Hi Erica,
These skin leisions are all over her body. She has had weight loss and ocular problms. The ocular problems have her eyes clear but with one eye over dialated and one eye under dialated, such as in a brain injury. There is no grayish color there as in Mereks. Her ocular problems reflects a brain injury more than anything else, though I don't think that is the case. I have been reading and reading for hours on end about ocular Mereks and the symptoms just don't completely match. I appreciate the imput from everyone, really, but I also had a vet here twice to see her and she has ruled out Mereks, as well as Newcastle. We are trying very hard to find out exactly what is going on with Gwennie. She is checking with some avian experts to try to get a diagnosis or sense of what is happening.
Yes, It could be Mereck's, but if it is, it does not completely match the symptoms of everything we have looked up here and online. Gwennie is probably too far gone for any hope of recovery at this point. I really would like to save her if I can. After all, every creature wants to live, and I am doing my very best to help her, but her condition has deteriorated to almost the point of no return.
She wants to eat, but not anything that isn't soft. She only seems to prefer soft fruits. I am giving her electrolytes. She has been checked for lice and mites and treated for a precaution. She ocasionally wants to eat scrambled eggs. I have been making them for here every day in case she wants something other than fruit. I have been giving her every food I can think of to get her to just keep her crop filled.
I have to work full time with mandatory overtime. I wish I could be home all day to make sure she eats, but I can't.
I'm sorry casportpony if I sounded like I was being rude. I had no intention of offending anyone. I am tired and have been overwhelmed by trying to keep things sanitary for the girls, working overtime and taking care of the family, and trying to keep Gwennie alive and cared for. I'm wiped out. I have been searching and searching the internet and this site for the last few weeks with no match for what Gwennie has. Nothing fits. Nothing matches completely.
The reason I posted the picture was to see if anyone has seen anything similar that might point me towards some sort of diagnosis. Like I said, I have been searching for a diagnosis for weeks on the internet and the symptoms just don't match up with anything whatsoever. If there is more to Merek's, then I just can't find it.
Gwennie has been removed from the flock and is being cared for inside my home in my old brooder. It is very large and roomy. The coop and run have been totally disinfected and the hens have been treated for critters. I can't think of anything else I could do. I will soon be taking her to be narcropsied. I don't want to, but I have other birds that need my protection. If there is something contageous with Gwennie, then I need to make sure my other birds get any protection I can give them.
