Bulge in top of hen’s vent

[MimiChick88]

Hi. My hen has a bulge in the top of her vent. I thought it was prolapse at first but nothing is hanging out. It’s more like a cyst or abscess or just major swelling. It does have a cut that I’ve been doctoring. She is pooping regularly, drinking good and eating a little. I have been cleaning the vent and surrounding area. I have her on antibiotics. I have been applying wound spray and neosporin to the cut. I started hydrocortisone cream today to see if it would help with inflammation. I gave her a little aspirin this morning as she wants to pick at it so I’m thinking it is painful. I really want to know what it might be. I have scoured the internet and can’t find anything like it.

 

[SmiYa0126]

@Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive please help!

It looks like a prolapse to me, can you dose her with calcium citrate as well?

 

[azygous]

Looks to be an inflamed vent, no telling how it got that way. I would give her a soak in warm Epsom salts and then keep hydrocortisone cream on it to reduce swelling. Keep her in a crate for a couple days until the swelling goes down.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It’s more like a cyst or abscess or just major swelling. It does have a cut that I’ve been doctoring.

I have been cleaning the vent and surrounding area. I have her on antibiotics. I have been applying wound spray and neosporin to the cut. I started hydrocortisone cream today to see if it would help with inflammation.

Where is the cut? Do you have a photo of that?

I agree, I'd treat as suggested in POST#3