oomska Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 One of my chickens is poorly. She hasn't laid since january and has lost feathers around her vent. I've dusted her with Nettex total mite powder (and my other girl) but she is constantly dripping from her vent. Can anyone explain why this is please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Sounds as if there is something amiss with her laying tackle. Possibly an infection. Does the discharge smell? I'd be inclined to ask a vet to look at her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Agree with Eglyuntyne, I think this is a problem that only a vet can sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Agree - could be egg bound - I had that a week ago with Lily - softie got stuck - liquid oozing from vent. I would suggest you get her to a vet ASAP. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomska Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thank you both. Am trying to find a vet in my area who deals with chickens - harder than you might think! Hope my girlie pulls through, she's looking very uwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Where are you - maybe a nearby omleteer knows of a suitable vet. I don't want to alarm you but if she is egg bound she does need to see a vet ASAP (within 48 hrs). I had to take Lily to PDSA (as was out of normal hours) - this vet didn't know much/anything(?) about chickens. However, fortunately the car journey seemed to have displaced not only the soft egg but a proper egg that was stuck behind it !! She perked up immediately. Good Luck, H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomska Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hi. We're in the Cotswolds and have just come back from the vets. Not good news They think she has peritonitis (infection of the repro tract). She's had antibiotics and painkiller and the next 24 hours will be critical. If she hasnt perked up by tomorrow, we will have to think about euthanasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hi Sorry to hear this - I had one PTS with that last year (we didn't know what was happening and left it too long) Hope you caught it in time and she picks up. Thinking about you - please let us know how she does. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 That's a shame. I had an inkling that it might be something like that. Fingers crossed that the antibiotics will sort her out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomska Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thank you. If someone told me 2 years ago how attached I'd become to my girls, i wouldn"t have believed it! Fingers crossed she pulls through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomska Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Yeah! Mavis is looking so much better today. Vent has stopped dripping, poo looks normal and she is eating loads! Think we have turned the corner - whew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 It is lovely that she is well but if it was peritonitis it may well not be the end of it. Sorry, but I don't want it to come as a horrible shock for you. Can you feel fluid in her abdomen? If so this wont just go away. If it is not drained, it continues to fill and they get very tight and uncomfortable. If it is drained, it eventually reforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomska Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hiya. Just back from the vets, again. Had another antibiotic jab. You could well be right, this problem may re-occur but at the moment she is doing brilliantly! we will just take it day by day and keep everything crossed that she's ok. Thank you all for your kind comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
