Antibiotic shot ?

[Noralynn]

I just took my hen to the veterinarians first time I've ever seen this veterinarian and my chickenis all swelled up and I figured that the veterinarian would go ahead and just drain her and put her on antibiotics well he never heard of draining before and wasn't too sure about it and then he went and watched it looked it up on the internet and come back and told me that he would rather just give her a shot of antibiotics because introducing anything else into her body could be bad so anyways he gave her this shot of antibiotics and he said it was last for 10 days and now my hen is not not feeling too good, she's not feeling good at all, she is out hiding underneath the bushes, deep in the bushes,I can't even get her out.Is it normal for a hen to feel this way after getting an antibiotic shot can somebody let me know right away please oh and I'm supposed to soak her in epsom salt bath,he said that would draw everything out.Its better than putting a needle in her and drawing the liquid out it'd be best just to give her Epsom salt baths and that would draw it out instead.The vet said that this is what he does to most of the chickens that are brought there,and it's helped them.Im thankful for his help im just worried a little bout my hen.Yes she was swollen ,my hen weighed 8 pounds.Heaviest by far out of all my hens.Her Aunt weighed 5 pounds and they drew out 3 pounds of liquid,this was a different vet.that hen has passed but anyways would like some others to share what they experienced so I might know

 

[Eggcessive]

It sounds like the vet did not have much knowledge about chickens or their illnesses. Do you know what antibiotic the vet gave your chicken? Is it listed on the receipt? Can you tell us how old she is, and has she laid eggs recently? Is her lower belly under her vent swollen or enlarged? What do her poops look like? Does she have yellow urates, which normally are the white material in droppings?

If a chicken has water belly (ascites,) it is not always good to remove the fluid, since it can introduce infection or cause death occasionally. Does you vet think she has water belly or is just fat? You can try draining your hen on your own by disinfecting the skin and inserting an 18 gauge needle just into the skin. If you get water belly fluid, it would be yellow to dark amber. I have had several hens with suspected water belly, but only chose to drain on who was having labored breathing. Since water belly is caused by either reproductive disorders or infections, cancer, fatty liver disease, or heart failure, draining does not cure them. It will come back. I usually choose to make them comfortable, offer foods they like (egg, mushy wet chicken feed,) and if they are suffering, put them down. I do home necropsies to look at their organs. If you do one, take pictures to post here. Or have your state vet lab do a professional necropsy. Here is a list of state vet labs to contact.
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry...7IOlHOhP-eD8qMtZ70RNq6BMO9kVUn3x6so7q0Z_JgEr8

 

[Noralynn]

It sounds like the vet did not have much knowledge about chickens or their illnesses. Do you know what antibiotic the vet gave your chicken? Is it listed on the receipt? Can you tell us how old she is, and has she laid eggs recently? Is her lower belly under her vent swollen or enlarged? What do her poops look like? Does she have yellow urates, which normally are the white material in droppings?

If a chicken has water belly (ascites,) it is not always good to remove the fluid, since it can introduce infection or cause death occasionally. Does you vet think she has water belly or is just fat? You can try draining your hen on your own by disinfecting the skin and inserting an 18 gauge needle just into the skin. If you get water belly fluid, it would be yellow to dark amber. I have had several hens with suspected water belly, but only chose to drain on who was having labored breathing. Since water belly is caused by either reproductive disorders or infections, cancer, fatty liver disease, or heart failure, draining does not cure them. It will come back. I usually choose to make them comfortable, offer foods they like (egg, mushy wet chicken feed,) and if they are suffering, put them down. I do home necropsies to look at their organs. If you do one, take pictures to post here. Or have your state vet lab do a professional necropsy. Here is a list of state vet labs to contact.
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry...7IOlHOhP-eD8qMtZ70RNq6BMO9kVUn3x6so7q0Z_JgEr8

None of these veterinarians around here know anything about birds really you got to tell them I go off my the group here and give the veterinarians ideas of what to do with them it's it's almost like the real doctors nowadays now I've got a rooster that's messed up he's got twisty head but anyways she's 4 years old ameriana mom was the isa red colored hens.Right now I'm lost cuz my rooster in worse state