Plum Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) Found a 1.5 cm lump on Motmot, about 1 1/2" below vent. No discharge, inflamation, heat or head to it. These is a tiny purple mark. Any ideas?? Wondered if some beastie had laid eggs in her. It's below the surface but not attached underneath. I've sprayed her with Johnson's just in case but I don't know. Hope it's not a growth Edited June 3, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Don't think it sounds like flystrike but it could be an abcess I suppose. Have a good look and see if there is a head or a thinner patch of skin that it might burst out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Article on flystrike **here** I think it might be a bit early in the year tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Thanks both of you. Doesn't match description given Egluntyne on that article so guess it may be an abcess. Will have a better look tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Could it be an ingrown feather? Sounds a possibility from the description of the purple spot That would cause an abcess type lump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Ah that's an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 poor old Motmot. Laurie had lots of fun digging the ingrown feather out of one of her girls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Oh no I may like cleaning out dirty belly buttons and between crusty toes but digging out a feather is a job for a professional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Bleuchhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Euwwww Plum Lets hope its something simpler and easier to deal with Good luck with that one girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Update.. I took Motmot to vet at the time and after aspirating and just getting blood he said it was a tumour and wouldn't remove it even though it wasn't attached to any organ. It carried on growing and turned into a red lump and monday the others pecked it and her vent. Yuk lot of blood so she was isolated etc., Got to vet this morning and saw poultry vet who 'pinged' it out - sebaceous cyst Size of a walnut sat on the table I could have kissed her. She's given me Dermisol cream for the sloughy tissue on her vent and it's clearing it up already. So I'll remember that one for others. Wish I had seen her when Eider had a nasty prolapse. She's my hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 wow what a relief for you I am glad she will be ok (but still.... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Goodness. Am glad it was nothing serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 thank goodness for the tenacity of Plum...others would have regretfully given up with the first vet's diagnosis, but not PLUM! Well done that vet and phew for Motmot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 What fantastic news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Great news but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Wow What an update, now I know I truly am supposed to work for the NHS because I would have loved to have seen that thing ping out . So glad she is going to make it, and that you have had a good outcome after all this worry. Poor little Mot mot though , please give her a specal cuddle from me when she is up to it xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 First person I thought of was you. She's fine in herself and would love a cuddle. The hole is closing up well and her vent cleaned up but she has been dripping loads of fluids from her vent and niffs a bit. Then this afternoon she went to lay and couldn't get the egg out it was just bringing her insides out so I helped her and she tore a bit but everything went straight back so I've started her on anti inflammatories and it's back to vet tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 poor Mot mot, fingers crossed for the vet tomorrow xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Thanks Mostin, hopefully things will settle down ok. Perhaps she has infection of laying track and antibiotics will sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Been to vet and got antibiotics but boy does she niff at the rear end sort of dead animal manky smell The clear fluid turns into gritty white stuff on her feathers, most odd. She's fine in herself. Hopefully this will clear things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Fingers crossed for her, poor little love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Awww, Bless her, how is she today Plum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Thanks for asking, she is fine but smells manky and still sopping wet guess it'll take a while to clear. I don't have any confidence in vet I saw so I'll give her a few days and go back to poultry vet. Wondering if its fungal but the white stuff on feathers is gritty like urates not thready. Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Sounds like Vent Gleet to me - that smells rank. It's a fungal infection of the digestive system, Nystatin and ACV in the water will fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
