- Jan 2, 2012
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Hello, I've got a sick rosecomb bantam (Meek Meek) at the moment. One side of her face has blown up so much that there is a lot of pressure on her left eye and the eye has moved and it looks really uncomfortable. She had no other symptoms but is slowly getting less active (although she's still out with the other chickens and doing her thing)
She went to the vet who did a test and said that her head is full of mucous and has a sort of big cyst and gave me antibiotics but nearly a week later they aren't doing much. They have only slowed down the growth. She's getting more and more uncomfortable daily and now can't shut her eye properly. The vet said that the next step would be to surgically remove the puss from her head.
So I was wondering if anybody has had any experiences with chickens being operated on and going under anaethetic. The chicken is quite old and I was wondering if that might have a big effect on her chances. I know I shouldn't have favourites but she's always been mine and I'm wondering if surgery is the best options for her or just me being selfish.
She's a rosecomb bantam and she must be close to 7 years old. She's very used to being handled if that makes any difference. I just want to do the best thing for her but I've heard chickens don't generally do well in surgery, and hers would be right on her head.
Thanks
She went to the vet who did a test and said that her head is full of mucous and has a sort of big cyst and gave me antibiotics but nearly a week later they aren't doing much. They have only slowed down the growth. She's getting more and more uncomfortable daily and now can't shut her eye properly. The vet said that the next step would be to surgically remove the puss from her head.
So I was wondering if anybody has had any experiences with chickens being operated on and going under anaethetic. The chicken is quite old and I was wondering if that might have a big effect on her chances. I know I shouldn't have favourites but she's always been mine and I'm wondering if surgery is the best options for her or just me being selfish.
She's a rosecomb bantam and she must be close to 7 years old. She's very used to being handled if that makes any difference. I just want to do the best thing for her but I've heard chickens don't generally do well in surgery, and hers would be right on her head.
Thanks