Big Emergency, Graphic help please...

[tripletfeb]

Any update on your girl?

 

[micstrachan]

Just read through this. So sorry. Tough situation. You are both in my thoughts!

 

[Kessel23]

Any update on your girl?

I am about to go to bed. It's 12:33 am right now. She is still doing alright. The prolapse popped back out but not as far as it has before. I tried pushing it back in a few times but it kept popping out. I soaked her in warm water again and cleaned it off then put more honey on it and pushed it back in, then I put her on some towels and covered up her body with a towel to keep her warm. I will have to see what happens tomorrow, I am not really expecting it to be an improvement though.

 

[micstrachan]

Rest will be good for both of you. Maybe it will shrink down a bit overnight so it’s easier to push in.

 

[Fishkeeper]

If it hasn't improved in the morning, I'd consider culling her. You said she's a dwarf, so she could have all kinds of internal issues that would complicate things.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

How is she?

 

[Kessel23]

She is still alive but it is not staying in. Not as much is out as there was yesterday though. I will try to soak her again and clean it off again and then push it back in one more time.

 

[Eggcessive]

We are all hoping that it stays in at some point, and that she recovers. Fortunately, since she doesn’t lay eggs, that will not make it worse. Normally, you would have to keep her in the dark to stop her from laying after the prolapse. There is a way of making a pressure bandage to hold the prolapse in, but they cannot poop when it is on..

 

[cottagecheese]

Last month I had a hen dying in a similar condition. None of the usual stuff worked, so I had to do a deep internet search. Thank God for people with exotic birds and their forums. This is how I found out about a little something who recovered after being treated with white oak bark powder. My girl Bridget recovered too.

Do you own something like a coffee mill (to grind the bark)? I can walk you through the process of identifying a white oak in March and making the concoction to heal your hen...@Kessel23
As I understand, she was still with us a few hours ago. Hope you come back online soon.

 

[Kessel23]

She is still alive. The prolapse has been inside without popping out again for a little over 10 hours now. She is laying around a lot and drinking a little but is still alert to new sounds and stuff. She pooped a few times last night. Idk if it can heal without getting an infection or something. It had a few scabs.