Silkie with scaly leg mites

[Alicrawf914]

We have been giving her a mix with her chick grower and flock raiser mixed with water and some vitamins. We had been feeding her 4 times a day, but her digestion seems to have slowed down.

We were giving her about 15 ml each time

 

[Alicrawf914]

We were giving her about 15 ml each time

Is there anything we can add to it to help her put weight back on?

 

[Painted Calls]

Can you post photos of your equipment you're using? Tube, syringe, etc?

You should be weighing her every morning before food or water to get and keep a baseline of her weight.

This works best for tube feeding. It is also packed with protein which will help with weight.
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petco...bRaFrb4iJVliI3zzeGCgOc4reMvymCZQaAheZEALw_wcB

 

[Alicrawf914]

Can you post photos of your equipment you're using? Tube, syringe, etc?

You should be weighing her every morning before food or water to get and keep a baseline of her weight.

This works best for tube feeding. It is also packed with protein which will help with weight.
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petco...bRaFrb4iJVliI3zzeGCgOc4reMvymCZQaAheZEALw_wcB

Is there anything else I can add to her food until I can get out and get that?

 

[Chicalina]

you could try making a mash of peanut butter, scrambled eggs, crumble and yoghurt with a little honey. Is she eating and drinking for herself at all now?

Try feeding more often too.

 

[Alicrawf914]

you could try making a mash of peanut butter, scrambled eggs, crumble and yoghurt with a little honey. Is she eating and drinking for herself at all now?

Try feeding more often too.

Unfortunately, she is still not eating herself and we have to tube feed her.

 

[Alicrawf914]

you could try making a mash of peanut butter, scrambled eggs, crumble and yoghurt with a little honey. Is she eating and drinking for herself at all now?

Try feeding more often too.

Are there any foods that help them to better absorb the nutrients?

 

[Alicrawf914]

Can you post photos of your equipment you're using? Tube, syringe, etc?

You should be weighing her every morning before food or water to get and keep a baseline of her weight.

This works best for tube feeding. It is also packed with protein which will help with weight.
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petco...bRaFrb4iJVliI3zzeGCgOc4reMvymCZQaAheZEALw_wcB

Do they need any grit with this?

 

[Chicalina]

I expect she will have grit in her crop from before anyway, and this is only a temporary feeding method. But at this stage if she is so sick that she cannot eat by herself and you have to tube feed her, then I think grit is the least of your concerns. She will either get better and eat for herself or she will deteriorate and die.

You can either nurse her and see what happens, or euthanize her.

Sorry to be so stark, but it is what it is. I do hope you manage to turn her around. If she ingests 15ml x 4 per day and it is a full crop full, then I'd up it to 6 times a day. You are already giving her vitamins in her water aren't you? I don't remember.

Best of luck.