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[tiki244]

Wow I have never seen anything like that. Glad she is ok now. Mine is a little better today. She was pooping yesterday straight liguid blood, no mucus, nothing. Today it is fully formed stool nice looking with a bit of straight liguid blood on the side. She seems to feel a bit better.

How is your little one? She sure has pretty colored feathers.

 

[kinnip]

Are you still treating with Sulmet? I'm so glad everyone seems to be recovering. Wynette's right about the small amount of blood, but I still wonder if cocci weren't the culprits.

 

[tiki244]

I am still treating with sulmet and she is holding her own right now. I need to do another feeding with her. Last night around 11pm she ate by herself(moistened food).,

 

[Wynette]

I think Sulmet is a 3-day treatment, if I remember correctly. I'm sure Kris is just following the instructions on the bottle. Kinnip, I bet it was cocci. If the conditions are right, which they seem to OFTEN be right....it's easy for them to catch it.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Kris...it's most likely cocci. It's in the ground all the time and anytime their immune system is compromised...like going to a new place, etc...they would be prone to have an overgrowth of the cocci. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to give sulmet prophylactically to new birds.

Hope she gets well completely....soon!!

 

[tiki244]

Thank you. She is doing better, but I am still taking her out to feed her a few times a day to make sure she is eating and drinking her sulmet water. She will be tame soon.

 

[Wynette]

That's one good thing that comes from having a sick chicken that you're nursing to health; especially when hand feeding. They definitely do get tamer! GLAD she's doing better for you!!

 

[Wynette]

Kris, how's your sick one doing today??