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The two pullets we got a couple of weeks ago started going downhill from probably Friday night. We could only get them to the vet this afternoon (Monday).
They have antibiotics and we're crop-feeding them, but I don't think it's going to do much good.
Fifteen minutes later: Nien-Go is dead. We're not sure if Jima-wu is going to survive, although she was always doing better than dainty little Nien-Go.
I knew it was bad news on Saturday morning when I first really saw the situation. It was...messy out the back end. But there's nowhere to take them on a weekend - the local animal hospital doesn't have a weekend doc for birds. We tried to feed Nien-Go, but we didn't have useful equipment (a crop feeder) or anything to eat that would have had all the nutrients she'd need.
If we'd known now what we knew then...IDK. Maybe it wouldn't even have been enough then.
But little Nien-go was just so weak and failing. And she was fluttery and anxious and so energetic she'd hop out of the night cage and flutter into the day cage of her own accord just a week ago...
But I feel I failed her. They were given into my care, and I promised them a happy life, and I wasn't able to keep that for Nien-Go.
I guess we'll see how Jima-Wu goes after tonight.
They have antibiotics and we're crop-feeding them, but I don't think it's going to do much good.
Fifteen minutes later: Nien-Go is dead. We're not sure if Jima-wu is going to survive, although she was always doing better than dainty little Nien-Go.
I knew it was bad news on Saturday morning when I first really saw the situation. It was...messy out the back end. But there's nowhere to take them on a weekend - the local animal hospital doesn't have a weekend doc for birds. We tried to feed Nien-Go, but we didn't have useful equipment (a crop feeder) or anything to eat that would have had all the nutrients she'd need.
If we'd known now what we knew then...IDK. Maybe it wouldn't even have been enough then.
But little Nien-go was just so weak and failing. And she was fluttery and anxious and so energetic she'd hop out of the night cage and flutter into the day cage of her own accord just a week ago...
But I feel I failed her. They were given into my care, and I promised them a happy life, and I wasn't able to keep that for Nien-Go.
I guess we'll see how Jima-Wu goes after tonight.
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