Bulging chicken eye!

[Nyhillbillies]

I googled ‘poultry bulging eye’, and found some info that might be helpful! Worth a shot…. Check it out.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Didn’t see anything in the throat.

Ducks eye now. Doesn’t fully close.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Didn’t see anything in the throat.

Ducks eye now. Doesn’t fully close. View attachment 3277405View attachment 3277406View attachment 3277407View attachment 3277404

that must be very uncomfortable for the poor baby. Not sure what's wrong here, but I'm sending best wishes!
Do you have many nasty insects in your area? I'm wondering if it couldve been a sting/bite.
No scabs or small wounds around the top of the eye?

 

[Chicken poppy]

that must be very uncomfortable for the poor baby. Not sure what's wrong here, but I'm sending best wishes!
Do you have many nasty insects in your area? I'm wondering if it couldve been a sting/bite.
No scabs or small wounds around the top of the eye?

No scabs or wounds and yes, we do. We have lots of ticks and mosquitoes. But i haven’t seen any mosquitoes around for a while, and im very allergic to them and i haven’t gotten a sting for a while.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is vet care an option at all?

It's possible this could be from respiratory illness and pus is causing the swelling, but for some reason, I don't think so.

You've been rinsing the eye and applying ointment?

@Eggcessive what do you think?

 

[Eggcessive]

It almost looks to me like there could be a tumor pushing the eye back in the skull. Usually, a swollen eye socket is from respiratory sinus infection or disease. But it doesn’t look that way to me. A vet might be able to tell you if it is a tumor or not.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Is vet care an option at all?

It's possible this could be from respiratory illness and pus is causing the swelling, but for some reason, I don't think so.

You've been rinsing the eye and applying ointment?

@Eggcessive what do you think?

No, its not unfortunately.

Its not really even squishy, though.

Not rinsing, but applying ointment yes.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I had a chick with a very swollen eye. It turned out there was an abscess behind it. She ended up needing it drained and needed antibiotics. She ended up losing the eye.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Just some news
We ended up putting Duck down with cervical dislocation.
I was told the eye was out of the socket and would fall out. She already had some respiratory things going on and i didn’t personally think it was worth taking her to a vet to get surgery done for 2,000 if there was a slim chance that she would survive after.

I appreciate everyones advice and help.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Just some news
We ended up putting Duck down with cervical dislocation.
I was told the eye was out of the socket and would fall out. She already had some respiratory things going on and i didn’t personally think it was worth taking her to a vet to get surgery done for 2,000 if there was a slim chance that she would survive after.

I appreciate everyones advice and help.

Sounds like you did the right thing. I'm sorry for your loss...