Wry Neck & Immobility: When is it time to give up?

[Kjohappy]

At what point does wry neck, likely caused by an injury, become irreversible? We discovered our silkie in this condition early today. We've been giving her vitamin E and egg, but she's immobile, lying on her side, kicking in the air, with her eyes fluttering and neck curled under. When we hold her and straighten her head, she clearly has the spins.

Research suggests there's hope for recovery, but I'm doubtful. I'm considering humane culling, but before making a decision, I wanted to ask fellow flock tenders: Have you ever seen such a severe case improve after a few days? I don't want to act too hastily, especially since it's the kid's favorite bird.

Given that silkies are prone to injury and the sudden onset, I suspect brain damage. Should we try managing potential cranial swelling (in addition to our current measures) and wait a few days, or proceed with humane culling?

Thoughts?

 

[User635240]

Have you tried b vitamins? Those are supposed to help wry neck.

 

[User635240]

I think the rule of thumb is the animal (chicken, goat, dog, etc)needs to be able to eat, drink and poop without assistance.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you know how the chicken was injured? Or could the chick just have a vitamin E or B1 (thiamine) deficiency. How is the chick doing at this time. You can position the chick with wash cloths or towels, or place it in a homemade chick sling. Try dipping it’s beak into some electrolyte or sugar water. Get some human vitamin E softgels, 400 IU and human B complex or other vitamin that contains some calcium. 1/4 B complex or some scraped into a little food or egg is plenty. Those are the 2 vitamins recommended to treat wry neck symptoms.Try feeding a watery chick feed with just a little egg each day for selenium (which helps the uptake of vitamin E.) Here are some examples of chicken slings:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/