Wry neck

[Life]

Any advice for wry neck silkie, if it was from an injury would vitamin e still help and what has selenium in it?

 

[CatWhisperer]

I have been hand feeding my wry neck silkie indoors for almost a week. Treating with Vit E and selenium, feeding scrambled eggs, Greek yogurt, applesauce and game bird crumble. She has not made much progress. Still keeps her head between her legs and flips out without support. It is very frustrating.

 

[Eggcessive]

Any advice for wry neck silkie, if it was from an injury would vitamin e still help and what has selenium in it?

How old is your silkie? Silkies can be prone to getting wry neck. It is a symptom seen in head or neck injury, vitamin B1 thiamine or vitamin E deficiency, and also seen in some diseases such as Mareks disease, fowl cholera, Newcastles, and others. Treatment usually consists of giving vitamins including thiamine, 400 IU of vitamin E, and just a small amount of selenium, found in egg, tuna, and sunflower seed.

 

[Life]

View attachment 1987169 I have been hand feeding my wry neck silkie indoors for almost a week. Treating with Vit E and selenium, feeding scrambled eggs, Greek yogurt, applesauce and game bird crumble. She has not made much progress. Still keeps her head between her legs and flips out without support. It is very frustrating.

How old is your silkie? Silkies can be prone to getting wry neck. It is a symptom seen in head or neck injury, vitamin B1 thiamine or vitamin E deficiency, and also seen in some diseases such as Mareks disease, fowl cholera, Newcastles, and others. Treatment usually consists of giving vitamins including thiamine, 400 IU of vitamin E, and just a small amount of selenium, found in egg, tuna, and sunflower seed.

 

[Life]

She’s around 9months old, I got her around 12 weeks and the neck started a few weeks later and has got progressively worse since she started laying. Thanks for advice I will try adding tuna etc to see if any changes