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Pet illness and yuck cw
(Anonymous) 2022-03-31 03:33 am (UTC)(link)I went to put my hens away and one is showing signs of egg peritonitis, an infection caused by either an ectopic egg, or an egg that bursts inside a hen before she can lay: in obvious pain, crouched on the ground, with a swollen lower abdomen and her butt caked in yellow yolk colored chicken shit.
All my hens will be five in June of this year, but I don't know that this one will make it. The prognosis for this kind of infection is a week tops, more usually one or two days, and the hail Mary treatment is heavy duty antibiotics and surgery. My last hen with this problem was seven or so; she laid a ball of pus and died less than a day later, before I could get her to the vet.
My vet, who was not a bird expert but kept chickens herself and once saved this particular hen's life, switched to a different practice 2 hours away by public transit a few weeks ago, and I didn't know my hen was sick until it was too late to call anyone for an appointment until tomorrow.
That's assuming her new boss will let her treat birds and that she's working tomorrow and has an available appointment and the hen doesn't die tonight or before I can bring her in.
The only specialty bird vet in my area is a racist shitheel who called Michelle Obama a gorilla and, the only time I brought a hen in, said "I hate this breed," told me she was dying, and that "I can wring her neck for you right now." The appointment cost $250, vs $46 for my usual vet, and three years later, that hen is still alive.
Also I got chicken shit all over my sweater and critters (probably possums, maybe a raccoon) keep digging up my raised beds, my cat is ill and has lost a ton of weight and fur, and I haven't been sleeping well.
I just wanted a relaxing weekend off, ffs.
Re: Pet illness and yuck cw
(Anonymous) 2022-03-31 05:35 am (UTC)(link)(And JFC that racist vet is absolutely horrible, and deserves to lose his practice/job for his behavior towards your hen!!)
Re: Pet illness and yuck cw