VERY SAD TO SEE PULLET WASTING AWAY NOT SURE WHAT TO DO

[Rhoise]

PLEASE HELP OR GIVE ADVICE, VERY SAD TO SEE MY PULLET WASTING AWAY NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, SAW VET 8/22 SHE IS GETTING WORSE. AFRAID TO WORM HER, CONSIDERING HUMANELY ENDING HER LIFE? ANY IDEAS OR POSSIBLE ADVISE ON SOLUTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED.


1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.)
PBR,20 WEEKS, 2.5LBS, SIBLINGS 4.5 LBS-5LBS, EMACIATED, HAS'NT GAINED ANY WEIGHT SINCE COCCIDIA AS CHICK
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
NOT AS ACTIVE, DIARRHEA, TOP OF PECKING ORDER TO NEAR LOWEST
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
4 WEEKS VERY NOTICABLE, STARTED TO TRY TO TREAT HER
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms?
NO
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
NO
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
VET SAID RECURRING COCCIDA, TREATED ENTIRE FLOCK A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR COCCIDA W/CORID
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
EATS AND DRINKS EVERYTHING, NOT AS MUCH IN LAST WEEK MORE AND MORE WATER EXCESSIVE DRINKING
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
RUNNY LIQUID MOSTLY WATERY POOS WITH FEW SOLID CHUNKS, GRASS OR VEGGIES COME THROUGH LIKE THEY WENT IN.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
REPEATED LAST WEEK LIQUID CORID 7 DAYS, BEEN FEEDING YOGURT/PROBIOTIC MASH OF LAYER PELLETS FOR 4 WEEKS, ACV PERIODICALLY, NONE SINCE AUGUST 4TH WHEN I NOTICED HER EMACIATION
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? BEEN TO VET, WONDERING ABOUT WORMING HER VRS CULLING/EUTHANASIA? FOR HUMANE REASONS
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
NO PICTURE
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use
SAND

 

[speckledhen]

If she had a bad bout of cocci as a chick, could be her intestinal tract was severely damaged and she is unable to absorb nutrients properly.

It happens-some have damage much worse than others. I would euthanize her if it was me, sorry to say.

 

[Rhoise]

If she had a bad bout of cocci as a chick, could be her intestinal tract was severely damaged and she is unable to absorb nutrients properly.

It happens-some have damage much worse than others. I would euthanize her if it was me, sorry to say.

Thank you for responding and your advise, I guess I just want to make sure I do what is best for her. Up until last week she was ok, but now the nights are cooling down, the small drop in temp, and the corid, I think pushed her to the edge.She didn't want to come off the roost this morning and is moving around very slow. She occationally perks up and catches a bug or picks at the food I give her, but mostly just excessivly drinks water...I think I have done all I can and don't want to see her suffer

 

[seminolewind]

I agree with SpeckledHen. Coccidiosis can damage their intestines and make it very hard for them to get their nutrition. Possible multiple episodes don't help.

Unless she responds to antibiotics because she may have an infection, I don't think she'll recover.

 

[NovaAman]

I am going to have to say cull.

 

[theoldchick]

I'd take a fecal sample to the vet and see if the chicken has other parasites.

 

[Rhoise]

I'd take a fecal sample to the vet and see if the chicken has other parasites.

Fecal was negative for worms, positive for a few cocci, but not overloaded, but sometimes fecals can be negative, so my worming thought was a last ditch effort to try something, i just don't want to hurt her any more. After seeing her this morning I have pretty much decided to euthasnize her. I started this forum last night after getting flak from my neighbor(who is a flake but I love her anyway) about putting her down. This pullet was the friendliest and most entertaiing of the bunch. Everyone loves her, but they all turn and run when faced with the fact she is suffering and needs to be put down. I am kicking myself for not listening to my inner voice and carrying through last night, but after this morning, i am sure and confident what has to be done. Now to just do it. I haven't had chicks in 30 years and these 9 pullets are like pets, never named them before and pampered them like these, so it's a little hard to face, and my husband can kill a deer or elk, but leaves me to tend to all the pets. I will wait till they all go to roost tonight, alone and sad, I'll do what needs to be done.

 

[dawg53]

It's normal to have a few cocci protozoa on the microscopic slide. However, if the slide is loaded up with cocci, then there's a problem. I agree with the others, the protozoa mustve severely damaged innards prior to treatment. I wish you the best.

 

[Rhoise]

It's normal to have a few cocci protozoa on the microscopic slide. However, if the slide is loaded up with cocci, then there's a problem. I agree with the others, the protozoa mustve severely damaged innards prior to treatment. I wish you the best.

Thanks Dawg, and everyone else who responded to my post, I am honored to have some of the very best on this website come to my assistance and give me the courage to do what needed to be done. I am learning and reading, and soaking up the wisdom and experience from you all.

Dawg your advise and concise dose and experience with Corid saved my flock back in may(I didn't loose any back then, only "Rockelle" tonight due to what I believe were complications from original cocci overload as everyone suggested. I was chasing what I thought was a respiratory infection in my young chicks, I put them out of the brooder and into the coop when we still had a few chilly nights which unknowingly pushed a few over the thresh hold with cocci (didn't realize it till I saw blood in the stools..... missed the hunched fluffed symptoms and runny poo, thought it was kale and lettuce treats i was giving them).

The rest are doing well, most all have started laying their first clutches of eggs, and of the two worst affected by the cocci( my Barred Rocks), one just layed her first beautiful pinkish brown egg four days ago @ 19 weeks and has layed one every afternoon since! the other well........

"In The Dark, Alone Not Fun, The Deed Is Done"

RIP "Rockelle"

you will be dearly missed

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[Mrs.ChickChick]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is hard to do what sometimes needs done. Last year we had to cull my favorite hen, an Australorp named Sydney, because of internal laying. Just like you did with Rockelle, we did everything we could think of to improve her health, but sometimes it is out of our hands.

Just wanted to say thank you for having the courage to do this; seems like a lot of people would prolong suffering in the animal in order to avoid their own suffering. Take care.