*URGENT* Hen with a presumably impacted crop won't poop.

[Zinnia-Hen]

Please help me. My hen, who presumably has an impacted crop, is extremely lethargic. She's been in all day and I've done as much as possible, treating her with olive oil and massages. She isn't wanting to drink or eat, the last she did was around 3:00-4:00 and it was very little. She's been breathing hard and seems rather limp and lets me hold her, which is incredibly unusual. So far, I've seen no poop either. Her vent is not blocked on the outside, though her poops that she took earlier were running. What should I do?

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

I know I just put this up, but please help me. She might not have very long left. I've looked all around for remedies and so far nothing of use...

 

[TacomaChickNMom]

I'm so sorry. I hate feeling helpless. I wish I had some advice but I just dont, other than if nobody knows how to help you consider taking it to the vet. :-(

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

Thanks for at least trying - I may have to give up here alone and call the vets. She just seems so vulnerable and ill, to the point I can't even tell if she's comfortable or not. I may just have to let nature take care of it and make her most comfortable for her last moments, as much as that would hurt me. But I don't know.

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

I just came back from treating her again; she's a tiny bit better. I got some food and water down her, she actually opened her eyes a little more and was breathing better.

Just in the meantime, are there any medications that could help her? She seems like she could actually be constipated now, she was standing like she had to poop but nothing was happening.

 

[TacomaChickNMom]

You might try giving her some probiotics? I also read putting olive oil in a syringe (with no needle) and squirting it into her vent will help her go... here is the article:

http://www.bukisa.com/articles/352124_constipated-chicken-squirt-of-olive-oil-tunes-hen-right-up

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

I already did that. Unfortunately, by the time you posted that, she was long gone.

 

[casportpony]

I already did that. Unfortunately, by the time you posted that, she was long gone.

Sorry for your loss... Do you know how to tube feed? IMHO, dehydration is what usually kills them.

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

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I got water and non-solid food down her. I'm thinking that she had been poisoned by her lack of pooping and her digestive system not seeming to work very well.

 

[casportpony]

FYI, often when the dying process starts, the food stops moving, so no poop, but full crop. Again, sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is to lose them.