Call duck backside problem

[Flockof5Momma]

Hi! I’m completely confused as to what I’m dealing with. She (female call duck 3-4 years old) it appears has pushed her insides out. She typically lays 2-3 eggs a week. Always hardshelled. She is eating and acting normal. I’ve separated her from her flock, bathed her and applied hemmoroid cream. I’ve also kept her in a box in a dark quiet room. This has looked this way since Sunday. The cream doesn’t seem to do reduce any swelling.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi! I’m completely confused as to what I’m dealing with. She (female call duck 3-4 years old) it appears has pushed her insides out. She typically lays 2-3 eggs a week. Always hardshelled. She is eating and acting normal. I’ve separated her from her flock, bathed her and applied hemmoroid cream. I’ve also kept her in a box in a dark quiet room. This has looked this way since Sunday. The cream doesn’t seem to do reduce any swelling.

I'm going to tag in @Miss Lydia @shawluvsbirds and @ruthhope

Have you tried soaking her in warm epsom salts to help reduce swelling?

To me it, it looks like in simple terms she has a full prolapse or cloacal prolapse where you can see both the reproductive opening and the intestinal opening.

It's quite severe. I'd try soaking in a warm epsom salts, apply your ointment. You can also use raw honey, oil or Prep H. Do this a couple of times a day.
She needs extra Calcium to help with retention.

Can you tell if she's got an egg in there too?


Likely it will not go back in until the white material has sloughed off. Mineral oil can sometimes help when to loosen that material when you lightly debride it. The tissue will probably bleed. It also looks like she has the material in the intestine too. I suspect it's urates, but have not quite figured out what it is, I do know it can be gummy, sticky and harden - hard to get off, but tissue will usually not go in with swelling like that and crusted with material.

You may need to help push the tissue back in, see if she can retain it once you've cleaned her up, but it may not go back in.

 

[Flockof5Momma]

I'm going to tag in @Miss Lydia @shawluvsbirds and @ruthhope

Have you tried soaking her in warm epsom salts to help reduce swelling?

To me it, it looks like in simple terms she has a full prolapse or cloacal prolapse where you can see both the reproductive opening and the intestinal opening.

It's quite severe. I'd try soaking in a warm epsom salts, apply your ointment. You can also use raw honey, oil or Prep H. Do this a couple of times a day.
She needs extra Calcium to help with retention.

Can you tell if she's got an egg in there too?


Likely it will not go back in until the white material has sloughed off. Mineral oil can sometimes help when to loosen that material when you lightly debride it. The tissue will probably bleed. It also looks like she has the material in the intestine too. I suspect it's urates, but have not quite figured out what it is, I do know it can be gummy, sticky and harden - hard to get off, but tissue will usually not go in with swelling like that and crusted with material.

You may need to help push the tissue back in, see if she can retain it once you've cleaned her up, but it may not go back in.

We have been bathing her for an hour at a time twice a day in warm water but not with epsom salts (I’ll have to get some and a smaller tub to soak her in so she doesn’t drink it)
She definitely does not have an egg. She is feeling pretty skinny. Her feed is mazuri breeder so I didn’t think she needed additional calcium. I did order some off of Chewy that should be here in the next few days since she won’t eat oyster shell.

I will continue with the bathing and prep H in the meantime.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That looks very serious is a vet an option? Other than what @Wyorp Rock has suggested I am at a loss. I hope you can help her get that back inside. Is she able to poop? Eat? Main thing is keeping it moist and not letting the tissue dry out.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We have been bathing her for an hour at a time twice a day in warm water but not with epsom salts (I’ll have to get some and a smaller tub to soak her in so she doesn’t drink it)
She definitely does not have an egg. She is feeling pretty skinny. Her feed is mazuri breeder so I didn’t think she needed additional calcium. I did order some off of Chewy that should be here in the next few days since she won’t eat oyster shell.

I will continue with the bathing and prep H in the meantime.

Do the best you can.

Extra Calcium like Calcium Citrate, Calcium Gluconate, etc. are given for a short period of time during a crisis like this. These are quick uptake and can help with contractions and retention.

The prolapse is severe, it may not be correctable - all you can do is try. I've seen it go both ways with ones like this - sometimes it all goes back in with no problems, sadly sometimes the hen doesn't make it.