Mamagirl3
Songster
FIRST- i have been in hospital and recuperating and not seen my girls for 32 days. Therefore i do not know what or when this happened.
Ten days ago i noticed a large protrusion on the back of a hen. It is not from the vent. It is much farther down. There is no swelling beyond the mass. Nothing to indicate water belly. On first exam there were no feathers over the area. But in these past days she has lots of feathers coming in so being bald may not be related. The mass is firm but not hard. She seems to have discomfort when it is handled. And she rarely easily lays down which we believe it is painful for her to do so? She stands all the time or gets on the small low roost we have in the cage. If she sits she is always on that perch. Where the swollen pouch hangs beyond the perch in the air with nothing touching it. There is an area with a thin dried liquid over it and does not look like a scab. After soaking that area became soft and easily came off. There is not opening like it would be draining. The spot - about the size of a dime- looks to be weepy.. maybe? Can see in pics it is 'damp' and it dries over the area but never anything actually draining. Doesnt look like how an abcess does that would drain. After a couple days we decided to give her antibiotics to see if there would be infection possibly. After 8 days of aqua-cef 250 ( which was all we had on hand) there is no change. First 4 days she had epsom salt soak daily.. then we went to every other day. The area that dries over looks the same. After each soak she is sprayed with veterincyn and neosporin added to the raw area. The first pics taken were a couple days after first noticed.. but when antibiotics were started. The last pics are after 5 days on antibiotics.
Decided it is time to get the folks "in the know" involved!!
Should this be drained as an abcess or leave it alone?
*** first pick is beginning... but it looks like some are not in sequence even tho that is how i entered them? There is one of just the vent to show it is normal. And i put it in to separate the first pics and then the pics 5 days later.??
Thank you!
Ten days ago i noticed a large protrusion on the back of a hen. It is not from the vent. It is much farther down. There is no swelling beyond the mass. Nothing to indicate water belly. On first exam there were no feathers over the area. But in these past days she has lots of feathers coming in so being bald may not be related. The mass is firm but not hard. She seems to have discomfort when it is handled. And she rarely easily lays down which we believe it is painful for her to do so? She stands all the time or gets on the small low roost we have in the cage. If she sits she is always on that perch. Where the swollen pouch hangs beyond the perch in the air with nothing touching it. There is an area with a thin dried liquid over it and does not look like a scab. After soaking that area became soft and easily came off. There is not opening like it would be draining. The spot - about the size of a dime- looks to be weepy.. maybe? Can see in pics it is 'damp' and it dries over the area but never anything actually draining. Doesnt look like how an abcess does that would drain. After a couple days we decided to give her antibiotics to see if there would be infection possibly. After 8 days of aqua-cef 250 ( which was all we had on hand) there is no change. First 4 days she had epsom salt soak daily.. then we went to every other day. The area that dries over looks the same. After each soak she is sprayed with veterincyn and neosporin added to the raw area. The first pics taken were a couple days after first noticed.. but when antibiotics were started. The last pics are after 5 days on antibiotics.
Decided it is time to get the folks "in the know" involved!!
Should this be drained as an abcess or leave it alone?
*** first pick is beginning... but it looks like some are not in sequence even tho that is how i entered them? There is one of just the vent to show it is normal. And i put it in to separate the first pics and then the pics 5 days later.??
Thank you!
thank you for your response.
we are willing to do all we can for her!! But we also can do the heartbreaking need for her when necessary. Thank you again, you have given us the facts and to be able to see her future and when we need to put her first and not let her suffer.
