sandyhas3chucks Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) Hi, wonder if someone might be able to help. How does Nystatin work on sour crop?? AND... from first dose how long does it take to be effective? (I know why she is sour, crop in stasis as weeny egg on way ) just need to get her through sour crop in meantime, spoken with Vet , if no egg by morning she is going in and hopefully he can help it out. Edited September 27, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I'd just syringe feed her with about 5 ml of ACV 3 times a day. You don't have much luck with your chooks, do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 The sour crop started Sunday or Monday (time lost) By Thursday, having started Nystatin on Monday, I was cautiously hopefull. Thursday at midnight I heard tapping and thought oh no.... But on checking she was having a midnight snack. Friday she flew out at speed and ate all day everything and was happy bright and I was on cloud 9 By Sat morning Vet gave her antibiotic jab due to what "appeared" to be bruising on bum below vent???? She was real poorly and died at 1.am Post Mortem showed no eggs nothing stuck but clearly must have been intestinal blockage top half intestines had gone gangrenouse (sp?) lower (last end) were clear almost opaque but had air in (somewhat how I think maybe a torsion in a dog might be?????) The hardest thing to get my head around is the brilliant recovery on Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So sorry to hear this. At least she had a really good last day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 poor girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 A teaspoon of brandy in the water works for sour crop, maggots and daktarin (oral) to follow. This was recommended to me last weekend and it worked brilliantly on one of my ex-bats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 it really does depend on the route cause of the sour crop, as you will have read my poor little girls intestines were shot ... thus not enabling food to pass OUT of the crop. I did sort it briefly for one day, but if yyou coukd have seen her blavlened, hardened intestines you woul know that nothing was going to fix it .RIP my love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TnT Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Hi there We have a chook with Sour Crop, we have google that Nilstat medication is recoomended, We have tried ACV in water and it has helped along with massages to the crop several times per day. We have Nistat on hand for human use but dont know dosage for a full grown chook (Isa Brown). Your earliest response is appreciated as otherwise I will book her into the vet. TIA Cheers Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Im not a vet., But have been prescribed this different vets have different ideas one had two ml twice a day and the other one had 5 ml twice a day it's very expensive but it works. Have you any idea why it's gone sour is she pooing normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 4:44 AM, TnT said: Hi there We have a chook with Sour Crop, we have google that Nilstat medication is recoomended, We have tried ACV in water and it has helped along with massages to the crop several times per day. We have Nistat on hand for human use but dont know dosage for a full grown chook (Isa Brown). Your earliest response is appreciated as otherwise I will book her into the vet. TIA Cheers Tess Just occasionally, sour crop recurs and is indicative of a systemic problem in the gut. Having said that, it is usually possible to clear it at home; empty the crop carefully and syringe in 2-3mls of neat, live apple cider vinegar, keep her in a carte in the run, withdraw food and keep her hydrated. Make sure that she is drinking and pooing. If the crop has filled again the next morning, repeat the process and start to introduce pellets with added Fauna Flora. This usually clears most cases, but if it doesn't improve, or a blockage is felt in the crop, then she'll need to go to a chicken-savvy vet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Ooo I hadn't heard of that . Thanks .. Hope I remember when it's needed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
