Underweight help

[Clucktown]

I don't store it in the fridge, didn't know that's what you meant. I make him a day supply of food in the morning before my 9-12 hour shift (+give him his meds and clean him up before I leave).

As far as an update on his condition for this fourm:
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(Disregard messy breakfast face)

- No nose/eye discharge. As you can see he looks a lot better than the picture this fourm opened with.

- Noticable weight gain

- Healthy poops (no excess urates)

- This morning he felt good enough to get into a crowing match with the neighbor's tiny Old English Game Bantam rooster (He did 9 crows in a row!)

- No more sneezing or full-body shakes.

- Alert + very enthusiastic appetite.

Larry looks so much better in this pic! Glad he is on the mend. My girls always loved bananas, blueberries, raspberries, tomatoes, and corn on the cob (in moderation, obviously). Cut a cucumber in half and allow him to pick at during the day. Will help keep him hydrated as well. Be sure to offer grit. Please keep us posted.

 

[StardustChicken]

Larry's mouth is still thick with mucus and has had a little eye discharge. If he doesn't improve over the weekend I'll take him back to the vet.

On another note: his new favorite food is apples. This morning he got ahold of a huge chunk that he was trying to swallow whole. Absolutely a comical struggle trying to get it out of his mouth while he ran away. He was quite ecstatic when I gave it back to him cut up properly.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Larry's mouth is still thick with mucus and has had a little eye discharge. If he doesn't improve over the weekend I'll take him back to the vet.

On another note: his new favorite food is apples. This morning he got ahold of a huge chunk that he was trying to swallow whole. Absolutely a comical struggle trying to get it out of his mouth while he ran away. He was quite ecstatic when I gave it back to him cut up properly.

Hopefully this will resolve soon or the vet can see him quickly.

Do you provide him with a little Grit (Crushed Granite) free choice? Apple is a nice tasty treat, I'm glad he enjoyed it, he sounds like a character.

 

[Altairsky]

To fatten a sick bird, minced beef fat and egg yolk. They need protein, vitamins, and fat to heal and gain weight. Meat and animal fat is soft and easy to digest for a sick bird.
Fish fat and fish oil is also good, if he likes the taste.

 

[CabritaChicks]

Interesting fact: Beef fat has no protein, and can be difficult to digest for birds as it can load the system and once the renal system is stressed it lowers the immune system. Egg yolk has some good amino acids, but more of something like 65% of the protein is in the egg white.

I actually did a study on the dangers of providing suet to songbirds, it was eye opening for me as I was always taught 'give them fat for the winter' but actually during the study, it showed that birds fed animal fat in quantity disrupted the population density.

 

[olivia11]

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I have a 4 year old Silkie rooster (Larry) that just got back from the vet. He was diagnosed with a severe respiratory infection (and possibly worms? He got a dewormer too). He lost weight very rapidly in the few days I had to wait for an available avian vet—he is only 1.7 pounds now. He's been on a 30% gamebird starter the last 3 days. Any other recommendations to help put some weight on him (if there's anything better besides eggs?)

Poor Larry glad you were able to get him seen and treated.
Along with eggs you can offer soaked pellets scrambled eggs with a little extra yolk and small amounts of high-calorie treats like meal worms to help him regain weight.