URGENT hen with potential water belly not eating or drinking

[Belovedturkey]

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Sounds like you're on a good path.

You might consider empirically treating for worms. I don't think you have anything to lose, and there's an outside chance that worms could be blocking something somewhere.

I don’t have any deworming medicine on hand, is there anything you’d recommend that I could get from tractor supply, which is my closest country store.

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

I keep SafeGuard (fenbendazole) on hand, got it at Tractor Supply.
Valbazen (albendazole) would be another option.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I’ve decided I’m going to drain her and depending on how she reacts to that is how I’ll move forward. If she gets any worse I’ll probably cull her because I don’t want her to suffer and at this point any worse she’ll be having a life that is not worth living.

With the yellow liquid poop and her position, she may have something reproductive going on.

Often the crop will slow or not function well when one is in this type of shape.

You can try draining to see if that give her any relief. I'd still continue to give her the Calcium for a few days. She may have lash material she's trying to expel, it's hard to know.

Keep us posted on how she's getting along.

 

[Belovedturkey]

With the yellow liquid poop and her position, she may have something reproductive going on.

Often the crop will slow or not function well when one is in this type of shape.

You can try draining to see if that give her any relief. I'd still continue to give her the Calcium for a few days. She may have lash material she's trying to expel, it's hard to know.

Keep us posted on how she's getting along.

Ok I’ll continue giving her calcium, I’m going to drain her tomorrow, and see how it goes.

 

[Belovedturkey]

I gave her a calcium and tums, and gave her some water after that. There’s more of the yellow liquid today but there is some solid poop in it. She’s doing this thing we’re shell puff out her tail and her wings and put heat head on the ground. Is this because she uncomfortable?

 

[Belovedturkey]

Sounds like you're on a good path.

You might consider empirically treating for worms. I don't think you have anything to lose, and there's an outside chance that worms could be blocking something somewhere.

Can I use a cat or dog dewormer on her?

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

Can I use a cat or dog dewormer on her?

What is the active ingredient?

 

[Belovedturkey]

What is the active ingredient?

I have three, one is a chewable it’s active ingredient is fenbendazole the other one is a packet of powder that goes on food the active ingredients are praziquantel and pryanyel pamote. I also have a liquid one that’s ingredient is piperazine citrate and anthelmintic.

 

[Belovedturkey]

I just drained 60cc of liquid form her abdomen with an 18 gauge needle. She didn’t flinch when we drained her, the liquid had a pretty strong yellow tint, I forgot to get a picture of it after draining. She doesn’t seems to be in any sort of shock. The bloating hasn’t seemed to go down much though.

 

[D Uccle Uncle]

I have three, one is a chewable it’s active ingredient is fenbendazole the other one is a packet of powder that goes on food the active ingredients are praziquantel and pryanyel pamote. I also have a liquid one that’s ingredient is piperazine citrate and anthelmintic.

Of those I'd use the fenbendazole. Given that she's sick, I would consider dosing on the lower end of the range (20mg-50mg/kg).

Is she more active (if that's the right word) today than yesterday? Looking around more? Interacting more? I don't know what to say of her head/tail movement.