water poop, barely eating or drinking

[araceli]

I just went out to feed her grub worms and she ate like 10!!!!!!! Vigorously!!!! Shaking them and eating them whole! I think she may have drank her water too. Just a tiny bit I think. I bought VitaFlight at pet store to add to water. It for "birds" and has 13 vitamins. I only gave her drops of it in a dropper recently as it's all she would let me do. And I tried to sneak ground ginsing root in a bit of banana into her, and if it went in, according to Chinese medicine it should help her throat and her appetite, generate fluid, help w/weakness and help kidney and heart. Maybe she got a dust sized amount in her and it helped? And lots of prayer! This is the best I have seen in days!

 

[casportpony]

We are in Texas and it is warm. Actually in the last week she has been sick it has been hot hot hot. Last night was our cold front, which in some places may be a joke. It was in the 60's. It's in the low 90's now, being a cold front and all. Now she is walking around gently scratching for food I suppose. I have offered her live grub worms, banana, strawberry, a seed mix and water. She looked interested, she kinda swallows (barely) as though she wishes she could eat it and then chooses otherwise to not eat it. So I am confused about scratching around. So far every early evening she actually livens up a little bit and walks around like she is looking for food. This is the first I see her scratching around. Thanks to any who have listening as I have been pouring my heart here. This little honey has to make, but I don't know how.

One of my Doctor friends says I.V. have to go in a vein. ???? Besides, I have no fluids for that. I'm gonna look on Craig's list for chicken vet since I haven't had luck with google..
Please keep the suggestions coming on how I can get some form of hydration into her system along with nutrients.
thanks!

Sounds like maybe she's taken a small turn for the better? Fingers crossed for you.

If she were mine, I'd have her in an enclosure, out of the wind, with a heat lamp, but that's just me.
That said, I had a peachick that acted in a similar way as yours... He seemed a little interested in food, but acted like eating hurt. Long story short, took him to an avian vet and she said he had a throat infection. We put him on antibiotics and I hand fed him stuff like scrambled eggs and Pasta-Roni Shells in White Cheddar Sauce until he felt better.

As for a chicken vet, try this link:
http://www.localvets.com/services/bird/tx/
I found it by doing a a google search for avian vet texas:
https://www.google.com/search?sourc...s&gs_upl=0l0l0l11560lllllllllll0&aqi=g4&pbx=1

Your Doctor friend is confused, I think... Yes, IV means in the vein (intravenous) and fluids are given to humans and animals this way. If you take a pet to the vet, the exact same fluid, LRS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactated_Ringer's_solution) or some varient, is given one of four ways. Three of them are: IV (intravenously), sub-q (subcutaneosly) or orally with a feeding tube . Sub-q fluids are given under the skin and are very easy to do if you aren't afraid of poking your animals with needles.

Giving fluids orally is probably the easiest way to hydrate birds, and you can give Pedialyte or water if you don't have LRS on hand. However, although it's easy to give, you can give it the wrong way and cause your bird to aspirate. Any vet should be able to show you how to do this safely.

This is an interesting article about emergency medicine for birds:
http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=557934&sk=&date=&pageID=3

-Kathy

 

[araceli]

Fingers Crossed!! Thank You for your imput. SO appreciated. This morning in the coop instead of sitting back alone she was actually near the other girls as they all squawk to be let out. Still have some work ahead of me as she is in "recovery" that little sweetie. But I am so glad and thankful to see her looking better. Her poop has gone from clear to the white. Their coop is well protected, one side is siding, one side wood fence and the other two strong chicken wire, and that coop is in a fenced yard. I am excited to see her up and running soon, like she used to do!

 

[Moosetails]

Good luck with your girl. I hope she continues to improve. Yesterday, I noticed one of my four hens had a pasty butt (poop on their feathers) and loose stools. Today, two more had the pasty butt. I came in the house and started searching this forum, I'll follow your steps and, hopefully, get these girls in better health.

 

[araceli]

Oh Moosetail, sorry. Pasty butts sound like something else. Mine had water shooting out, which was, from what I've gathered, she ate something toxic. Yours have something else. Keep reading here, check local feed store, tractor supply store. I am no expert at all but just to try and ask everyone. Maybe they need antibiotics. My first loss was a pasty butt. But it was only her, so in the end I thought maybe she had been egg bound. I left out of town and didn't get to save her. There is loads of info on pasty butts. And as you can see above someone posted info about vets and websites with more info about keeping healthy chickens. Good Luck and prayers your way for your little chickens.

She is doing much better. Yesterday she even wanted snack, and ran for some. I forgot to mention above that on Saturday morning I also had put diluted Young Living frankinsence essential oil on her feet. I was just trying everything.

Let me know what you find out about your girls.