Third chicken with water belly

Just found this:
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The Colors of Ascites

The fluid should be yellow, straw, like a lager (beer) and fairly clear.
Cloudy fluid could indicate bacterial peritonitis.
Green fluid means bile is present – caused by ruptured bowl or perforated bile duct.
Bloody fluid could mean trauma, malignancy or pancreatitis.
Milky could indicate chyle from the intestinal lymphatics and occurs when lymphatic vessels rupture.

-Kathy
 

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