Hen Who ate Mountain Laurel....Eyes Still Swollen Shut after a week.

[MarylandChicks]

Wanted to start a new clean thread with the current info....

Hey there, I have a hen that consumed a large amount of mountain laurel which contains a grayanotoxin poison harmful to poultry. Soon after consumption I induced a flush using an Epsom salt / water solution to pass the mountain laurel through her system which worked well. However by this time (about 4 hours after consumption) the poison had taken its toll both her eyes were swollen shut, she was shaking and disoriented. The Following day I started her on Tylan 50 in order to combat a possible upper respiratory Infection (2 days of 1cc orally) then (3 days 3/4cc injection in breast muscle) for a total of 5 days. It is now a week after she consumed the mountain laurel and today was her last dose of Tylan 50 but unfortunately the swelling of her eyes is not improving at all. The whole time she has ate and drank well and after the first two days her droppings have been regular. Other than the issues with her eyes she seems to be doing well but I am at a loss for what to next to help her out.





I am going to go pick up some activated charcoal as was recommended, although it might be a little late for this.

 

[MarylandChicks]

I have also been using VetRx the whole time (washing her head with 1/2 cup hot water 1 tsp VetRx solution) and rubbing some warm VetRx straight from the bottle on her face, break, and under wings.