moving things in chicken faeces

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:18:08 GMT

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Haha, I just imagined the car owner lifting his darling car onto the consulting table

[/quote]Well he is the sort who would if he could, I'm surprised he lets it stay outside after dark.

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

Sammy82 — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:53:41 GMT

Haha, I just imagined the car owner lifting his darling car onto the consulting table

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:40:18 GMT

I've had more than one person insist that there were strange worms in their dog's 'fresh' faeces even after they had wormed them. They have turned out to be maggots or non-parasitic worms - clearly the faeces weren't as fresh as they though they were.

Another in the summer reckoned he was getting bitten by fleas from a cat that sleeps on the soft top of his car. He brought the car in for me to show me the little white bits on the roof that he claims are their eggs. I took an acetate strip and looked under the microscope and the bits were pollen grains. He didn't believe me and still bought a can of flea spray!

And to top the lot of nutters, I had a letter today from a complete random I don't know asking me if cow's urine was the same as cow's milk. And if so should people not wash their hands after touching milk when they did after touching urine? He didn't say if he drank milk or not!

I'm getting enough to write another book!!

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

Bob Russell — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:47:28 GMT

Tapeworm segments?

'Best' image I could find:

http://poultrykeeper.com/digestive-system-problems/tape-worms-or-cestodes

Normal doses of Flubenvet may well not be effective.

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

sam aldridge — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:13:07 GMT

Can he record it for you to see next time it happens? If it's only on fresh faeces then he can video it and show it to your u, may help shed some light?

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

CatherineThomas — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:32:12 GMT

Thanks. I'm glad it's not just me thinking this sounds strange. he sounds very convincing about what he is seeing but I could not think of anything to fit his description either.

I've told him to check them again a few days after the panacur and get back to me if he is still seeing these things. If he is I'll see them in the new year.

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

Marie Kubiak — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:26:51 GMT

Odd, I can't think of anything that fits. Definitely worth getting one in - they usually poo on the consult table and you can then see for yourself. (Or realise he is mental and you're now trapped in a consult room with him...)

Marie

Re: moving things in chicken faeces

mariette asselbergs — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 18:19:33 GMT

Can't think of anything as described. I would take the chicken in and have a look for yourself. Or try to get a swab from the cloaca and see if there is anything your client recognizes. Are the chickens otherwise OK?

Mariette