- May 12, 2008
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Hello. I need some help! I have a sweet little silkie who has been pretty sick lately. Case history:
Poop started to get very watery about a month ago. She laid a couple eggs with paper thin shells then stopped laying completely. Vet did poop sample and saw bacteria and yeast, gave Flagyl and Nystatin. Toward the end of the Flagyl course her poop had not improved so the vet gave me another broader spectrum antibiotic that I can't remember the name of right now. Her appetite had waned too, although she still would nibble at treats. She is 10 days into a 14 day course of the 2nd antibiotic, no improvement in her poop and has become increasingly lethargic and thin and has refused to eat even her favorite treats. She had been doing some head shaking and had some puffy eyes yesterday but both of those things seem to have resolved since I brought her inside. She is very tired and lethargic and sits puffed up, sometimes with her head under her wing.
I've kind of lost confidence in the vet as I had another chicken several months ago with a similar poop issue (she was also older) with no improvement with antibiotics, etc. She's a really sweet little girl and I hope she can pull through.
Thanks for all your ideas.
Meg
Poop started to get very watery about a month ago. She laid a couple eggs with paper thin shells then stopped laying completely. Vet did poop sample and saw bacteria and yeast, gave Flagyl and Nystatin. Toward the end of the Flagyl course her poop had not improved so the vet gave me another broader spectrum antibiotic that I can't remember the name of right now. Her appetite had waned too, although she still would nibble at treats. She is 10 days into a 14 day course of the 2nd antibiotic, no improvement in her poop and has become increasingly lethargic and thin and has refused to eat even her favorite treats. She had been doing some head shaking and had some puffy eyes yesterday but both of those things seem to have resolved since I brought her inside. She is very tired and lethargic and sits puffed up, sometimes with her head under her wing.
I've kind of lost confidence in the vet as I had another chicken several months ago with a similar poop issue (she was also older) with no improvement with antibiotics, etc. She's a really sweet little girl and I hope she can pull through.
Thanks for all your ideas.
Meg