chicken 'not quite right'

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Mark Rowland — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:28:28 GMT

Nope not a miracle, good work by you for saving her.

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

HMC — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:20:16 GMT

Hi Mark,

No worries. I just saw her back and she is practically 100% now on baytril and metacam so we opted not to do the faecal smear. A miracle!

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Mark Rowland — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:49:49 GMT

Sorry, I'm at BSAVA plugging the App. The computer is with me so lll try to upload something tonight:-) How's she doing?

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

HMC — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:26:13 GMT

[quote user="Mark Rowland"]Will post a pic or two when in work tomorrow ;-) [/quote]

I would be most grateful.

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Mark Rowland — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:58:24 GMT

Will post a pic or two when in work tomorrow ;-) Glad to hear she is doing well.

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

HMC — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:23:50 GMT

The owner has consented to the faecal wet prep and adding in metacam. The chicken has been on baytril for a couple of days now and is improving already so the owner is reluctant to go for rads and ultrasound etc (there should be an emoticon for wiping one's forehead in relief! . She is eating so she has not been hospitalised.

So.... my next question is: what am I looking for on the faecal wet prep

Merci beaucoup.

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Niall Taylor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:42:22 GMT

[quote user="Mark Rowland"]gavage tubing...[/quote]

Oh, I see

Niall

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Mark Rowland — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:37:21 GMT

There are 2 choices. 1)it's on the App for the iPad/iPhone below 2) I sell the tubes (3 sizes) plus an instructional DVD on the cpd website below. The tubes really are worth it and once mastered , gavage tubing is a great way to get supportive care into birds and tortoises Hope this helps.

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Mark Rowland — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:27:32 GMT

Bloody predictive text. :-)

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Niall Taylor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:21:54 GMT

[quote user="Mark Rowland"]If you haven't done much garage tubing... [/quote]

'Garage tubing'? I thought the petrol crisis was over!

Niall

Seriously though, enlightenment would be appreciated

Re: chicken 'not quite right'

Mark Rowland — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:06:55 GMT

Hello, The globulins suggest a chronic inflammatory change with the leukopenia either being caused by the immune system being suppressed (e.g. Viral infection) or sequestration of the white cells at a focus of infection. Electrophoresis will quantify this further but I would be hospitalising for supportive care including antibiotics and NSAIDS and getting some X-rays and further diagnostics if the X-rays indicate. Ultrasonography would help identify any fluid in the coelom and enable visualisation and the liver. I would want to identify any fluid before I reached for the endoscope. Because she is female you can't rule out reproductive problems but I would hospitalise, faecal wet prep (important easy step), supportive care and rad/us as a start while waiting for the protein electrophoresis. And give a cautious prognosis. Good luck, call me tomorrow ;-) If you haven't done much garage tubing there's a good App out which will show you how, can't remember it's name though!!!!!!!!!!!!