It is a lot easier to tube water twice a day than to give sun-Q fluids, and you can add electrolytes. Raw egg, yogurt will also fit through the feeding tube.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Yeah the last month+ we were giving emeraid (powdered omnivore food), poultry drench, b-12, and probiotics. But he said to just give plain water in addition because it is more easily absorbed through the crop membranes.It is a lot easier to tube water twice a day than to give sun-Q fluids, and you can add electrolytes. Raw egg, yogurt will also fit through the feeding tube.
I would ask a question about where to find a hormone implant for your hen in northern FL or southern GA. Someone might reply or PM you.Update: Pepper did in fact backslide taking her off the anti-inflammatories and antibiotic. She started to get diarrhea and dehydrated again and stopped laying, so we put her back on it. She's back to laying eggs. I hope she doesn't have to be on this forever, but..
I think a hormone implant would really help both of these girls, but can't get that here.
https://poultrydvm.com/drugs/deslorelin
I was reading the cases on Poultry DVM and I'm wondering how people got vets to do this. My vet said it's illegal, as per FDA because chickens are "food animals" so his hands are tied. Wondering if anyone else has had any luck getting implants done (legally) with a waiver or special program or something like that?
Vet said regardless we would be treating whatever is causing her diarrhea/dehydration and she's been responding to those medications so that's the best course of action anyway.
As for Hennifer, he had less good news for me there, and just keep her on the medicine since she's also seemed to improve, but may never get better. I really wish I could get her an implant so I don't have to be concerned over whether or not she's still pumping egg yolks into her coelom and making her peritonitis worse