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[FiggyPudding]

I took one of my girls to the vet last week because she was throughly under the weather. By the time we got there, she was fine apart from her underbelly was (& still is) very red, like a baby's nappy rash. He suggested putting an aloe vera gel on it. He gave her an anti inflammatory injection & it did look better. However, today I've had a look at her & it's very red again.

 

I think she needs a barrier cream (if she was a baby I'd use sudocrem or similar) but when I said this to the vet, he said, no, not suitable.

 

The other 2 chickens are fine, so something perhaps, is irritating her ?

 

Any idea on what I could use on her ? She is fine in herself.

[Christian]

Try savlon cream? I have used it before and my hen was fine.

[Redwing]

Denes make a soothing cream, they sell it for cats and dogs, its in the doggy toothpaste/shampoo/first aid aisle in Pets at Home

 

This is it

http://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/denes-skin-balm_1_18724.html

[sjp]

I've seen sudocrem reccomened but it's not liecened for chickens

[Egluntyne]

Johnsons Tea Tree and Lavender cream is fab, and smells divine.

[The Dogmother]

Johnsons Tea Tree and Lavender cream is fab, and smells divine.

 

I always recommend this one too - it's soothing and just what they need on exposed skin. Mixing some flowers of sulphur in as well helps even more.

[FiggyPudding]

thanks for the suggestions. My vet did recommend NOT using tea tree though...said it could sting.

 

They went out in the snow today..slightly horrified to being with though !

[sandyhas3chucks]

I've used sodocrem lots and my vet said it was good (they all have dif ideas I guess like us) also used a yellow cream for nappy rash on an extreme case and it calmed it right down.

The thing you have to be caereful with with Aloe Vera is 2 fold.

1 is that it is actually quite drying.

2 the way it works is by going(put simply) INTO the skin, thersfor it is ESSENTIAL that the skin is totally clean.

Try putting it on your sunburn if you have not washed to sea salt off.

You will go ape!

I also tried it (as you are meant to be able to) on an open wound on myself. When I returned to earth and had washed it off I vowed good as it is I would never use it p my pets on open fresh wounds, You are meant to use the veterinary spray 1st to wash it I found out later.

[FiggyPudding]

sudocrem it is then. I will see if I can wipe her skin with a warm flannel & then smooth some on..

 

Thanks all : -)

[sandyhas3chucks]

you don't need to worry about the flannel with the sodocrem, it sooths and protects without the seepiing in action of AV

[Plum]

I've been using sudocrem on my chicken and its been soothing and protecting her skin well.

 

Hate the stuff normally, all our GPs prescribe it for elderly bums. It works really well at first then people develop sensitivities because it contains perfumes and alcohol. Spend my life suggesting other bland alternatives. Had to bite the bullet though for the chicken and glad I did.

[Valkyrie]

Plum I wouldn't say you have reached that age yet!

all our GPs prescribe it for elderly bums.

 

Would the udder cream work for chickens too? Fantastic for human skin, done for cows - would it be suitable do you think?

[Plum]

Don't know, guess its just a bland formulation. I'd use it.

[sandyhas3chucks]

I had forgotten about that... wasn't there a long thread last year about it, or am I thinking of somewhere else? would think it would be brill if you have some.

[Valkyrie]

It's been resurrected somewhere - I think in the Nesting Box - a cure for sore hands - assorted formulas for us big peeps.

[mostin]

I'm another fan of sudocrem for chooks. It never sems to do them any harm when I use it on them and soon soothes the redness.

 

I know YP used it on a massive gash on one of her chooks, when it's insides were almost hanging out . Her vet said to to just slather sudocrem on and cross her fingers. It worked .

[The Dogmother]

Anything bland and gunky will work well; they just need a barrier to protect their delicate skin. vaseline works fine too, just slop it on.