Conjunctivitis and not responding to antibiotic

[azygous]

I don't see the nictitating eyelid, unless that's the white film over her eye. Originally, I could see her eye clearly behind the pink film.

Her crop is normal, if mostly empty. She's still pretty robust, but certainly not fat. No swelling in the abdominal area. She laid a perfect egg on the second day of her illness, so no egg problems.

@dawg53 said it's possible it's a fungal infection when I PMed him a couple days ago. I've been giving her Nystatin along with an antibiotic, trying to come at it from both directions, but she hasn't responded to anything.

If it was just the eye, I wouldn't be so concerned, but she's acting very sick and won't eat or even take water. I can't stand it that I can't resolve this. And I'd love for her to start climbing out of this so I don't have to euthanize her, which is the hardest part.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry.
I will have to think on this some more.

 

[dawg53]

There is something internally wrong with her. Now that I think about it, the eye issue is just one of the symptoms.
Sick birds wont eat nor drink, they close their eyes when they're sick, look droopy and lethargic etc.
Keeping it simple; she isnt eggbound, no internal nor external parasites, crop is normal, belly not swollen, clean vent.

What has her poop looked like from the time beginning all this first started up until now?

 

[Eggcessive]

I have only seen pictures of that white coating on eyes in pictures only, and don’t know what it actually is. Pus, white blood cells, scar tissue?

 

[azygous]

@dawg53 her poop was normal to begin with, then it's become white and creamy.

I'm about to concede that my hen is a victim of LL. Lymphotic leucosis is confirmed to be in my flock. The eye thing is likely from an ocular tumor, and she probably has more tumors on her organs.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@dawg53 her poop was normal to begin with, then it's become white and creamy.

I'm about to concede that my hen is a victim of LL. Lymphotic leucosis is confirmed to be in my flock. The eye thing is likely from an ocular tumor, and she probably has more tumors on her organs.

Carol, that was what I was going to ask. I was wondering if it was possibly the LL causing her decline and the eye infection was coincidental. LL seems to be one of those frustrating multi-faceted diseases like Marek's which presents in so many ways and I have not read that much about it

 

[Cayuga momma]

@dawg53 her poop was normal to begin with, then it's become white and creamy.

I'm about to concede that my hen is a victim of LL. Lymphotic leucosis is confirmed to be in my flock. The eye thing is likely from an ocular tumor, and she probably has more tumors on her organs.

Awe, I'm so sorry!

 

[azygous]

It's the only conclusion I can come to since she isn't responding to any of the medication. It's easy to get complacent when most of my flock appears to have become resistant, but it's really a ticking time bomb inside each chicken.

 

[Eggcessive]

I felt like you were probably suspecting that as well since you know the leukosis is in your flock. Sorry about your hen.

 

[dawg53]

Carol, I'm sorry you're going through this. I wish you the best.