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Lady Clucks-a-Lot
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I offered her wet food and plain water, but she's barely eating any. Anything else I can do to help her?
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She's still drinking (only little sips) and is barely eating. My dad turned out to have a lot of work (beceause our shed arrived, so we had to spend our time carring all the pieces in before it rained. He also said to get medicine from stores, you need directions from a actual doctor. I know I can find Aqua Mox in pet stores but I'm not sure if I can find calcium citrate or antibiotics. If what he said was true, I don't know where to get them because a vet would be way to expensive.If she doesn't seem too weak/tired a warm bath might be good. Otherwise you can just wipe of her butt with a damp paper towel as best you can.
Is she still eating/drinking? Did you manage to get any antibiotics today?
Calcium Citrate with Vit D is what you want...and you can get it at about any store that carries supplements.I'm not sure if I can find calcium citrate
Your dad is right that a lot of antibiotics are prescription only, but aqua mox is the antibiotic amoxicillin, doesn't require a prescription, and might be able to help your hen. Dosage is 57mg per pound. If you get some you can let us know which bottle you got (they come in different strengths) and we can help you calculate the amount to give if you need. Calcium citrate can be found in the vitamin/supplement section of any pharmacy. This is one you can get from walmart:She's still drinking (only little sips) and is barely eating. My dad turned out to have a lot of work (beceause our shed arrived, so we had to spend our time carring all the pieces in before it rained. He also said to get medicine from stores, you need directions from a actual doctor. I know I can find Aqua Mox in pet stores but I'm not sure if I can find calcium citrate or antibiotics. If what he said was true, I don't know where to get them because a vet would be way to expensive.