Florida farm proprietor Taylor Blake has revealed her emu, which shot to fame after being featured in a number of viral movies she posts to social media, just isn’t dying of avian flu as she beforehand thought, and is simply confused.
‘Emmanuel Todd Lopez examined unfavorable for Avian Influenza at 2 separate labs, swab, fecal and blood,’ she tweeted on Saturday.
Blake even reached out to Bindi Irwin for assist treating her emu, named Emmanuel Todd Lopez, however was refuted as Irwin didn’t imagine she didn’t have the expertise to assist.
Fortunately, Blake has revealed her emu has examined unfavorable for the killer illness and the signs that beforehand plagued him, which DailyMail.com reported on, ‘all stemmed from stress.’
Florida farmer Taylor Blake has been sharing the story of her sick emu Emmanuel on social media, and has revealed he has examined unfavorable for the lethal avian flu
Emmanuel the emu slowly recovered from what his homeowners now imagine was excessive stress, however he was left unable to eat and drink for days
The roughly 5-foot-8, 120-pound emu faces ‘an extended highway forward’ to restoration, Blake stated, however insists that the lovable animal – who has been left briefly unable to stroll due to his affliction – is a ‘fighter’
‘He would not have the virus, and isn’t actively shedding the virus. God is sweet! Thanks for the prayers, the sort phrases and the help. At all times belief your instinct!’
The pair went viral on TikTok and different social media websites over the previous yr as viewers laughed together with the quirky chicken’s antics, that included play fights and cuddles.
Blake stated Emmanuel was ‘extremely overwhelmed by the state coming in and euthanizing our flock,’ however added the euthanization was ‘needed,’ however nonetheless ‘very irritating on him.’
Earlier this month, she defined she had misplaced each hen and duck in addition to many geese, turkeys and swans.
The farmer, who owns Knuckle Bump Farms in south Florida, detailed Emmanuel’s points and the place it started to go incorrect.
‘He stopped consuming the day they depopulated,’ she stated.
‘Emus can not afford to not eat, they depend on correct diet. We additionally didn’t see him drink, he remoted himself within the farthest nook of the pasture, as far-off from the individuals sporting hazmat fits,’ she continued on Twitter.
After collapsing in the midst of the night time as a result of he was ‘so weak and dehydrated,’ Emmanuel panicked and thrashed round for hours.
Although the flightless chicken was too dehydrated for the farmers to attract blood, Blake stated ‘one thing in my intestine informed me this wasn’t the tip for him.’
Blake additionally stated her emu ‘by no means as soon as had a single symptom of AI, aside from not consuming, which is usually attributable to stress in emus. It was simply very coincidental timing.’
She added that Emmanuel was ‘examined for all the pieces below the solar,’ and got here up unfavorable for ailments corresponding to West Nile Virus and Chlamydia.
The farmer thanked those that despatched ‘constructive ideas, prayers and good vitality,’ but in addition took time to thank those that had much less good issues to say.
‘Thanks to these of you who haven’t had something good to say, as a result of it pressured me deeper into my religion and made me battle even tougher for Emmanuel.’
‘He’s going to make a full restoration, and I shall be with him each step of the way in which,’ she added.
Whereas it appears the story may have a cheerful ending for Emmanuel, the emu’s prospects did not at all times look so rosy.
Blake despatched a determined plea to the Irwin clan after she believed Emmanuel had contracted the flu.
‘I’ve been a fan of your loved ones for so long as I can keep in mind, I’m reaching out to you in whole desperation proper now,’ she tweeted.
She thought her beloved chicken Emmanuel was the newest chicken to contract the flu, prompting Taylor to ship a determined plea to the Irwin clan
Bindi responded by saying she wasn’t capable of present an excessive amount of help as a result of the workforce on the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital had by no means handled birds with avian flu, however did ship her ‘love and prayers’ to the farm
The Florida content material creator beforehand posted pictures displaying the farm’s efforts to nurse the ailing emu again to well being
‘I need assistance saving my emu, Emmanuel. I’ll pay to fly anybody to us, in the event that they may also help, no questions requested.’
Bindi Irwin responded: ‘Thanks a lot for reaching out.’
‘Although our Wildlife Hospital which has handled over 100,000 animals together with emus, we’ve by no means handled an emu with this specific illness,’ she added.
‘We might want to depend on our fellow animal consultants with extra expertise with this avian flu.’
Bindi continued: ‘Our hearts are with you and we recognize that you just care so deeply and have such compassion for darling Emmanuel.’