Cloaca injury, advice needed.

[JHH3]

I have a black australorp with an injured vent/cloaca, I think she was pecked though the rooster can be rough so I don't know if he injured her first or what. The purple in the picture is from a previous injury, it may be that the others just kept after her because of that (yes, I know, I should probably have taken her out but I've already go 2 others almost healed from injuries and I'm running out of space in the sick room).

She's been separated since yesterday, I sprayed the area liberally with vetracyn to clean the blood and poop away but she's still oozing poop and doesn't have much control over it. I've sprayed the area again today and tried to clean it as best I can, it obviously hurts her and I have to be careful touching the area.

She'll walk around, though she's more inclined to stand still or sit. She's drinking well, but not eating more than a morsel here and there.

Is there anything else I can or should be doing to help her? All I can think to do is to keep spraying her to clean the area and let her heal, hope that she starts eating in the next day or so.

 

[coach723]

She may have prolapsed and others pecked it. Very hard to tell. I would cover it with plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment to keep it covered and moist. Apply 2 or 3 times a day (I would put it on thick) as needed to keep it covered. Recovery is going to depend on how much damage was done. If there is any opening to the abdominal cavity then she's at high risk of infection and sepsis. Definitely keep her separated until she's healed up, more pecking would not be good.

 

[JHH3]

She may have prolapsed and others pecked it. Very hard to tell. I would cover it with plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment to keep it covered and moist. Apply 2 or 3 times a day (I would put it on thick) as needed to keep it covered. Recovery is going to depend on how much damage was done. If there is any opening to the abdominal cavity then she's at high risk of infection and sepsis. Definitely keep her separated until she's healed up, more pecking would not be good.

Thanks, I'll try doing that. This morning she actually pooped with some effort as opposed to it just oozing out so I'm hopeful that the damage wasn't to severe and she's regaining control over it.

From what I can see of the wound, I don't think it's bad enough that she'll get septic but time will tell.

So far she's still walking around, though she prefers to sit, and she's drinking lots of water. Not eating yet, which worries me, but I'm not watching her constantly so she might be eating a little here and there.

 

[JHH3]

Unfortunately, she didn't make it. She died sometime during the early morning.

 

[coach723]

I'm very sorry for your loss.