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[staceychristie]

Think it's going to be PTS time for Ruby.

 

She's lasted a while since vet thought she might have a tumour but think it's time for her to go now ;-(

 

She's clucking, and a mix of water and blood is coming from her vent.

 

She's not laid for ages, but think something inside her has popped. The other girls have NOT pecked her, as we keep her in the kitchen when the rest go to bed.

 

Just bloomin'sad today ;-(

 

StaceyTheHen

Edited August 23, 2015 by Guest

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That's sad, I'm so sorry .

[staceychristie]

Chatting to vet on call, sounds like a prolapsed vent. A little bit has pushed out.

 

Anyone had any success doing this by pushing back in - read about hemeroid creams too.

 

Advise if you can?

 

Thanks

 

XXXX

[Beantree]

Don't use haemorrhoid cream Stacey, that can obstruct the healing process. The correct treatment is a smear of Manuka Honey cream on the prolapse then pushed back into place and held for a moment to let the muscles move it back into the correct position. Yes, we have successfully treated two pullets, but older hens have less chance of success. There is minor surgery that can be done I have heard, but although it has a high success rate it is also expensive. Important she doesn't lay for a while, so a diet of only wheat works in that respect. You will probably have to re-insert the prolapse several times over several days.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I'm glad you've got the chance to help her .

 

I managed to get a prolapse back in successfully (although there wasn't any bleeding). I used sugar (which is presumably a similar principle to the honey, which does sound easier to administer!). I kept her in the house and on my lap as often as I could, holding her vent so she couldn't push it out.

 

Good luck .

[The Dogmother]

Sorry to hear that.

 

Sometimes the prolapse will stay in, most times it won't - hard to tell without seeing it though. If she has been so poorly, and now has a prolapse, then I think it would be kinder to let her go. Reading between the lines, it sounds as if she may have a tumour which is pushing it out.