Sour/impacted croup with tapeworm infestation

[Misbah Amin]

My 3 months old baby girl *Tweety* stopped eating three evenings back and in the next morning when checked her crop felt squishy and full of air plus she started pooping runny creamy droppings, I tried emptying her crop but it wont vomit so I gave her ACV water (twice in 3-4 hrs) and then I gave her yougurt (once) as she wasnt eating or drinking at all. She has gone complete quiet (which is very unusal as she used to be the cry baby all the time) and stands still in corner with her eyes closed but then she pooped this big dropping which after observing had tapeworm in it (I am sure about 1 but I doubt if it has more than one) so I thought may be she doesnt have crop problem and its worm infestation so I gave some garlic water but whitish yellow runny poop kept coming and girl still has that air filled or squishy crop, it hasnt emptied since two days plus she wont sit at all, just stand with jer eyes closed. I cant afford visit to vet. Please help if you understand whats happening here.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My 3 months old baby girl *Tweety* stopped eating three evenings back and in the next morning when checked her crop felt squishy and full of air plus she started pooping runny creamy droppings, I tried emptying her crop but it wont vomit so I gave her ACV water (twice in 3-4 hrs) and then I gave her yougurt (once) as she wasnt eating or drinking at all. She has gone complete quiet (which is very unusal as she used to be the cry baby all the time) and stands still in corner with her eyes closed but then she pooped this big dropping which after observing had tapeworm in it (I am sure about 1 but I doubt if it has more than one) so I thought may be she doesnt have crop problem and its worm infestation so I gave some garlic water but whitish yellow runny poop kept coming and girl still has that air filled or squishy crop, it hasnt emptied since two days plus she wont sit at all, just stand with jer eyes closed. I cant afford visit to vet. Please help if you understand whats happening here.

Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of Tweety and her poop?
Where are you located in the world?
What do you feed including treats?

Are you sure it was a tapeworm that you saw in her poop? Normally you don't see whole tapeworms in the poop, but you may see Proglottids in the poop (see the video below).

A crop that is Sour and not emptying, I would provide her with water and follow the treatment detailed in this article. Don't try to vomit her and don't massage the crop. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

If you do need to worm her - please let us know where you are (state/country) so we can make suggestions based on location.

 

[Misbah Amin]

I am from Karachi Pakistan, And yess it was an adult taperworm ( I am attaching animated pic of what I saw in her poop) and I guess now that you said proglottids then I am sure they were also there one-two. Her basic feed includes red rice (I am not sure what they are actually called so I am attaching a pic) and sometimes I knead the flour in water like dough and feed them other than this they eat tomatoes,parsley, boiled rice,cucumber and one thing that I would like to mention is that we dont have backyard so they dont have access to grit and sand. Right now its third day that crop hasnt emptied at all it full of air or sometimes I feel like water. She is making these tiny noises now and she have had sour crop when she was 3-4 weeks old, then I treated her with Acv water, massage and inducing vomit.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you get Praziquantel to treat the Tapeworms? That would be best.

Your baby needs grit in order to process the rice if it's not cooked.

I would also consider treating her for Coccidiosis. Amprolium, Toltrazuril or a sulfa antibiotic can be used to treat that.