deflating subcutaneous emphysema?

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

Thank you for the update. I had nothing to offer you but followed curiously to see what happened next!

This is how I learn! So thanks.

 

[sred98]

I have WHAT in my yard? :

Thank you for the update. I had nothing to offer you but followed curiously to see what happened next!

This is how I learn! So thanks.

LOL! I think that's how we all learn here!

One thing I did differently, was when I did deflate her, I first drew out about 15-20 cc of air then pulled the needle out and expressed it and kind of massaged the other areas around it. You could hear the air hissing out like an air mattress. That is also how she felt. Hence, her name, "Pillow". Anyway, after I quit pressing the air out, I held the area down and made sure it didn't reinflate. That was the big difference from the other times.

Shelly​

 

[ems_chick]

just being curious but did she make it?

 

[sred98]

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Yes! Thanks for asking!

She will even let us pick her up, now. Her head and neck finally deflated. I refused to puncture around that area, so I just did deep massage, kind of like you would on someone who had lymphedema. She is fully deflated and doing great. You'd never be able to tell. We can, because she is fatter than the other one, but I think it's because she's a female and he's a male.

The dog that did this is no longer around, and she is having a lot of fun. We kept her name as "Pillow" because even now, she is big and fluffy. After she stayed deflated, her feathers started coming in more and she is fully feathered now.

This was definitely a learning experience for me. There was absolutely NOTHING on how to treat it online. I had to go on just gut feelings. You could feel that her muscle fascia was intact, and that it was just the skin puffed up like if you were injecting a turkey with flavoring. I hit a vein once in her leg and it took a while to stop bleeding. I was worried about that one. That is when I decided to stick to her back only.

Shelly

 

[BlueEggs4Life]

I am so glad to hear your baby made it! I am dealing with this exact issue with my 3 week old bantam chick. The bubble is only under her wing for now so i am going to resist poping it unless it gets bigger to avoid making an opening for germs. Hopfully she will deflate on her own as she heals but I am ready to deflate her if needed now that I have seen a sucess story. Thanks for posting your good news.

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

That's very interesting. My mom did this with a baby pigeon once...it took a long time, but like you it eventually recovered. Funny because my mom named that pigeon "Goose" and "Goose" lived many years as an indoor pet!!

 

[sred98]

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I would also keep her quiet and not let her jump around. That can reopen the wound in the air bladder. My husband found that out the hard way after I laid into him when he dropped her over the back fence. It was fine for the other goose, but the one I had to deflate didn't have her balance back, yet, and it did reopen it.

With a small chicken, you could try something like an insulin syringe and see if it would help any. The main thing is to keep it quiet and calm.

Good luck!

Shelly

 

[newfmom]

I know it was a year ago, but I'm glad I found this thread. I've been having a difficult time finding anything about subcutaneous emphysema and at the moment, I have a baby jay that fell out of a nest and has some crazy air pockets. One on his back, under his left wing, on the neck, and along the bottom left side (chest.) I feel so bad for him everytime I need to poke it and let some air out. They just get so big but he loves to eat and poops a lot. I am currently giving him tetracycline mixed in with the baby bird formula and poking the air pockets everyday with a hypodermic needle. The air pockets are always coming back and it's just making me feel horrible to constantly be stabbing at him. I'm worried that if I don't do it though, that the air sac will result in a bigger tear. These things are so big! I hope he gets better soon

 

[pgstepaenk]

Thanks for describing your situation. I have a chick right now with an inflated chest from what I am thinking is also an air bladder injury. Now I know a little bit more about how to handle it.
I hope your goose was ok

 

[doitnatural]

Thanks for describing your situation.  I have a chick right now with an inflated chest from what I am thinking is also an air bladder injury.  Now I know a little bit more about how to handle it. 
I hope your goose was ok