Quote: she seems to be developing some respiratory issues. not sure if this is related to her drooling issue or not. but she does seem to be more alert more often and opens her eyes when I walk into the room. still not standing tho. or eating/drinking on her own. i'm still forcing the liquids somewhat, dipping her beak every time I walk by the cage. with her breathing issues, I really don't want to use a syringe or dropper now, for fear of drowning her in it.
do you have her on any antibiotics?
no, but I had considered that... I have one you mix with water (forget the name off hand) or injectable penicillin... wondering if I could get enough into her via water, vs flipping her over to inject into muscle (breast or leg both work well). but again, with possible head injury and labored breathing, i'm hesitant to move her any more than absolutely necessary.
I also thought of something a few minutes ago and was just reading up on it... I remembered reading that DMSO has been used as an anti-inflammatory and in conjunction with other medications. found this on the wiki page. making me wonder if that might be something to try...
"Also in horses, DMSO is used intravenously, again alone or in combination with other drugs. It is used alone for the treatment of increased intracranial pressure and/or cerebral edema in horses."
the dmso is a solvent for many things and works well to transport them across the skin, so that's the direction i'm thinking right now... I do know it doesn't work well with penn, but might with the other. thinking it's tetracycline based. what I have is a gel-based dmso, but when mixed with a liquid becomes liquid also, so maybe applied to her skin with the antibiotic powder mixed into it, maybe might help... at this point I can't see where it could hurt much.
sorry to take over the auction thread... that wasn't my intent...
Karen this isnlt a typical use for DMSO. There are specific chemicals that use DMSO as an absorption agent.
You can apply dmso as is for the swelling issues. Not sure of the dose for a chicken. With a horse the Tr for topical use would be very small , like painting the damaged area of a horse.
Can you get the injectable into her thigh mucle?? Usually IM for penn. My other question would be does she need antibitoics?? Is the wound festering?? Clean with diluted betadine and water; rinse with hydrogen peroxide. TOpical ointment.
You are most definitely giving her a fighting chance!!
