Fowl pox help needed

[MinniesMomma]

First of all, there is dry fowl pox traveling through my flock. For the most part it is going well and the chickens are healing up quickly. But I have one hen, a five-month-old white-faced black Spanish, who has swelling and infection in both of her eyes. It's really smelly and very goopy. I have washed it with hibiclens and flushed it with saline. Then I wiped it with an iodine solution and applied Neosporin. I have got her separated of course, since she can't see. I have also called my veterinarian but have not heard back yet. Is there anything else I can do for her? TIA!

 

[FluffyButtBabies]

Can you post a pic of her eye?

 

[coach723]

I would not use hibiclens in the eye, if it was very dilute then it could just irritate, but if it was strong it can do damage to the cornea. If you need to flush it again, I would just use sterile saline.
Sometimes pox will cause a secondary infection in the eye, so the neosporin may take care of that, or you can get terramycin eye ointment at Tractor Supply stores usually. Your veterinarian may be able to prescribe a stronger eye drop if needed. The swelling could be from that or you may have another issue, like a respiratory infection going on. If you are able to have her seen be the vet, that would be best.

 

[MinniesMomma]

I would not use hibiclens in the eye, if it was very dilute then it could just irritate, but if it was strong it can do damage to the cornea. If you need to flush it again, I would just use sterile saline.
Sometimes pox will cause a secondary infection in the eye, so the neosporin may take care of that, or you can get terramycin eye ointment at Tractor Supply stores usually. Your veterinarian may be able to prescribe a stronger eye drop if needed. The swelling could be from that or you may have another issue, like a respiratory infection going on. If you are able to have her seen be the vet, that would be best.

I was able to get her into the Vet! She did a cytology on the goop and found nothing conclusive so she sent me home with some terramycin. Not definite answers, but she found nothing to be incredibly alarmed about either.

 

[coach723]

Well, that's good! Hopefully the terramycin will take care of it. If it gets worse, then they may prescribe something stronger, but terramycin works pretty well most of the time. It could be just from the pox that's going through the flock, a minor injury or peck that got infected, or from debris getting in the eye. Good luck with her.