Update: crop surgery with graphic photos

[Emilysclukscluks]

I actually offered her some grit today for the first time since the surgery she ate one piece

 

[azygous]

Size? Watch for more. Hopefully we will see some straw mixed in. It's a very encouraging sign she's pooping! I don't need to mention that no poop would cause us to be very morose and pessimistic.

Keep the grit where she can access it. It's going to be necessary for her to replenish her supply since her crop was hosed out, and if her gizzard is stimulated to empty, she will crave grit.

 

[Emilysclukscluks]

Ok I gave her a nice bowl of grit. The poop was very hard and smelly I cut it open, and it looks to filled with fibrous stuff. Was probably about 2 inches by 1 inch

 

[azygous]

OMG!!!! That's the motherload! That's exactly what I wanted for Christmas!!

Regina rocks! She's on the road to recovery now. Offer her plenty of water, grit, and an assortment of foods. She will select what she feels she needs.

What day is she on the miconazole? She should have about three more days or have I lost count?

 

[Emilysclukscluks]

Second poop!

 

[Emilysclukscluks]

@azygous haha yes I think 3 more days! I am thinking I may want to give her the baytril her incision looks ok but its kind of has a smell that I don't like just noticed it today? What do you think about that?

 

[azygous]

Remember, you are there on the scene with the patient in all her 3-D multi-sensory glory. You are the one making the decisions. I also believe fervently in intuiting a chicken's state of health from being with her every day and knowing her body language. A tiny obscure behavior can trigger a warning bell in your subconscious alerting you to a problem. That said, if you feel the Baytril would be a good idea, then that's what you should do.

We should all listen to that inner warning voice, even if you are relatively new with chickens.

 

[Emilysclukscluks]

I completely agree with you, ignoring your gut feeling never ends well with anything in life! This is poop #3 and 4 any comment on the contents etc?
#3

#4 (is the white stuff weird)

 

[azygous]

The brownish green stuff is typical gizzard effluent. The white stuff with form, is interesting and a bit concerning. What is the consistency? If you cut into it, does it retain it's shape? Or is it soft and semi-liquid like trying to cut into thick mucous?

 

[Emilysclukscluks]

It not very mushy, when I cut it was surprisingly hard like cottage cheese and if you squish it almost the consistency of cream cheese, not much of an odour when you separate it from the rest. Not like mucous at all