinking on her own. Every time I give her fresh water mixture she drinks it up, but not eating anything on her own; she's still not interested in food. She is sleeping a lot and when she is awake she is still keeping the one eye closed. I'm still not sure about this. I check last night if she could see out of that eye and it appeared to me that maybe she can't. I waved my hand, up close and personal, on that side of her face really fast (something that she would be startled by) and she didn't even flinch. However, on the other side (the good eye) she did jerk back. But, over all I'm glad and happy she is still fighting the good fight and hanging in there. Oh, and her poo is looking about the same as yesterday; some solid green and some liquid, but not all liquid I just hope my electric does not go out because I am in the middle of an ice storm and it is sleeting like cats and dogs outside. Maybe I should have bought a generator... Too late now I won't go anywhere. lol
Have a great day!