Surgery for prolapsed Vent Today. A+ has serious Prolapse.

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A+ has had this for two weeks. I tried the remedies. She was at the vet and he told us surgery. Pictures of her and prolapse. NOT pretty.
A+ a White Leghorn she has been drippy
With exudate.
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A+ 's prolapse.
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She goes in for surgery today at 9am.
I kinda want to faint. She escaped the dog attack when our dog killed 15 chickens. Her sisters (5) we're all killed, they were my first babies.
 
She is still in the vets office. He pulled the stitch and removed the egg. He took an x ray and we saw no egg. Next day A+ has an egg, so that one had to be removed . She is in the dark for sixteen hours. And by this Sat. She should be able to come home. Biggest test is to make sure all parts of the egg are discharged. Her spirit is good and she is not depresses. I will attach a picture of her vent after the very first surgery. And she has an egg in there. I saw her trying and sure enough it was there.
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Here is the original pic of her prolapse[VIDEO]
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Hi, A+ was a leghorn so she layed almost everyday. Her vent lost elasticity so it prolapsed. Then it was hard for her to get an egg out because the tension of muscles were lax. The eggs would back up. Some just drained out. The vet sewed the prolapse back to normal. But the eggs just kept forming and trying to come out. Some were cracked inside of her to relieve her of the egg. But eventually the eggs would find their way into her cavity. That is lethal. After her death on the surgery table I lost it. I would suggest with a prolapse a cortisone to reduce inflammation and not to sew up her prolapse. This I say only about a prolific layer breed like a leghorn. And mostly she was a bit on the dainty side of a white leghorn. A+ was the smartest girl ever. She was my girlfriend. Just like my friend.
 
I hope it's not too late to write and get a response. I've been dealing with a hen that has a prolapsed vent for several weeks. This isn't the first time she's had a prolapsed vent but with that being said I don't think I ever got her to the point of full recovery. I have tried everything and desperately need help. This is what I've done so far. Warm soapy bath/soak (routinely) trimmed feathers around vent, used Prep H and gloves to slowly push vent back inside. It did go up and stay. Put her in isolation with no food just water for 24 hrs then gave her oyster egg shells (which I have never given to my birds, unfortunately didn't know until now that I should) small amounts of fresh greens and Electrolytes in her water. She is in a dog crate in a quiet dark area to try and prevent egg laying. I thought it was getting better, and although it is, last night there was more protrusion but this morning it was not protruding. I also used sugar on her vent to help tighten. I am not sure what else to do or what to feed her. If I should or shouldn't be giving electrolytes? Any help would be SO appreciated. Also she made it 2 days without laying but then on the 3 day she did lay a egg. Her eggs are normal in size dont seem over sized and not bloody. She is of great fiesty spirit and has never acted ill or down. She wants out of that coop. She is the roosters favorite and they will mate her as soon as they see her so another reason to keep her isolated. What can I do?
 
How many hours a day are you keeping her in a dark cage? To stop laying, they need to be in the dark for 16 hours a day, including overnight. Then for 8 hours a day, she can be out to eat and drink and walk around. It can take 3 or more days to stop her laying temporarily. Can you post any pictures of her prolapse? Human calcium tablets 1/2 half a tablet daily can be given crushed into food for the next week to help her vent to contract. The problem with such a long time prolapsed is that her vent tissue could dry out and die. Is there any black or discolored skin on the prolapse? Honey is good for prolapses to keep them moist and help reduce swelling.
 

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