Milly was very unwell on Thursday. I thought she was going to die, she looked soooo ill. I thought it might be heatstroke, so I syringed water into her, and wrapped her in a cool damp towel. I left her in a shady cool place for the day, and kept going out to syringe her every hour. I have her some nutridrops.
She looked so ill that I thought the stress of a car journeyto the vets might kill her. I offered her chick crumb in yoghurt, but she didn't want it. I put her in the nest box in the afternoon, with a coop-cup of water. Last evening, she finally stuck her head in the cup, and had a drink, then another one. I kept going out every half hour to splash the water to get her to drink, until it was dark.
This morning, she was up and unsteady. She sat outside, so I moved a bowl of water near her, and offered her some mealworms. She ate the mealworms, but had some clear liquid come out of her mouth. I gave her some chick crumb, and left her to rest quietly.
She's breathing OK now, and has had a bit of a walk around, but she's still spending time resting. I'm assuming it was heatstroke, and hopefully she'll get back to her normal (spiteful, frankly) self.
She looked so ill that I thought the stress of a car journeyto the vets might kill her. I offered her chick crumb in yoghurt, but she didn't want it. I put her in the nest box in the afternoon, with a coop-cup of water. Last evening, she finally stuck her head in the cup, and had a drink, then another one. I kept going out every half hour to splash the water to get her to drink, until it was dark.
This morning, she was up and unsteady. She sat outside, so I moved a bowl of water near her, and offered her some mealworms. She ate the mealworms, but had some clear liquid come out of her mouth. I gave her some chick crumb, and left her to rest quietly.
She's breathing OK now, and has had a bit of a walk around, but she's still spending time resting. I'm assuming it was heatstroke, and hopefully she'll get back to her normal (spiteful, frankly) self.
