MasterofNone
Songster
One of our australorp chicks (4wo) has a swollen squinty eye. I only found it about 30min ago. We put a little bit of water and VetRx on it (then I found the most recent eye injury thread about saline and neosporin)
To me, it looks like a swollen injury, but I have literally never dealt with any chicken injuries before, so what do I know? At least I don't see anything else is the matter with her right now.
We separated her from the others. She hasn't wanted food , but everyone was eating this AM.
I added some electrolytes to her water just to help boost her a bit. Right now she just seems to just want to sleep, until we leave the room she's in, then she starts alarm peeping till someone returns. Poor, sweet thing. At least she isn't lethargic, just feeling a bit sad and clingy.
We don't have any chicken vets around here, so we are one our own with treatment.
One question is: do you guys mean like the plain saline we use for contacts (not the stuff that burns) or is there another specific kind?
And Neosporin is safe for her eye? Her eye itself looks ok, just really swollen eyelid area. But I definitely don't want to hurt her any more than she already is.
Any other advice is welcome. Thank you!
*I am trying to attach pics, but if they don't load check below.
To me, it looks like a swollen injury, but I have literally never dealt with any chicken injuries before, so what do I know? At least I don't see anything else is the matter with her right now.
We separated her from the others. She hasn't wanted food , but everyone was eating this AM.
We don't have any chicken vets around here, so we are one our own with treatment.
One question is: do you guys mean like the plain saline we use for contacts (not the stuff that burns) or is there another specific kind?
And Neosporin is safe for her eye? Her eye itself looks ok, just really swollen eyelid area. But I definitely don't want to hurt her any more than she already is.
Any other advice is welcome. Thank you!
*I am trying to attach pics, but if they don't load check below.