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MY EMU IS NOT EATING

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Posted by Sandra Sudduth on May 30, 2002 at 10:32:18:

I ACQUIRED AN EMU ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO. THEY WERE FEEDING HIM RABBIT PELLETS AND CRACKED CORN. I PURCHASED A MANUFACTURED EMU MIX, BUT HE WON'T EAT IT. I HAVE TRIED RABBIT PELLETS, CRACKED CORN, ALFALFA HAY, APPLES, CARROTS. HE WON'T EAT. I HAVE A BUCKET A CHEST HEIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. HE IS DRINKING WATER. HE IS IN A LARGE 12x12 ENCLOSED STALL WITH A 12x12 OUTSIDE SECTION. HIS WASTE HAS BEEN (OBVIOUSLY) A WATERY GREEN OUTPUT. NOTWITHSTANDING HIM NOT EATING, HE HAS APPEARED TO BE CALM, PRIMING HIMSELF, RELAXING, ETC. HE EVEN CHASES MY CHICKENS ONCE IN WHILE, UNTIL THIS MORNING. WHEN HE GOT UP, HE WAS VERY WOBBLY. HE IS NOT SHOWING ANY OTHER SIGNS OF ILLNESS. WHAT IF HE CONTINUES NOT TO EAT. CAN I INTUBATE HIM? WITH WHAT? CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A VET IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA THAT WILL MAKE HOUSE CALLS. PLEASE HELP ME AND RESPOND. I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE.

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: I ACQUIRED AN EMU ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO. THEY WERE FEEDING HIM RABBIT PELLETS AND CRACKED CORN. I PURCHASED A MANUFACTURED EMU MIX, BUT HE WON'T EAT IT. I HAVE TRIED RABBIT PELLETS, CRACKED CORN, ALFALFA HAY, APPLES, CARROTS. HE WON'T EAT. I HAVE A BUCKET A CHEST HEIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. HE IS DRINKING WATER. HE IS IN A LARGE 12x12 ENCLOSED STALL WITH A 12x12 OUTSIDE SECTION. HIS WASTE HAS BEEN (OBVIOUSLY) A WATERY GREEN OUTPUT. NOTWITHSTANDING HIM NOT EATING, HE HAS APPEARED TO BE CALM, PRIMING HIMSELF, RELAXING, ETC. HE EVEN CHASES MY CHICKENS ONCE IN WHILE, UNTIL THIS MORNING. WHEN HE GOT UP, HE WAS VERY WOBBLY. HE IS NOT SHOWING ANY OTHER SIGNS OF ILLNESS. WHAT IF HE CONTINUES NOT TO EAT. CAN I INTUBATE HIM? WITH WHAT? CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A VET IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA THAT WILL MAKE HOUSE CALLS. PLEASE HELP ME AND RESPOND. I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE.

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