Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[QuackerJackFarms]

The vet wants to try a stronger pill first. He said we should consider putting her down when her quality of life diminishes. I was like.. how bad should it diminish?

We've tried Aspirin.. nothin'. We've tried the RX Vetpro... nothin'. I guess there are a few stronger things to try. This sucks. We love her so much.

Putting one of your pets down is really hard. We just put Widget my cat down that was close to 12. But that wasn't our first. Lets see there was Pepper, a min-pin, my cat Spunky, almost 20 years old, Sarah, our 13 year old black lab (that was one of the hardest to for). She had pancreatic cancer so we had to decide when the time was right but she let us know herself.
Don't wait too long. Don't keep her just because you love her and can't do it. It sounds like she is ready to go to rainbow street. Talk to her and she will let you know that she is ready. And then do it. Be with her when the vet puts her to sleep and stay with her till the end. She will need you there and it will help you get through it easier. Then say goodbye to her and take her home and bury HR.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Oh and anyone wanting eggs for the Easter egg hatch, we sell our EE chicken hatching eggs at $1 each and can get 24 in a shipping box safely. Some of the EE hens are pure Ameracuana girls we haven't split out yet. We have 3 EE roo's and 2 Ameracuana roo's (Lav and black split to Lav) running with the large flock.

I'm keeping that in mind Celtic.

 

[bakingintherain]

do you sell eggs i would love to do turkeys for the hatch along?

JZ you have nothing on me.....LOL

Turkeys
Chocolate
Midget White
Narragansett
Blue Palm
Royal Palm
Bourbon Red
Silver Auburn

Chickens
White Orpington
Lavender Orpingotns
Buff Orpingtons
Rhode Island Reds
Plymouth Barred Rock
Brown Leghorn

Silkies assorted Colors
Japanese bantams assorted Colors

Ducks
Muscovy
Mallard
Black East Indies
Mandarin

Chukar partridge
Ringneck Pheasant
Coturnix Quail

 

[Iain Utah]

The vet wants to try a stronger pill first. He said we should consider putting her down when her quality of life diminishes. I was like.. how bad should it diminish?

We've tried Aspirin.. nothin'. We've tried the RX Vetpro... nothin'. I guess there are a few stronger things to try. This sucks. We love her so much.

Now you are dealing with an area I feel confident advising, as I have personal and professional experience with this. If she is dealing with degenerative arthritis, start her on previcox (better than rimadyl). If you know a cool horse vet, you can get an equine version of previcox that is a fraction of the cost. You can supplement with glucosamine and chrondoitin too. These won't make her improve, but can help slow degeneration. If she looks depressed, you can get a scrip for tramadyl for "as needed". Finally, start her on fish oil as this is overall an excellent supplement. Also, if you can find a rehab place with an underwater treadmill, this is the best exercise to build muscle without impacting joints. Doggie acupuncture (especially if they can use hammer to break up calcifications) is great too.

This protocol gave my purebred intact male german shepherd a great boost when he was originally diagnosed with front leg deg. arthritis at age 9. When he started to fail on this program, we then designed a stronger end-stage program. He went strong until I finally put him down at 14.5 years old (and he still tried to bite my vet when the time finally came).

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Twist developed a new issue yesterday. While her neck/head is no longer twisted, she is now showing signs of problems when drinking. She will toss her head back to down water and almost lose balance with how far back her head goes. Then it is like she realizes it so will sit down to continue drinking, and her head goes back normally. Hubby says it looks like she has to re-learn how to drink water, but I worry about her. Otherwise, she is very full of life... eats, drinks, preens, walk/run in a perfect straight line... and is by far the loudest peeper in the bunch.

What do you think? More issues or simply recovering from original problem?

Hmmmm... I hope hubby is right. Otherwise, you're doing everything you can.

 

[stillmecle]

Good morning, chatty bunch! You guys gave me a lot of reading to do!

Let's see what I remember:

Julie, Great pics!! Your ducklings are adorable!! Congrats!!

QJ,

your apples

SM

your goosies.... by the way, Pete replied to my goose thread last night, so he's back around.

Celtic, sorry about your sebbie.

Welcome to the thread, new chatters!!

Where did you post yo question for him?

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Awesome. Thanks Utah. I think Rimadyl is what the vet wanted to try next. It's degenerative arthritis in her hind quarters. I'll ask him about the Previcox. And we have her on glucosamine tabs. How did you administer the fish oil? wait, that's a pill isn't it. I think my grandpa used to take those.

Now you are dealing with an area I feel confident advising, as I have personal and professional experience with this. If she is dealing with degenerative arthritis, start her on previcox (better than rimadyl). If you know a cool horse vet, you can get an equine version of previcox that is a fraction of the cost. You can supplement with glucosamine and chrondoitin too. These won't make her improve, but can help slow degeneration. If she looks depressed, you can get a scrip for tramadyl for "as needed". Finally, start her on fish oil as this is overall an excellent supplement. Also, if you can find a rehab place with an underwater treadmill, this is the best exercise to build muscle without impacting joints. Doggie acupuncture (especially if they can use hammer to break up calcifications) is great too.

This protocol gave my purebred intact male german shepherd a great boost when he was originally diagnosed with front leg deg. arthritis at age 9. When he started to fail on this program, we then designed a stronger end-stage program. He went strong until I finally put him down at 14.5 years old (and he still tried to bite my vet when the time finally came).

 

[stillmecle]

QJ your kids have school today? We are getting about 2-3" of snow today.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Here it is SM!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/625456/mahonris-3rd-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long


Easter Hatch Along

Thanks Egghead!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

QJ your kids have school today? We are getting about 2-3" of snow today.

No school!! We have about 2.5 to 3 inches right now. Getting ready to let the ducks out and watch them freak out. I'll take pics. LOL.