Sick turkey

[WhatsUpDuck]

This is my very uneducated guess, but is he failure to thrive and just having a hard time? Perhaps he just needs more nutrition and time. I wouldn't give up on him if he is improving, and happy.

 

[Sarahlynn18]

This is my very uneducated guess, but is he failure to thrive and just having a hard time? Perhaps he just needs more nutrition and time. I wouldn't give up on him if he is improving, and happy.

As long as he is eating and drinking on his own I have no intentions on giving up on him.

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony

Do you have a recommendation for an antibiotic?

My go tos for turkeys are toltrazuril, fenbendazole, metronidazole, and enrofloxacin.

If they are really sick and losing weight, I do the following:

• Get weight
• Place in a large dog crate or cardboard box in a warm room
• Tube feed fluids. Sick birds are always dehydrated and benefit from fluids
  • Administer 14 mL per pound of body weight; wait 60-90 minutes, then repeat. If no poop is produced by 3 hours after the first tubing, repeat once more.
• Inspect poop.

Birds have two types of poop: regular poop and cecal poop. You can read about it here. I would be really interested in seeing his cecal poop.

It would be helpful to see pictures and a video of him. To upload a video to BYC, read: How to Upload Videos to the Gallery