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SouthDakotaLiving
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@Wyorp Rock thank you--and she does seem aware of my presence when she's not sleeping. @Eggcessive quick update as I'm re-thinking culling idea.
I've gotten 41 ml (8.3 tsp) of electrolyte water into her so far today. Either my technique has improved or she's so weak she can no longer keep her beak as closed, but either way, she's had much more fluid. Also, i discovered that I did have NutriDrench and gave her 1 ml (I think she's likely 3+ lbs). She's mostly sleeping, but she's not unconscious and rouses when I touch her. She continues to periodically make that uncomfortable crop motion, so I wonder if there's still something in there (?) despite a normal xray.
Plan was for neighbor to call me once he gets home this afternoon for the culling. I'm thinking I might wait a day on that, but eager for any input. The mere fact I can get that syringe into her mouth and that I have NutriDrench gives me just a tiny sliver of hope. But I can also just let neighbor do it today if that seems best. Hard for me to tell whether she's in distress since she's mostly sleeping, still in corner, still with head kind of buried down in the towel.
Input from anybody else who's been following along or knows about NutriDrench is welcome. I know to wait an hour to see how she reacts, and from other posts it looks like no more than once per day for full dosage straight to the beak. I'm currently giving electrolyte water (6-9 ml at a go) hourly. I could switch to doing the gallon of electrolyte water and add the appropriate amount of NutriDrench to that water if you think that makes sense.
I've gotten 41 ml (8.3 tsp) of electrolyte water into her so far today. Either my technique has improved or she's so weak she can no longer keep her beak as closed, but either way, she's had much more fluid. Also, i discovered that I did have NutriDrench and gave her 1 ml (I think she's likely 3+ lbs). She's mostly sleeping, but she's not unconscious and rouses when I touch her. She continues to periodically make that uncomfortable crop motion, so I wonder if there's still something in there (?) despite a normal xray.
Plan was for neighbor to call me once he gets home this afternoon for the culling. I'm thinking I might wait a day on that, but eager for any input. The mere fact I can get that syringe into her mouth and that I have NutriDrench gives me just a tiny sliver of hope. But I can also just let neighbor do it today if that seems best. Hard for me to tell whether she's in distress since she's mostly sleeping, still in corner, still with head kind of buried down in the towel.
Input from anybody else who's been following along or knows about NutriDrench is welcome. I know to wait an hour to see how she reacts, and from other posts it looks like no more than once per day for full dosage straight to the beak. I'm currently giving electrolyte water (6-9 ml at a go) hourly. I could switch to doing the gallon of electrolyte water and add the appropriate amount of NutriDrench to that water if you think that makes sense.
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