- Aug 23, 2011
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I have a hen that is old (maybe 2 years - I got her from a friend so am not 100% certain of the age) with cataracts in both eyes. (Not Marek's disease.) The bird is having a real hard time seeing and gets picked on by the next bird up in the pecking order. :-( I need to know if there are any viable treatments for cataracts in chickens. I understand that eye drops with N-acetylcarnosine may work for humans and dogs, but I don't know if anyone has tried them in chickens. I have also heard that vitamin E should be given in the water, but it is a fat soluble vitamin, not water soluble.
I would like to know if any of you in the group has had experience treating cataracts in chickens, and if so, what those treatments were and how well did they work. Thank you for your help in this.
Peter
I would like to know if any of you in the group has had experience treating cataracts in chickens, and if so, what those treatments were and how well did they work. Thank you for your help in this.
Peter