Rubyismyduck Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 hi, My hen has a problem with her stomache and we have been to the vets and got medicine, me being incredibly stupid gave her 1.0 ml of antibiotics instead of 0.1, I am afraid that my hen may die because of my mistake. please write back soon, I am so scared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 How long ago did you give the dose? What does your hen look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubyismyduck Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 i gave her it this morning and thus evening (before noicing the dosage) she has just been sleepy, but she has been for days before vet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 so did you give 1.0ml twice or in total? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubyismyduck Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 twice is there a way i could make her throw it up? in her crop is just water/meds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Right. If it is recent it may stay in the crop for a little while. Although her crop may well be empty if she is unwell so it may have passed straight through. I would wait to see tbh. Are you meant to give any more tomorrow? I would miss the next dose if that's the case. Can you call your vet or are they close? Just read your reply. Have you ever emptied a crop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubyismyduck Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 she has an apointment tommorow morning. When my other hen was ill we had to empty her crop, putting her head down and massaging her crop as so the vet did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It's not that big a dose anyway - she should be fine. We've done similar with no adverse effect. I wouldn't empty her crop - there's little to be gained and it may complicate things if you do it wrongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 In that case perhaps emptying her crop will stress her and if it's not a huge dose I would wait and see till the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubyismyduck Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 ok, thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz1967 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Sorry fort jumping in on this. But how do you empty a crop. One of our new chickens has been making funny sounds most of the day. I think she has got something stuck in her crop. I cant be sure as ive not been in all day but ,my wife says shes not seen her eat since starting to make the sounds, but she did eat some veg that was put in......... Is it a bad move for me to try and massage out the crop???? Dont really want to go to the vets on a bank holiday as will cost a fortune.......... Yes I know mean ol me. But as much as I cant see suffering I cannot justify paying a callout fee for something that cost me a few pounds. OK, I know i sound like a right ol git and a horrible man so I apologise upfront and now for my comments. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 She should be fine, I wouldn't worry too much, there is quite a margin of error allowed for most antibiotics and it is too late to do anything now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 How are things this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubyismyduck Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 hey, sorry i havn't been on in a while. well she had to be put down by the vet, not because of the antibiotics but because whatever she had was unknown to the vet and not something we could deal with. sadly i am now down to 1 hen (i have another post about that) and some advise on this 1 would be great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 poor girl. RIP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sorry to hear that, at least you know it wasn't something you did and obviously tried your best for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
