new member - poorly chicken, help please

Might be worth asking your vet about the Avipro - they may well stock it.

Hope all goes well this afternoon - let us know how you get on.

Hi
How did you get on at the vets? 

Update on Teresa for those interested in how she got on at the vets:

Vet thinks she has some kind of blockage, which is why she is not eating much or doing much.  He ruled out any of the other things we talked about – EYP, egg bound etc.  No sign of mites or worms.  Strong heartbeat and bright eyes.  So he thinks it might be some kind of cancerous tumour, which is sadly terminal, but he is not sure as he couldn’t feel anything.  So he gave us the option to put her down , or to carry on doing exactly what we have been doing (keep her watered, fed, warm and safe).

For those who tried to help and give me practical advice (especially helenshens, Pauline M and ANHBUC), thank you for your help and support.  It was appreciated at a time which was quite upsetting and difficult.

I am glad that I have done the best for Teresa, and that the vet said we had been doing the right thing.

Incidentally – if anyone is looking for the Marriages pellets with Flubenvet, ours arrived on Friday – we got them from www.farmandpetplace.co.uk – ordered them online and they were quick to despatch.  Don’t know if they still have any in stock but just thought I’d let you know if interested….

Hi

I'm sure you did your best for Teresa 

It is also very hard for an inexperienced owner to decide when/if their hen needs dispatched.

When mine were recently ill, although on antibiotics, one seemed to get much worse and I was just considering getting my neighbour to do the deed when she started to improve.

There is no doubt that a course on dispatching or an experienced neighbour who can dispatch is a good thing to have, however, I think a worried and upset owner can be gently lead in the right direction.

Everyone is different and sometimes our feelings can lead to either keeping a hen alive for longer than is best or just hoping that nature will take its course.

I know my neighbour is 'dispatch happy'  any signs of things being wrong (even bullying) - dispatch.

Anybody who posts on here that they cannot or will not take their animals to the vets when they are suffering for financial reasons or not will get the same response from me everytime.
As it turns out a vets visit was necessary - without seeing the bird nobody can give an accurate diagnosis and trying to diagnose it on here would have prolonged her agony.