Stubborn Prolapsed Silkie Hen.

[MysteryChicken]

Get the tube first. you need abou 16". Then take the tube to TSC and find the largest syringe that it will attach to.

There's different widths of tubing, so what width is recommended?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I believe my grandpa has spare aquarium tubing around his house, which I would have to clean before use.

 

[casportpony]

The standard is 3/16 inch diameter

 

[MysteryChicken]

The standard is 3/16 inch diameter

I think it would be better if I ordered it accordingly, since I don't know what size the stuff is at my grandpa's house.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Do you think tube feeding is what I need to do? She is pretty swollen in her abdomen, & it's firm now. At the beginning things were normal, but straining with prolapse.

 

[casportpony]

Do you think tube feeding is what I need to do? She is pretty swollen in her abdomen, & it's firm now. At the beginning things were normal, but straining with prolapse.

That sounds like ascites. How old is she?

 

[MysteryChicken]

That sounds like ascites. How old is she?

She's 3½ years. It's not fluidity, just firm, & a little swollen now.

 

[MysteryChicken]

@azygous, I updated on her condition.

 

[MysteryChicken]

It's on page 2.

 

[casportpony]

She's 3½ years. It's not fluidity, just firm, & a little swollen now.

Have you ever seen one with ascites?