heth1986 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Sultana, one of my little banty hens, has a very swollen eye. She's not very happy, sitting around etc although she is still eating and drinking. I've a feeling a cat may have had hold of her, there's one that's been bothering them recently and Sultana is the skittish one so probably a bit more fun to chase. The ends of her feathers on a clump at the back of her beck were also matted together a bit, it reminded me of my daughters her when she's been sucking it (!) which made me think something's had hold of her. I've scrubbed out the hen house, put mite powder everywhere just in case and will be worming them as soon as the flubenvet arrives, I've cleaned her eye with cooled boiled water although it wasn't really mucky anyway. Is there anything else I can do? Her other eye is completely fine, the other 2 hens are perfectly fine, no one has runny noses or anything. I've left her outside for now so as not to stress her out unnecessarily, they have ample space, the other girls are leaving her alone and she's getting in to roost okay too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 You probably already have, but if you're convinced it's an injury rare than a symptom of something else, I'd give her a really good check over to make sure there are no hidden wounds anywhere. The fact that she's a bit mopey would worry me. If she has been had by a cat and doesn't perk up pretty quickly I would be thinking she might have an infection and need some antibiotics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 As mullethunter has said; given her a good physical. my instinct is that she probably had a bit of grit or a grass seed in her eye. How long has it been like this? Does she have any discharge or bubble in that eye Does she otherwise look like she is ailing, and is she able to feed? I would bathe it with cold black tea and gently try to open the eye to have a look, irrigating with the tea or boiled, cool water. If it has been like this any longer than 24 hours, then she really needs to get to the vet before the cornea is damaged. If it has been longer, then an infection can easily set in and she will likely need antibiotic ointment or drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
