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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.I didn't get to handle her, but this was the chicken yesterday on her 5th day of the recommended antibiotics. Definitely less swollen... -
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.Agreed. Will update again Christmas when I visit again. I told my mom the cavity is conveniently q-tip size, so I put a saline soaked...
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She really seems to need the antibiotics. I would also continue to clean the eye and apply plain Neosporin or Terramycin twice a day...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.Before (1st photo) and after (2nd & 3rd) attempted cleaning. Didn't get as much out. The drainage smells absolutely FOUL. I can squeeze...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.From my mom this morning: Eye is much better. It is draining and drainage is loose. Flushed it out and applied more ointment.
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread 8 week pullet eye looking funky.Just wanted to update on original chick: her eye was doing really well, but a predator (presumably a hawk) nabbed her the other morning...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.I'll check my supplies; I think a fellow chicken friend gave me some of that.
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.Would it be a good idea to pack a warm saline soaked haze gauze into the opening to try to loosen the remaining exudate? Or will...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.I'll be back at my parent's on Saturday, so we'll see about doing more then. I'm the meantime (unless otherwise stated) our plan was for...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.I couldn't get the crud out of that deep crevasse; tried a q-tip and tweezers. We decided to give her break. There was some clear thick...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread Another infected eyeball.It does have an odor, according to my mom. No known respiratory diseases in flock. She's the only one like this.
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Weetamoo93 posted the thread Another infected eyeball in Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures.This one is my mom's bird. She's put bacitracin around the eye and tried to push out the crud. She's says "it's gross". What are...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread 8 week pullet eye looking funky.@Eggcessive , I've looked into the vaccine before but I only hatch up to 8 chicks at a time, thanks to my devoted broodies. I'd be...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread 8 week pullet eye looking funky.Thanks for the input! I've had fowl pox a few times before, but not like this. I thought another older pullet had a beak injury, but...
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Weetamoo93 replied to the thread 8 week pullet eye looking funky.This sister (brother?) had a pox under her left eye that's already fallen off and healed. I thought this one would be my issue about a...
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