Fowl Pox and Eye Infection

[Lrnadoon]

Looking for advice. Have had a strain of Fowl Pox go through the flock. My hen has already been to the Vet twice. 2 shots of Excede and then a shot of steroids for the swelling in her eye. Trying my best to clean eye and putting Teramycin in it as best I can. She keeps wiping it off and scratching her eye. Vet thinks I should cull her on Monday which is tomorrow if she isn't better. Been in air conditioned shop for 9 days now. Eating fine, laying fine even tho she layed a shell less egg yesterday. Anything else I can do? Would prefer for her to live a good life. She is in a big 6 foot soft shell kennel with a perch. Been feeding her a scrambled egg a day with Thyme and Oregano in it. I know she looks terrible. Honestly, I am doing the best I can. I think I might be being to gentle and not really holding her down well and really opening up the eye better....I am a gentle soul!

 

[MarlaMac]

Poor baby. ONLY YOU can decide if she should be culled, not anyone else, not even your vet.

Will she eat her regular feed? Perhaps make a mash with it to try to balance out her nutritional needs.

Perhaps warm compresses, then antibiotic ointment...?...

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looking for advice. Have had a strain of Fowl Pox go through the flock. My hen has already been to the Vet twice. 2 shots of Excede and then a shot of steroids for the swelling in her eye. Trying my best to clean eye and putting Teramycin in it as best I can. She keeps wiping it off and scratching her eye. Vet thinks I should cull her on Monday which is tomorrow if she isn't better. Been in air conditioned shop for 9 days now. Eating fine, laying fine even tho she layed a shell less egg yesterday. Anything else I can do? Would prefer for her to live a good life. She is in a big 6 foot soft shell kennel with a perch. Been feeding her a scrambled egg a day with Thyme and Oregano in it. I know she looks terrible. Honestly, I am doing the best I can. I think I might be being to gentle and not really holding her down well and really opening up the eye better....I am a gentle soul!

Fowl Pox is a Virus, so generally antibiotics are not going to be an effective treatment unless there's a secondary infection or she has Wet Form of Fowl Pox.

Are there any lesions inside the beak?

It can take several weeks for Fowl Pox to resolve. Keeping ointment in the eye can help a little. Is it both eyes or just one?

You want the scabs/lesions to dry up. so those on her comb/wattles, you can paint on some Iodine to help them dry up. Carefully. Disturbing scabs/lesions can cause this to spread more. Of course Iodine can't be put in the eye, so yes, put the Ointment in the eye and a little around the eye tissue. If necessary, put your tube of Terramycin eye ointment in small amount of warm water to help soften it up a bit so it can be more easily applied.

See that she's drinking and eating.

Only you can determine if it's time to put her down.

There are some good tips in the article below about treating Fowl Pox, you may find it helpful as well.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree with Wyorp Rock in treating your chicken. There is no reason to put a chicken down who just has the dry form of fowl pox. Use ointment inside her eye, and carefully apply Betadine 10% to the scabs with a Qtip. Wet pox can cause yellow lesions and gunk inside the beak. If she does not have that she should recover within a couple of weeks. She will need help eating and drinking. I would place some mushy wet chicken feed made fresh and a bit of egg in front of her a couple of times a day.