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[chick wiggle]

I decided today, enough was enough. Sweetpeas poorly sore eye wasnt getting any better after treating with cold tea so took her to the vets this morning. He said it was her third lid that was covering half her eye and it could be a scratch, peck or a little bit of bedding stuck in there! She has had antibiotic and painkilling injections and we have drops to put in her eye. She is still in the pet carrier;

He said to keep her seperate for a while to make sure she is eating and drinking ok, which she seems to be. Im loath to seperate her for too long from the others. Should I keep her in there for the rest of day, the night or do you think it will be ok to put her back with her friends??

Edited November 4, 2009 by Guest

[Redwing]

If the eye is not manky which would encourage the others to peck then I would put her back with the others

[chick wiggle]

No its definately not manky, no discharge, just very sore looking. Thanks Redwing, love having her in the living room with me, but i know she would be happier with her friends

[Space Chick]

I agree with Redwing, put her back with the others. If you are concerned how the others will react to her, maybe you could leave her in the cat carrier but in the run for a few hours to assess their reactions and then let her out.

 

Poor sweetpea, hugs to you both xx

[chick wiggle]

Thanks SC, have put her back in the run and sat with them for half an hour and they all seem fine, just the same as ever, so hopefully she will be ok. Thanks for the advice guys x

[chick wiggle]

Sweetpeas eye wasnt getting any better even after taking her to the vets last week and applying drops everyday. This morning i took her back, dreading the vets prognosis. Would she have to have aneasthetic? Was it beyond repair?

The vet (wonderful, wonderful man!) took her away so he could peel her eye lid back and have a good look. He came back quite shocked and showed me what he had found.

Behind her 3rd lid, when he pulled it back this dropped out!

 

No! not the penny Thats just to show the size. Its some sort of seed. How on earth it managed not only to get into her eye but behind her 3rd lid aswell i will never know She must have been in so much discomfort, I feel awful.

 

The vet is still concerned about wether there is any damage to her eye but he said to give it 3 - 5 days and see how it is. So fingers crossed for Sweetpea please

[Falkor]

All my fingers are crossed and twenty chooks at home have their wings crossed for little Sweetpea. I told them to uncross their legs as I have egg orders to fill!

 

Vet sounds great! Don`t feel bad CW, you took her to the vets and the seed is out now....you did you chook mummy job to a T!

 

Lots of snuggles to Sweetpea from Chez Palmer07!

 

xx

[chick wiggle]

Thanks Em, Shes just had half an hour in her little box on the sofa, covered with a blanket, nice and dark so she can calm down and recover a little bit from her nasty experience but Im gonna take her back to her friends now and see how she gets on

Thank your chooks for having their wings crossed but to keep those eggs acoming

[purple hen]

Oh the poor girl, hope she feels better soon.

[Laura & CTB]

Ouch - that must've hurt. Well done for getting it sorted out it must be a great relief to have found the problem.

 

I hope she feels much better very soon.

[Space Chick]

Me and my 12 girls send lots of hugs to you and Sweetpea, well done on being so persistent CW what a fab chicken mum you are

[ClaireG]

Owwww poor Sweetpea, the pic made me wince. Wings and fingers crossed here.

[Daphne]

My goodness - I've never seen/heard of anything like that. I'm sending Sweetpea all sorts of good vibes, the poor girl. Lets hope some quiet TLC will speed her recovery.

[chick wiggle]

Thank you all for your kind messages and promise of crossed wings and fingers

This afternoon, sweetpea had her eye open often, much more than she has all week so looking promising

i still cant believe the poor litttle thing had that in her eye for a week

[Plum]

Thank goodness you have found the cause poor little thing (but for a minute or so I was wondering how she got a penny in there ). Hope it settles quick.

[chick wiggle]

Oh Plum I knew someone would think that

[Plum]

[chick wiggle]

Me and my 12 girls send lots of hugs to you and Sweetpea, well done on being so persistent CW what a fab chicken mum you are

 

Thanks Debs, but I honestly dont feel like one, the poor little mite, it must have felt like half a house brick in there!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Poor little Sweetpea . How lucky the vet found the seed . I'm sure she'll be fine now it's out .

[Space Chick]

Me and my 12 girls send lots of hugs to you and Sweetpea, well done on being so persistent CW what a fab chicken mum you are

 

Thanks Debs, but I honestly dont feel like one, the poor little mite, it must have felt like half a house brick in there!

 

You ARE a fab chicken mum CW!!! You took her to the vets on more than 1 occasion to ensure she was right. Your persistence has ensured that the seed is out.

[chick wiggle]

Thank you very much SC, I feel slightly better this morning as when I let them out, sweetpeas eye was half open still, so hopefully she's on the mend

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Just caught up with this CW, what a shock......it's out now & that's all that matters

 

I hope her eye is better this evening and continues to improve

 

Lots of love & feather fluffs from my little feather balls & me

 

Sha x

[chick wiggle]

Aww, thanks sha, its still mostly closed at the moment, Im hoping for better things tomorro

[chick wiggle]

Well, just to bring closure to this post, can I thank everyone for their kind words and best wishes. Sweetpea seems to be properly on the mend now. Her eye is open all the time and although it still looks a little sore (no surprise considering what was in it!) every day its getting better and better.

Thanks again everyone

X

[Plum]

Great news bless her