Egg Yolk Peritonitis. Can it be cured?

[Aquatic_blue]

Originally, I assumed my chicken was egg bound, but nothing has been helping. The warm soaks in epsom salts, the uptake in calcium, laying in a quiet place to lay, having plenty of available water. She seems a bit better after those remedies, but with the help of the knowledgeable chicken people here - I was pointed into a direction of egg yolk peritonitis and salpingitis. It sounds a lot like egg yolk peritonitis because she keeps her tail lowered, she has some yellow goop from time to time stuck on her feathers below her vent along with a lot of disgusting other fecal matter that keeps getting stuck. The soaks help take some of it off, but not all of it, unfortunately. She has a swollen lower abdomen - she doesn't roost, she lays at the bottom of the coop, and in the day doesn't sit as much. She seems "broody," but it's obviously not broodiness. She has been eating and drinking more after soaks and having certain treats from time to time like plain yogurt or blueberries, but then she'll get worse again. At times her breathing is labored. She has no more feathers underneath her swollen lower belly - they have fallen off. She's also an older chicken at 2 1/2 years old.

All I'm reading is that chickens with egg yolk peritonitis need surgery and antibiotics, that there is no real cure. I have seen posts regarding egg yolk peritonitis and natural remedies and their chickens seemed fine, but I never saw further posts is if this worked in the long-term or if the chicken just got sick again or ended up dying anyway. At this point, do most people cull their chicken or try to give it natural remedies? If there really is no cure and this will only get worse, I will consider culling the chicken. I'm afraid that my chicken is probably in a lot of pain and is miserable in her condition. I don't know of any vets around that will even see a chicken...I want to make the right decision regarding her care.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry that your hen is not doing well.

Unfortunately there is no cure for reproductive disorders. Sometimes folk do give supportive care and the hen can feel more comfortable for a while, but ultimately there will be a time come when she just will not be able to go on.

Only you can determine what condition she is and if she's at the point of being put down.

Here's your other thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/egg-bound-hen.1492043/

 

[basement chick]

Originally, I assumed my chicken was egg bound, but nothing has been helping. The warm soaks in epsom salts, the uptake in calcium, laying in a quiet place to lay, having plenty of available water. She seems a bit better after those remedies, but with the help of the knowledgeable chicken people here - I was pointed into a direction of egg yolk peritonitis and salpingitis. It sounds a lot like egg yolk peritonitis because she keeps her tail lowered, she has some yellow goop from time to time stuck on her feathers below her vent along with a lot of disgusting other fecal matter that keeps getting stuck. The soaks help take some of it off, but not all of it, unfortunately. She has a swollen lower abdomen - she doesn't roost, she lays at the bottom of the coop, and in the day doesn't sit as much. She seems "broody," but it's obviously not broodiness. She has been eating and drinking more after soaks and having certain treats from time to time like plain yogurt or blueberries, but then she'll get worse again. At times her breathing is labored. She has no more feathers underneath her swollen lower belly - they have fallen off. She's also an older chicken at 2 1/2 years old.

All I'm reading is that chickens with egg yolk peritonitis need surgery and antibiotics, that there is no real cure. I have seen posts regarding egg yolk peritonitis and natural remedies and their chickens seemed fine, but I never saw further posts is if this worked in the long-term or if the chicken just got sick again or ended up dying anyway. At this point, do most people cull their chicken or try to give it natural remedies? If there really is no cure and this will only get worse, I will consider culling the chicken. I'm afraid that my chicken is probably in a lot of pain and is miserable in her condition. I don't know of any vets around that will even see a chicken...I want to make the right decision regarding her care.

I know this is an old post but what happened to your chicken? I am in the same situation now.