Hen with mass in eye - cyst? Cancer?

[wemimew]

My hen has had an army of problems over the last 6 months that have all been treated by an avian vet - but even they are stumped on this one. This chookie had a very sudden inflammation of the whole eye (overnight), it was weeping and hot to the touch. This part of the infection was treated successfully with anti inflammatories and antibiotics but there is a large pea size mass that has grown after treatment, it is not weeping and no pus is present. She had some cells sent to cytology and they do not appear cancerous but it is not responding to medications. Anyone ever had something like this before happen? Any idea of what it could be? There is no respiratory issues present and the sinuses seem to be fine. She is on some new antibiotics for a week before they reassess treatment options. She is otherwise healthy and looks like a happy healthy chicken from the other side Thank you for your help - she is my baby.

 

[Silkie owner]

Has she had any other symptoms?

 

[wemimew]

Has she had any other symptoms?

Nope - just a massive inflammatory reaction to something overnight and then this lump growing slowly each day after medicine got rid of the eye infection. I’ve never seen anything like it.

 

[Silkie owner]

Nope - just a massive inflammatory reaction to something overnight and then this lump growing slowly each day after medicine got rid of the eye infection. I’ve never seen anything like it.

Hmm that’s weird usually they have multiple symptoms
It could be an eye infection or even an ear infection

 

[Chickinie]

It looks like she has an infection, maybe something got stuck behind her third eyelid.

I found a picture for you to compare yours to in another BYC thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/infection-in-the-third-eyelid-membrane.814094/

The picture is near bottom of first page.

 

[wemimew]

It looks like she has an infection, maybe something got stuck behind her third eyelid.

I found a picture for you to compare yours to in another BYC thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/infection-in-the-third-eyelid-membrane.814094/

The picture is near bottom of first page.

Your amazing - thank you! I have been hunting for days on google and not found anything. I will send this link to my vet and see what they say

 

[Chickinie]

Your amazing - thank you! I have been hunting for days on google and not found anything. I will send this link to my vet and see what they say

Your welcome! I hope your chookie gets better soon.