Time Sensitive Please Help - Sick Chicken

[Chickenmama_]

Without any pause in between to protect the kidneys?

The antibiotic was given every 12 hours for 10 consecutive days and the pain reliever once every 24 hours for 10 consecutive days. Today was her last dose of antibiotics and I opted to stop them.

 

[Chickenmama_]

Try to get as much fluid into her as possible to flush her kidneys.
Grated apples, melons, carrots and greek yoghurt and you can also wet her normal pellets to make a mash.

Moro's carrot soup also helps to restore a healthy gut balance:

https://www.ency123.com/2015/09/natural-remedy-for-diarrhea-professor.html?m=1

But only add half the amount of salt as chickens' kidneys are sensitive.

I was able to get her to eat a small amount of cottage cheese and scrambled egg and drink a little bit of water with probiotics. I also gave her an epsom salt bath and she drank a little bit of that as well. I did check her vent to see if she was egg bound just to rule that out and I do not feel an egg. I did attach another photo, when I was bathing her I noticed this small lump on her chest. Is this her crop or could this be the start of like water belly? She has another appointment at the vet tomorrow but I have already spent close to $300 on her and I don’t unfortunately have a whole lot more room in the budget to keep taking her to the vet.

 

[LaFleche]

I was able to get her to eat a small amount of cottage cheese and scrambled egg and drink a little bit of water with probiotics. I also gave her an epsom salt bath and she drank a little bit of that as well. I did check her vent to see if she was egg bound just to rule that out and I do not feel an egg. I did attach another photo, when I was bathing her I noticed this small lump on her chest. Is this her crop or could this be the start of like water belly? She has another appointment at the vet tomorrow but I have already spent close to $300 on her and I don’t unfortunately have a whole lot more room in the budget to keep taking her to the vet. View attachment 4095026

Looks like the crop which protrudes depending on the amount of feed she ingested.

Water belly can be noticed in the lower belly region between and behind the legs.

Fingers crossed for a full recovery!

 

[Chickenmama_]

I am a first time chicken mom and I’ve had my chickens for a little over a year now. This is the first time I’ve experienced a health issue with one of my ladies. She has always had an issue with her droppings getting stuck on her feathers but nothing more. The picture of my chickens rear end was taken 3/30 and I took her to the vet 3/31.

The vet wasn’t 100% sure what caused it but she ruled it out to be some kind of infection and prescribed antibiotics as well as a pain/inflammation reliever which I was to give for 10 days.

Today is her final day on the antibiotics and she is not acting like herself. Her back end has much improved, it is no longer red and inflamed. But she is no longer wanting to eat/ drink and she is very lethargic. She has her feathers ruffled up and prefers to lay on the ground inside of the coop and doesn’t want to go outside. Her droppings have also turned yellow and are very runny.

She laid an egg on Tuesday. I have placed her in a crate with food and water inside of her coop to give her a safe space away from my 5 other hens. She hasn’t even moved from where I set her down she’s just laying there.

Could this just be because of the antibiotics or is it likely something else going on? Please help I can’t get her in the vet for another 5 days.

The vet told you to give the antibiotics for how long exactly? 10 consecutive days or was this just for the pain reliever?

The antibiotics combination can lead to kidney issues if given for too many consecutive days.

As the prescribed medications are not approved for chickens you should discard any eggs she might lay for at least 10-14 days.

Update - I took my girl to the vet today and unfortunately we made the decision to euthanize her. She had a reproductive issue and a severe case of egg yolk peritonitis.

 

[LaFleche]

I'm very sorry she did not make it despite all your efforts. Sometimes helping them out of their misery is all we can do to end the suffering.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. For what it is worth, bactrim or trimeth sulfa dosage is 45-80 mg per kilogram (each 2.2 pounds,) but it is only given for 2-5 days usually, depending on what illness is being treated.

 

[Chickenmama_]

Sorry for your loss. For what it is worth, bactrim or trimeth sulfa dosage is 45-80 mg per kilogram (each 2.2 pounds,) but it is only given for 2-5 days usually, depending on what illness is being treated.

Thank you I will keep that in mine for future worries.