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    Chicken just standing

    The treatments are metronidazole and panacur. I thought metronidazole was an antibiotic,but I guess I was mistaken.
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    Chicken just standing

    Good news from the vet today! My chicken has worms (never thought I'd be happy about that😏). So, a course of antibiotics and a week of quarantine,and she'll be fine. She's already looking much better. She's nesting down in her crate and seems so much more comfortable😊.
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    Chicken just standing

    She's a golden-laced Wyandotte,so not a production breed. She's never been a terribly prolific egg-layer, and I don't artificially light the coop during winter. My chickens are definitely pets.
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    Chicken just standing

    Thank you. That does sound very much like my hen's situation.She's a young chicken,not even 3 years old. I have an appointment with a vet tomorrow, so,if need be,I can have her put down humanely:(.
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    Chicken just standing

    I have a hen who has literally just been standing still for at least 24 hours. A couple of days ago,I noticed she seemed slightly lethargic and wasn't running around with the other chickens. she seemed to improve, then yesterday she pretty much just started standing in one place. My first...
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    Opinions please on heartworm preventatives

    Hi, I am seeking opinions on the pros and cons of monthly heartworm meds, like Interceptor or Heartguard, vs. a shot that works for 6 or 12 months. Has anyone done the shots and had a bad experience? I have very picky dogs and getting them to take the meds is a monthly battle of wills. The...
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    Fat sheep

    Thanks, everyone, for lots of good advice. I will certainly be considering it all and making changes. Won't my sheep be surprised! I'll post updates of their weight-loss journey.
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    Fat sheep

    Yes, they eat it all, usually within a couple of hours. It's second cut grass hay. We have lots of coyotes in our area, so locking them in the barn is essential.
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    Fat sheep

    My routine has been to let the sheep out to pasture at 6:30 am and bring them in at around 5:00 pm, then give them the hay for the overnight hours. So they don't need anything for that 12+ hours? Boy, no wonder they're overweight:confused:. What about during the cold months when there is no...
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    Fat sheep

    So no more grain, but should I cut their hay rations as well?
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    Fat sheep

    I have three 3-year-old babydoll southdowns (2 ewes and 1 wether). The vet says they are all overweight:eek:. They are on good pasture during the day in the warm months and get 2 flakes of grass hay at night. In the winter, I feed 2 flakes of hay in the day and 2 at night. They get a few...
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    Discoid lupus

    That sounds like it could be helpful! My concern would be if it would be dangerous for the dogs to ingest. Her pyr pal loves nothing better than to lick her nose after I've put on some balm or ointment. It's as if he's saying, "Oh, you've got something on your nose. Here, let me help you with...
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    Discoid lupus

    Thanks for your ideas. I appreciate your taking the time to respond:). Discoid lupus however (as I now know. Never heard of it before either!) is an autoimmune disease that manifests itself in areas that are exposed to the sun, which in dogs is mainly the nose and eye area, since everything...
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    Discoid lupus

    My Great Pyr has been tentatively diagnosed with discoid lupus. I say tentatively, because the vet is judging by symptoms. If she doesn't respond to the medications that the vet prescribed, a biopsy will be done on some skin tissue. It's not at all common for Pyrs to have it. My main concern is...
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    Wound care for my lgd

    Thanks for the advice everyone! I've been spraying Vetricyn Plus on the wound several times a day for the past few days and it is definitely healing. It is safe for dogs to lick, but it seems like it is not getting licked off. I have also doubled the number of fly traps in the barn area which...
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