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[Mercedes55]

We've had our 4 ex batts since last July and one of them who we called Mia had a very bad limp for the first few weeks. We successfully treated that and until the last few weeks she had been fine. However she started to become very lethargic and wasn't eating much and we have been following various bits of advice and giving her olive oil mixed with live yoghurt, but she still wasn't well. So today OH took her to the vets and he has left her there as they think she may have a tumour

 

They are going to let us know later on how she is, so keeping our fingers crossed that it's something else

[poppy ben grace]

Everything crossed for little Mia...

[Mercedes55]

Now they are keeping her in overnight

 

They said she has not improved at all and isn't eating despite them trying to get food into her and has not so far responded to any treatment they have given her

[Mercedes55]

Well she is home, which is good. Cost OH nearly £90 though, which is rather a lot

 

I still don't think she is right, in fact I know she isn't. She is walking around and pecking, which is good, but she isn't the Mia she was before she was sick.

 

We have 3 lots of medications to give her, Baytril, Metcam and Avipro, probably spelt them all wrong but trying to remember from memory as they are all in a bag in the kitchen.

 

She has to go back next week to have another examination as the vet still thinks she has a tumour but wants to check her again.

[coco]

Ex batt Lily was off colour for over a month and I really did think that her time had come. She was eating just enough to keep herself going but was standing round fluffed up and was very lethargic, I was going to take her to the vet this week. Over the last few days she has perked up ,started eating again and is happily pottering round. Hope your girl picks up soon.

[sandyhas3chucks]

I too had a seriously poorly girl, in fact has an appointment to PTS. She too took almost a month of serious TLC and meds before making a full recovery and great weight gain for a whole month.

Sadly.. she is having a relaspe right now, but I am not giving up hope.

Good luck

[staceychristie]

Unfortunately tumours are common in ExBatts. All you can do is keep them warm, and well fed. Isolate if they are too ill to defend themselves or get food. Vet option is the best (even if expensive - you owe it to them really). They are very resilient.

Good luck

 

Stacey

[Mercedes55]

I had no idea that ex batts were prone to this sort of thing. We tried hard this morning to sort the meds out and we have a list of how it's all supposed to be mixed up and then put it in some thin tube attached to a syringe. Somehow we managed to get air trapped in the tube, so some of the stuff was coming out the other end

 

We then couldn't get hold of Mia as OH had left the pop hole open at the end of the WIR that connects to the new run and she went out there and short of dismantling the run we couldn't entice her back in again. So OH has gone to work without her having her meds and unless he has time to pop home during the day she won't be able to get her meds till this evening. I have to confess to being really squirmish when it comes to holding a hen's beak open and putting a tube down and got myself in a right flap with it

[sage]

Mercedes55

Have you tried to put the meds on a small bit of wet bread. I found this the best way with mine. I find srynging med for too streesfull for me & them.

Hope she is better soon.

 

Sage

[Mercedes55]

Mercedes55

Have you tried to put the meds on a small bit of wet bread. I found this the best way with mine. I find srynging med for too streesfull for me & them.

Hope she is better soon.

 

Sage

 

Good idea, will try that thanks

[sandyhas3chucks]

please please do NOT think that the only thing you can do for a chook with a tumour is keep her warm. or isolate her.

this really is not the case. If you have a look on the exbat forum you will read some VERY interesting info.

Nice has been released for 6 years!!!!!

YES 6 YEARS !!!!

she has a tumour the size of a grapefruit diagnosed a year ago I think it was, and has been comtinuing to enjoy her retirement with treatment.

Good luck with your girl.

Perhaps you can work out a way of medicating your girls before they are unattainable, as with any illness for any of them, getting there meds in is very important.

I am sure you will work a way.

I do not tube by the way I use a syringe in the opened beak. I take 2/3 goes depending on dose and chook.

You will get used to it honest....

I sooo remember being scared silly too. xxx

[Mercedes55]

That's so interesting, sorry your girl has a tumour, but it's reassuring for us to read that it may not be as bad as we have been led to believe.

 

We are not isolating Mia, she is in the run with her friends as we know that is where she is happiest. We put all her meds in a small bowl of porridge in the end as we know how much she loves her porridge and she has eaten all of that. Unfortunately the dog saw the porridge first and ate the first bowl of it, so had to make up some more, which is a shame as it had the meds in it

[sandyhas3chucks]

I knew you would work out a way!

Not my chook by the way!

Nice owns Anna

[Millie-Annie]

I have had antibiotics for my previous girls and the vet showed me how to inject them. Far far easier than trying to get medicine in a syringe down. I wonder if that would be an option?

[Mercedes55]

Well sadly Mia went downhill again over Easter weekend and despite giving her every treatment we could think of she went into the Coop on her own about 7.30pm on Tuesday, went into the nest and died. I can't describe how upset we have both been, she had been as ill as this before but bounced back and I think we had hoped she would this time too. We have buried her in the garden as we didn't have the heart to take her away from her friends bless her.

 

She had been with us since 3rd July 2010, so had nearly been with us for 10mths and was the first hen that we have lost

[Jools]

Sorry to hear that, you did your best for her

[majuka]

So sorry for your loss.x

[Groovychook]

So sorry to hear about Mia

xx

[cathybc]

sorry to hear about your girl x

[Plum]

Really sorry to hear you lost Mia x