Thank you. I have done nothing other than continue washing + meds. She is less than a week old so I fear any major work on her eye will cause more damage / shock or worse. Thanks for your help and guidance.
It is so hard for me to tell without experience. I believe it looks grey, more so than white. Pretty circular. I don’t want to go pushing around on it for fear of causing more inflammation..I could try gently massaging it I suppose? Would it require a bit of force to remove if it were puss? Also - I did actually open a new tube of Neopolydex for the chick but then switched to the terramycin thinking it was more appropriate for her - I will go back to the NPD and give that a try again. I appreciate you help! I’ll take any and all advice. Trying my best to help this little one.
It’s out!! I cannot believe it. What relief she must feel.. it definitely was puss. The warm compress and massage helped immensely. I gave her a good rest in between sessions today to lessen the stress of it all.. then used a small sterile tool to gently work the area and it finally came out with a little force. I immediately flushed with more sterile saline and applied the medication.. She rested for awhile afterwards as expected but she is up and at it now - eye open for the first time in almost a week! I am elated. Thank you so much for your help and encouragement. Add this to the list of things I never thought I’d be doing - and never hope to do again - but I’m thankful for the courage to do it today. She looks so much better already. Just wanted to update! Maybe this will help someone down the road as well.
