Help please

[Dippity]

So she slept most the night, I soaked her again, took another gruesome picture. Unless anyone has some miracle solution about what is hanging out of her we have decided to put our lovely out of her misery.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

So sorry to hear about this. I think euthanasia is the kindest thing at this point. That looks just awful. What an ordeal.

 

[Sassysouth]

So sorry to hear about this. I think euthanasia is the kindest thing at this point. That looks just awful. What an ordeal.

X2. Sweet baby. So sorry

 

[staceyj]

I have to agree with the above posters.
Good photo,
It's clear in at least these two visible areas of exposed tissue that the areas I've marked are already becoming necrotic.


I know this is so very hard for you and your family, and we'll support you in whatever decision you make for your poor little girl, but if she were mine, I'd be offering her some delicious snacks this afternoon then euthanizing her in the quickest and most humane way possible.


We are here for you. Please keep us posted if you can.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

View attachment 1234944 So she slept most the night, I soaked her again, took another gruesome picture. Unless anyone has some miracle solution about what is hanging out of her we have decided to put our lovely out of her misery.

WARNING...GRAPHIC POST

That looks slightly better than last night. I'm familiar with mammals specifically. I've only had one very slight sign of prolapse in a pullet.

The worse picture I've come across is this for a prolapse in a hen.

That's what I'm familiar with as far as a vaginal prolapse in an animal. I've replaced a prolapsed uterus in a ewe but it doesn't involve what your picture does.

This is a picture from The Chicken Chick's website showing the system of a hen.

Here's the reproductive system specifically.

There are others who have more experience with this specifically in chickens and hopefully they can address your issue from your new picture. I'm posting the above to help explain from an interior view what you're dealing with.

I only know that to replace a uterine prolapse in a cow or sheep does not guarantee the female will live. It's a larger animal where access can be made with the hands. It's incredibly difficult to have things go right. A hen is somewhat different with her unique system. It's not one organ inverted out a cavity.

If it is a prolapse that has ruptured, I cannot imagine how the intestines can be replaced through the rupture in the tract wall successfully.

If I'm incorrect and it is a prolapse, it's very severe and hopefully someone has advice. I've dealt with some incredibly difficult/terrible prolapses; both vaginal and uterine...but this is beyond my scope of expertise.

I'm SO sorry that you are having to deal with this. At no time do we ever want our poultry/animals/pets to be sick or suffer. And at no time do we ever wish to be put in the position you've been put in right now.

 

[staceyj]

WARNING...GRAPHIC POST

That looks slightly better than last night. I'm familiar with mammals specifically. I've only had one very slight sign of prolapse in a pullet.

The worse picture I've come across is this for a prolapse in a hen.

That's what I'm familiar with as far as a vaginal prolapse in an animal. I've replaced a prolapsed uterus in a ewe but it doesn't involve what your picture does.

This is a picture from The Chicken Chick's website showing the system of a hen.

View attachment 1234997

Here's the reproductive system specifically.

View attachment 1235003

There are others who have more experience with this specifically in chickens and hopefully they can address your issue from your new picture. I'm posting the above to help explain from an interior view what you're dealing with.

I only know that to replace a uterine prolapse in a cow or sheep does not guarantee the female will live. It's a larger animal where access can be made with the hands. It's incredibly difficult to have things go right. A hen is somewhat different with her unique system. It's not one organ inverted out a cavity.

If it is a prolapse that has ruptured, I cannot imagine how the intestines can be replaced through the rupture in the tract wall successfully.

If I'm incorrect and it is a prolapse, it's very severe and hopefully someone has advice. I've dealt with some incredibly difficult/terrible prolapses; both vaginal and uterine...but this is beyond my scope of expertise.

Its very kind of you @Wickedchicken6 , to find and post these photos. Thank you.

 

[Dippity]

Thank you all for the love.
Our beautiful girl is no longer suffering.
Still a little shaken as to what exactly took place with her. We have only had our flock for 7 months.... hoping Tragedy is not a common occurrence :0(

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Thank you all for the love.
Our beautiful girl is no longer suffering.
Still a little shaken as to what exactly took place with her. We have only had our flock for 7 months.... hoping Tragedy is not a common occurrence :0(

I'm so sorry.

 

[bobbi-j]

View attachment 1234944 So she slept most the night, I soaked her again, took another gruesome picture. Unless anyone has some miracle solution about what is hanging out of her we have decided to put our lovely out of her misery.

If she were mine, I'd put her down. I will admit that I am probably more likely to do that sooner than others on the site would. I have learned the hard way that some things just can't be "fixed". I've tried, and ended up causing them to suffer longer than they should have. I feel that sometimes it's just kinder to put them out of their misery than to try to fix some things. This, of course, is only my opinion. We all have to do what we think is best for our flocks.

 

[staceyj]

My heart goes out to you in this time of loss.
it is only once you have chickens that you can appreciate what individual characters they really are.
I know she will always be special to you.
Many hugs.