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[daxigirl]

Hi out there peeps, wondering if anyone has experience of Gape Worms and how long it took Flubenvet to have an effect. Think Tufty grower has them, poor love, she's now isolated in spare room, not eating or drinking so syringing diluted mix into her. Bit stunned as everyone was only wormed 3 weeks ago.

 

On another note Dixie is having crop troubles where it's not emptying, even though she's eating and drinking, lost lots of condition, she's been to the vets who kept her in overnight and have put her on antibiotics and recommend massaging the crop every 15 mins or so. (I think they emptied it.) I work so not really a feasible thing, but am trying once home.

 

Would it be worth worming her again in case it's crop worms or something? She's perky in the mornings but loses it during the day and looks a bit sorry for herself. Her comb has shrunk to nearly nothing and darkens down during the day to nearly black. Any ideas? Or should I get the vet to put us both out of our misery on Wed when we go for the check up.

 

The growers have never met the big girls and live in a different bit of garden.

[mimi5]

Oh dear so sorry to hear of your troubles!!! I lost my lavender pekin Mary to an impacted crop earlier this year. The vet tried what she thought was reasonable, but in the end we agreed she should be pts. The vet also said that even if she had recovered, often once they have experienced a crop issue, it will happen again.

 

Incidently she had been given/re-homed to me and had I think gapeworm. She gave it to my cockerel (they were in quarantine together as both new) Flubenvent cleared it from Mary, but not Monty. Did you know you can give a double dose in the case of gapeworm? Do check with your vet though!! In the end to cut a long story short, the vet gave him an invermectin injection which did it! If used on hens there is a withdrawal period for the eggs but has Monty is a boy not a worry

 

I would just see what the vet suggests. Hope you get them sorted!! It's horrid when they are unwell and you feel powerless.

 

Please let us know what happens.

[miller30]

Sorry to hear about your chicken sarah i lost my rhodie girl about a month ago to sour impacted crop i tried everything oil ,massage,maggots,daktarin in the end i done a crop wash out by tube down her throat nothing so culled her i dont know why vets give them antibiotics they dont work on crop problems if you like your more than welcome to bring her around mine and i will have ago at emptying it for you leanne

[daxigirl]

Thanks Leanne, I've decided with Dixie that I'll let her be as she's her normal self in the mornings and at 5am today she was calling to go out to the other bigguns when I was sorting them out. If she's a bit droopy in the afternoon then so be it. I'll keep the massaging up when I'm around but your right I don't think the antibiotics were necessary as there was no stinky smells or anything.

 

Tufty is going for the ivermectin injection this afternoon, and I managed to get some chick crumbs in probiotic yoghurt & flubenvet (mainly to stick the crumbs together) into her between gasps.

[The Dogmother]

if she has Gape Worm then the vet will prescribe Flubenvet at double the usual dosage, and alternative is Panacur but this can only be administered under vet guidance.

 

If she has sour crop; then probiotic yoghurt is good, as is neat ACV - 5ml 2 or 3 times a day for 3 days.

[SueChick]

Hi. I had a chook with a crop that wouldn't completely empty overnight (wasn't smelly and she wasn't illl) - the Omlet lady advised to add a little olive oil to her supper to lubricate crop and then massage it really well. It worked straight away and (touch wood) after 1 1/2 years she hasn't had it again.

 

Just another idea to try...

[daxigirl]

Vet wouldn't do invermectin injection ( much to my disgust ) and was trying to fob me off with flubenvetting everyone and coming back again in a week. I pointed out I was already doing that and to no effect on Tufty so in another week I would be back to have her put down where she was so weak so she may as well do it now, reluctantly she gave me the Panacur. £25 for an exotic consultation. I won't be taking chickens back there.

 

Anyway about an hour after the Panacur I got some chick crumbs and yoghurt for her and she fed herself from the comfort of my lap. Hoorah!

[superkitty]

Excellent! Fingers crossed

[The Dogmother]

Great, that should do the job although it's messy to administer.

 

See if she'll take a wet porridge of chick crumbs and some Life-Guard made up with warm water. If a bird is refusing feed then Nutridrops are always a good call and show an instant improvement.

 

Sounds as if the vet might have been outside their comfort zone with poultry.

[daxigirl]

Yes now you mention it, it was quite messy and took a few attempts to actually get it squirted in her beak at the crutial moment

[The Dogmother]

It's a suspension (take care to shake it first but I'm sure that you know this) and I guess that it tastes as chalky and nasty as it looks; mine never liked it if they had to be dosed with it.

 

In my mind it tastes like the old fashioned Kaolin & Morphine which they used to give for human tummy upsets.