Sour crop- is it to late to save her?

[#lovemychickens]

I might just add that for a sour crop full of liquid that fails to empty after one or two days on miconazole, it's probably due to more yeast than the amount of miconazole is able to tackle. Increasing the dose to double the amount or keeping to the same amount but giving it three times a day will usually start conquering the yeast. Once the yeast is reduced, the crop will empty rather dramatically on its own without trying to invert the chicken and making her vomit to empty the crop. Even if you succeed in making a chicken vomit without her aspirating any liquid, it only comes right back because it's the yeast overrunning the crop that is causing it to fill up.

By the way, some say you should withhold food and water. Not necessary. The patient usually doesn't feel like eating or drinking for one thing, and when she feels ready to eat, she will not over indulge to her detriment. Just make her regular feed available with access to fresh water. She will probably enjoy some Greek yogurt since she will crave it to replenish her system with good microbes. Giving a probiotic tablet will help in lieu of yogurt.

Do you have any suggestions on a probiotic tablet that I can give her? Is there one you prefer more?

 

[azygous]

They all have good microbes. I'm a bit partial to acidophilus, though.

 

[#lovemychickens]

They all have good microbes. I'm a bit partial to acidophilus, though.

I tried giving her eggs this morning and she won’t eat anything and she isn’t drinking water either. The smell is so strong now, it’s like she’s emitting it. Should I give her a whole suppository at once (cut into pieces)? I won’t get the medtstatin until Wednesday or Thursday.

 

[azygous]

Give her half. At noon, give her the other half. Then this evening, give her a half.

 

[#lovemychickens]

Give her half. At noon, give her the other half. Then this evening, give her a half.

I’m really concerned that there may be more going on. I went to check on her and saw a bloody stool. She’s eating some and is drinking water. This is the first time I’ve experienced the blood in a chicken’s stool. I don’t know what to do. Is this normal?!? Is it just from her lining being raw from the sour crop?

 

[#lovemychickens]

Could the blood in her stool be Clostridium perfringens? I know I shouldn’t be doing this but I had left over antibiotics from a previous chicken vet visit, so I just gave her 2 ml of sulfamethoxazole. I don’t know if that is going to cause more harm than good at this point. I know using antibiotics isn’t good when there is over active yeast brewing in a crop... I’m just desperate at this point to help her.

 

[azygous]

The antibiotic "overuse" mission is overblown. It applies mainly to commercial animal operations. It has become such an over-pounded issue, now it's nearly impossible for a backyard flock keeper to get them to save the lives of their chickens. As long as you observe the egg withdrawal recommendations, this is not going to be a problem in any way.

You did exactly right in starting her on the sulfa. And coincidentally, it happens to be the precise antibiotic you want to use in this case. In addition to the sulfa, start her on a Corid drench by oral syringe and Corid drinking water. The Corid drench is undiluted Corid at .1ml per pound of body weight or close enough. Do that once each day for three days in addition to Corid in the drinking water two teaspoons per gallon or reduce it proportionally according to how much all your chickens drink in a day.

Mix a fresh batch each day for five days. Wait a week and do another five days, but without the three-day drench.

The blood means she has an inflammation and likely infection in her intestines from coccidiosis.

 

[#lovemychickens]

The antibiotic "overuse" mission is overblown. It applies mainly to commercial animal operations. It has become such an over-pounded issue, now it's nearly impossible for a backyard flock keeper to get them to save the lives of their chickens. As long as you observe the egg withdrawal recommendations, this is not going to be a problem in any way.

You did exactly right in starting her on the sulfa. And coincidentally, it happens to be the precise antibiotic you want to use in this case. In addition to the sulfa, start her on a Corid drench by oral syringe and Corid drinking water. The Corid drench is undiluted Corid at .1ml per pound of body weight or close enough. Do that once each day for three days in addition to Corid in the drinking water two teaspoons per gallon or reduce it proportionally according to how much all your chickens drink in a day.

Mix a fresh batch each day for five days. Wait a week and do another five days, but without the three-day drench.

The blood means she has an inflammation and likely infection in her intestines from coccidiosis.

Could she still get cocci if she was vaccinated for it when she was a baby chick?

 

[azygous]

Yes, if she came into contact with one of the strains of coccidia she wasn't vaccinated for. There are nine different ones that target chickens.

 

[azygous]

If you wish to know for sure, take a stool sample to your vet and ask for a fecal float for coccidia and worms. But continue with the sulfa regardless. It's possible to have a bacterial infection in the intestines without coccidia that also produces blood. Getting on it right away will prevent permanent damage.