Opiumbrella
Songster
- Jul 30, 2021
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I have a hen I rescued. She was the sole survivor after being locked in a coop when the owners moved and left them behind. She was almost dead when she got to me. I didn’t think she would make it. I did tube refeeding, and she perked up, and started getting stronger. Poor thing is skin and bones. She had a lump in her crop, I assumed was stuff she ate while starving. I’ve been breaking it up, and she has passed a few chunks of plastic, etc. and as it broke up I can now feel a knotted chunk of blue hay rope in there. It has induced sour crop, which I’m treating, but I can’t get it out manually, and she can’t pass it. She is going to die if I don’t get it out.
I have all the supplies (medical grade surgical kit and sutures etc.) and am confident about the procedure itself. It’s the stitches I’m worried about. Has anyone here done a successful crop surgery? What type of knot did you use? And how long did you wait to allow them food? This is my sweet girl, an hour prior to this she wouldn’t even open her eyes, and couldn’t stand or move, was cold, and breathing really labored. She has fought so hard. And I want to save her. But can’t find a vet within 300 miles willing to do it. So I have no choice.
I have all the supplies (medical grade surgical kit and sutures etc.) and am confident about the procedure itself. It’s the stitches I’m worried about. Has anyone here done a successful crop surgery? What type of knot did you use? And how long did you wait to allow them food? This is my sweet girl, an hour prior to this she wouldn’t even open her eyes, and couldn’t stand or move, was cold, and breathing really labored. She has fought so hard. And I want to save her. But can’t find a vet within 300 miles willing to do it. So I have no choice.