Would like some help

[gracie grace]

Hi I have an unwell Isa brown, she has been depressed for two weeks she's been wormed out and treated for external parasites And I have been giving her baytril invade of infection. She is still interested in food but is really thin and weak. Today when I was cleaning her pen I found this strange little egg looking ball .. I'm not sure what end it came from? It's so strange I was hoping someone may have an idea of what it could be??

 

[gracie grace]

This is the "egg" thing cut in half. It is about 5cm

 

[Eggcessive]

This is just a guess, but it may be a product of internal laying.

 

[gracie grace]

Thanks for your reply @Eggcessive would you happen to know what I could do to help her?

 

[Eggcessive]

Honestly, there isn't much you can do for them if they suffer from internal laying or egg yolk peritonitis, except for supportive care. Just feed her a balanced food, give her vitamins and probiotics, and treating her with antibiotics when she is sick. Here is one of many threads about the subject from here on BYC: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...rnal-laying-or-something-completely-different

 

[casportpony]

If she hasn't laid internally you could try giving some calcium to see if she passes more of those. If she doesn't pass more, you could try to do a cloacal exam and manually remove them. FYI, Baytril and calcium should be given several hours apart.

How much Baytril are you giving her?











-Kathy

 

[gracie grace]

Thank you !! I was advised to give her the same dose as per dog or cat ie 5mg/kg .. And she is only 1kg so 5mg. Does this sound right?

 

[gracie grace]

She has been on this dose once a day for 3 days

 

[casportpony]

I give my egg bound birds way more than that. The vet books I have say the range is more like 100-300mg/kg. Like many medicines, the amount that cats and dogs get is way less.

Look it up here:
http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/07_emergency_and_critical_care.pdf


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

My bigger birds get one or two 500mg tablets orally, banties 1/2 to 1 tablet. The calcium gluconate is liquid and I give about 200-300 mg per 2.2 pounds orally. I don't usually have to do it more than once. All birds that I have treated like this are still alive and well. 5mg/kg is not enough and unlikely to help at all.





-Kathy