What would you do?...

[Lokale90]

Thinking the Vet really wasn't sure what to do, giving the pain meds was "something" as you were concerned about her being in pain. Baby aspirin helps with pain for future info. The injury happened a while back is healed and I'm no Vet so no clue as if surgery would help here. Amazed that she can get food down to her crop with that "kink".

If she's been fine all this time, eating/drinking on her own, not being picked on by the flock ... I'd let her be. IF she were in any pain, she wouldn't be eating & off by herself. At this point, I'd let her be ... skip the pain meds. You may want to moisten her feed (if feeding pellets/crumbles) with water, making like a mash ... maybe easier for her & you know she's getting water. Check her weight weekly or every 2wks, to check her weight.

If she's unable to feed herself, you may consider rehoming her to someone that has the time for "special needs" chicken. If you decided to euthanize her, you have my support. We can help with option but the decision is only yours to make

How long am I able to give her baby aspirin for?
She does go off by herself sometimes to sit alone but I don’t know if that’s because of her limited ease of mobility. I imagine she has to exert more energy than the rest walking & trying to balance while having limited ability to see where she’s going or what’s around her with her neck stuck in the position it is. She’s got to worked harder than the rest to do the simple things but she is hanging in there & does try to keep up.
Luckily one thing I don’t have to worry about is anyone picking on her. I had been worried the big girls would once I combined her group with them but she’s the only one they haven’t tried to mess with.

 

[Lokale90]

If she hasn’t acted much different after coming off the medication she probably isn’t in a whole lot of pain. She’s young it might heal up some but I don’t think it will ever heal completely. You could do some price shopping on the
x-ray with other vets in the area to find out just what is going on. Just call and ask how much they would charge to x-ray a chicken.

I’ve tried calling a couple different vets & none see chickens or any birds. Her neck has now been this way for about 2 months maybe almost 3 now & it does seem likes things have gotten a little easier for her. .. or maybe she’s just adjusted to living with it a little better now. I just get concerned about her pain because she gets shaky doing certain things. I don’t know if the video uploaded or not but you can kind of see what I mean in one of them. It’s doesn’t seem as bad in the video & is a lot more apparent depending on what she’s doing.

 

[ChickNanny13]

There was a thread on dosing that may help ... Unsure if you can give it continuous, may need to ask. The shaking may be muscle spasms due to the "crook" in her neck

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/aspirin-dosing.1198396/

 

[casportpony]

okay so I posted a video but it doesn’t seem to play them on my end. If that’s the case can you let me know if it is the same for you as well & what I can do to post a video that actually plays on here rather than just seem like another still image.

To post a video, upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo, then copy and paste that link here.

There was a thread on dosing that may help ... Unsure if you can give it continuous, may need to ask. The shaking may be muscle spasms due to the "crook" in her neck

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/aspirin-dosing.1198396/

The dosing information in that thread is not correct and potentially dangerous. Let me find the correct, safe dose for everyone.

 

[lomine]

If you are measuring quality of life I think you also need to make sure she can dust bathe and preen. She might become a target for pests and/or could become uncomfortable if she can't clean herself.

If you think she isn't in pain, can get enough food, and is comfortable, I don't see any harm in letting her live. If it gets to the point where she is suffering in any way, I think it's best to give a humane death. I think you'll know when/if the time comes. Sounds like you have a good grasp of her situation.

 

[casportpony]

The safe aspirin dose

5 mg/kg = ~2.3 mg per pound of body weight.
This dosing picture is from: