The Front Porch Swing

[Triple Willow]

That's great news Blooie.

 

[Triple Willow]

Oh my goodness how ready I am to go home!! I know what is waiting for me there and I'm quite aware of what I will be giving up- pain, depression, a fat old body that's doesnt wk as well as it used to, hurt, disappointment , death, loneliness, anxiety, worry, never having enough money to make ends meet. I'd give it all up on a heartbeat! My girls and parents, the most important people in my life, will all meet me there when it is their time. It will be nothing short of glorious!!!

Ditto! THIS PLACE is what is depressing.

 

[rrrmamma]

Blooie, I will pray for Linda's fast recovery. Hope she is laughing and cracking jokes soon. Try to get some rest yourself. We miss you here and don't want you to wear yourself down and get sick.

 

[lazy gardener]

I thank God for the wonders of modern medicine. If not for His healing hand and good medical care, I would have been a widow 20 years ago. Praying for your Linda. Those days of waiting are very difficult. I also pray that your faith will be evident and a testimony of God's power to those you encounter in the hospital.

 

[lindz8504]

Missing Lindz lately....wonder where she's been?

Here's a pic or two I took this evening of my chicks and duckling snuggled under the heating pad snuggy house out in the coop...the rest of the chicks are back behind these few.

Aww! You missed me! That makes me smile! Which I really need this week! I sold 6 chicks that were 7 weeks old yesterday.... But my flock has gone from 28 to 18 in a matter of days..... I'll explain later after I get caught up on the 10+pages I'm behind!

 

[heartsizedfarm]

So the vet thought my sick hen was suffering from "ascites" and would not last the night. She gave her a shot of morphine and I took her home to die.

But she didn't die, and seemed perky and hungry this morning, digging into scrambled eggs and watermelon.

I read on an Internet site of people who relieved their chicken's abdominal distension by aspirating the fluid with a needle. I asked my vet to do it but she said there was no point since she suspected heart or liver failure.

So hubby and I did it tonight. Didn't want to take out too much, cause imbalance issues. I just want some input. Good idea? Bad idea? Has anyone ever successfully treated a hen with this condition?

 

[enola]

There are several threads on this site about people treating hens that have ascites. There are stories of extending hen's lives.

 

[perchie.girl]

She's done. So far so good. Moving her to her room/recovery now. I just kept alternating prayers with whispers : "Don't let go of my hand, Linda!" Next 48 hours are going to be her most risky. Dialysis today before surgery, again tomorrow morning, then Sunday if her fluids are still out of balance. Lungs are very bad so ventilator for quite awhile yet - maybe even until Sunday morning.

So proud to say that the family took up a waiting room and half another one! I am so blessed.

 

[Loc20chick]

Ongoing prayers for you Blooie and all your family. We thank God for the successful surgery.

 

[rrrmamma]

I think we have my escaped cow problem solved. We were at TSC yesterday afternoon looking at gate closers and trying to figure out how to add a motion sensor to close the gate if she went through into the pasture where we want her. We were looking at 100's of$$$ to do this. My husband had a epiphany of sorts. Why not just run a line of fence across the field to keep the red cow in, then cut the fence so the outside cow could come in. He would create a gate where we cut the wire so when she was securely in the pasture we could close it. We can then remove the temporary fence and they will both be together where we want them. The best thing was we could do it with the fencing supplies we had on hand. Well, he did it today and she has been coming into the pasture. Tomorrow morning when he feeds them he should be able to get across the field and close the gate. We will then take down the temporary fence so they will be together again!!! Wish us luck. BTW a few prayers might help.