Chickytendie
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Hello, my favorite girl Java has waterbelly.
On March 6th or so I found her in the run standing straight up with a full squishy abdomen.
I drained her with a 18g needle and got a lot of dark liquid out of her.
She seemed to feel so much better after this and was perked up like her normal self and walking normally again. I gave her Tylosin in her water for 10days. And then put her back out with the flock.
A week later she was filled up again and I drained her a second time on March 18th. This time there was less liquid and it was dark yellow.
On March 24th she was once again full of liquid and waddling. I drained her a 3rd time with even less yellow liquid. I noticed an ingrown feather back there so I got that out too hoping that would solve the problem.
She’s been inside since the 18th, I’ve given her electrolytes, I’ve tried miconazole. Throughout all of this she’s maintained her appetite.
Im not sure what else if anything I can do. I feel so bad for her and don’t want to keep poking her with a needle and selfishly try to keep her alive if she is just suffering and miserable.
The last photo is a bowel movement she had about 10minutes ago.
Photos are in order 1st, 2nd, 3rd drain.
On March 6th or so I found her in the run standing straight up with a full squishy abdomen.
I drained her with a 18g needle and got a lot of dark liquid out of her.
She seemed to feel so much better after this and was perked up like her normal self and walking normally again. I gave her Tylosin in her water for 10days. And then put her back out with the flock.
A week later she was filled up again and I drained her a second time on March 18th. This time there was less liquid and it was dark yellow.
On March 24th she was once again full of liquid and waddling. I drained her a 3rd time with even less yellow liquid. I noticed an ingrown feather back there so I got that out too hoping that would solve the problem.
She’s been inside since the 18th, I’ve given her electrolytes, I’ve tried miconazole. Throughout all of this she’s maintained her appetite.
Im not sure what else if anything I can do. I feel so bad for her and don’t want to keep poking her with a needle and selfishly try to keep her alive if she is just suffering and miserable.
The last photo is a bowel movement she had about 10minutes ago.
Photos are in order 1st, 2nd, 3rd drain.