cause of creamy white discharge from hens vent?

[arkansaschicks]

Just wanted to get back with you. Got my hen to the vet and my vet highly recommended just putting ACV in their water everyday. She was going to put her on some anti-fungal med but never told me what it was. She really didn't seem that concerned like it was going to kill my chicken. I asked her about it spreading to my other girls and she just kept saying put 2 TBS of ACV per gallon of water every day. She also said as it gets warmer that they drink more water so their poop can be more watery and cause pasty butt. It wasn't going to be cheap fixing the broken leg so I said to the vet " I don't want to spend this money and have her die from vent gleet. She said she won't...it is curable. Sorry I didn't get any more info. I just thought I would let everyone know what she gave me but I didn't get that far. My girl wasn't fixable

 

[vickiw]

So sorry your girl wasn't fixable

You clearly cared a lot for her. 2 TBLS? Maybe that's my problem. I haven't been putting enough into the water (just been doing tsp.) We both know it just isn't "poopy" butt. I will up the ACV. Hope that isn't too rough on the other girls. She is otherwise doing fine and nobody else has a problem so I guess I will just wait and see.

Thank you so much for posting what you learned and again, so sorry for your loss.

Have a great holiday weekend!

 

[arkansaschicks]

Yes it is hard when they tell you from the x-rays that it is very fixable with great results if you do the surgery. Never would have guessed that her bone would be too brittle and not except the pin. (she was only 2 years old) The vet couldn't have know that till she got in there. It is difficult getting the call telling you they have to put her down instead of she is recovering and come get her.

It will not be too rough for the other girls. She highly recommended it on a daily basis as a way to keeping our chickens healthy. The pure natural ACV is good stuff! I had not been doing it lately because I have galvanized water bowls and had not bothered to get glass or plastic ones. I asked her about that and she said yes it is very important to use ACV in GLASS or PLASTIC bowls. Anything else neutralizes the ACV so you aren't getting the effect of it. I will wait a couple of days and call and ask what that anti-fungal stuff was that they were going to put Georgia on. I will also ask about Nystatin. I was very pleased she didn't charge me for anything but the pain meds so I didn't want to ask too many more questions. I will ask though cause I am all about being prepared for the next thing that comes around the bend!

 

[Gallus Sapien]

ACV did I miss this one? What is ACV?

 

[vickiw]

ACV did I miss this one? What is ACV?

HI

ACV~apple cider vinegar. Preferably the raw,unpasteurized, unfiltered kind ("with the mother"). Some folks have found others, but the most common brand is "Bragg". Usually found at any health food store but sometimes in the natural foods section of better grocery stores.

 

[Willa T]

I have been treating my 1 1/2 yr old Checkers for the vent gleet with Nystatin for about 2 weeks. have seen no improvement. Had to have vet order medicine at $70.00 a bottle. Read many posts that said to use Nystatin and it would cure Vent Gleet. Does anyone know how long it takes? I feed her 1 cc - 3 times a day. Thanks for any help for my Checkers. she and I are getting tired of the routine!!! Willa T

 

[Willa T]

I have used the monastat - did no good --- for the Vent Gleet ----- my Checkers is 1 and 1/2 yrs old. Had the vet order the Nystatin, at $70.00 per bottle -- which I had read would cure Vent gleet - been using for 2 weeks - giving her 1 cc - 3 times per day. I have no improvement. Does anyone know how long it takes for this to be over? Checkers and I are getting tired of the routine! Any other suggestions

 

[lynettelemaster]

It appears that this gleet discussion is rather old, but I wanted to see if anyone has had success curing this. I have a hen that has had gleet for about 3 weeks now. She's been through 4 epsom salt soaks followed by a smearing of canesten cream around her vent and a nice blow dry. Although she's better than she was at first (bloody and swollen), the discharge remains. She is eating chick start for more protein and I've added acv and electrolytes to her water as well as feeding a couple of TBS of kefir daily. She has put a little weight back on. She was just feathers and bones for a bit and she's not avoiding the other hens like she was. She has not laid in all this time. Just wondering if anyone has had any luck curing this. She's in a coop in the garage at night to keep her from being harassed by the others but I don't want her away from her flock for too long.