I can see this is lash material but next steps?

[LadyBubbles]

I have a previous thread on this hen but I can’t seem to find it.

A few months ago she stared laying just yolks followed by soft shell material. That went on until about 2 weeks ago after second round of antibiotics. Vet had me start calcium bicarbonate at .2 ml daily then no more yolk or anything for that matter and she went into molt.
yesterday she dropped a small bean looking thing then today a large yellow lash that I cut open. Is she in pain? She is acting normal, droppings are good eating g and drinking as usual. I have Enro on hand in case from talking with eggsessive in previous thread but I have questions. Is this treatable? Pain? She has zero swelling and vet has seen her 3 times also noted that there is no swelling or other symptoms of EYP or Salp. I’m lost.

 

[Eggcessive]

She has salpingitis as evidenced by the lash egg material that she has been laying. It can lead to egg yolk peritonitis. Water belly can be a complication. I’m not sure that I would treat again with antibiotics since you have used clavamox twice now. It it up to you though. I would give some probiotics to help get her gut bacteria back in balance if you do another round. You said that your vet recommended calcium bicarbonate, but I assume that was calcium citrate? That can be helpful for up to 7 days to help muscle contraction if laying soft eggs or lash egg material.

 

[LadyBubbles]

She has salpingitis as evidenced by the lash egg material that she has been laying. It can lead to egg yolk peritonitis. Water belly can be a complication. I’m not sure that I would treat again with antibiotics since you have used clavamox twice now. It it up to you though. I would give some probiotics to help get her gut bacteria back in balance if you do another round. You said that your vet recommended calcium bicarbonate, but I assume that was calcium citrate? That can be helpful for up to 7 days to help muscle contraction if laying soft eggs or lash egg material.

Sorry calcium gluconate
Ok. As of now I have waterer with electrolytes and probiotics another with poultry cell and a fresh clean water. I have stopped the calcium and he prescribed more clav I just picked up but also on the fence about giving it to her again. He said sometimes they just need support while they fight it if it is fightabke as she is acting normal. Do they survive salpingitis or is it just a waiting game? I have read so much and the UK seems to think it’s something they can come back from while here it seems like it’s a death sentence

 

[Eggcessive]

Salpingitis is eventually fatal, but they can have it for a couple of years. I’m not expert, but had a couple of big hens who had the symptoms and had yellow urates present in the droppings that got stuck below the vent. They just hung out with their flock living fairly normally. Eventually they would slow down, eat poorly, lose weight and die. The egg yolks get deposited into the open abdomen rather than in the oviduct, and the masses can get big, especially if there is E.coli bacteria present. In the past some vets would give a hormone implant to stop laying eggs for 4-6 months. Those may not be available to many people. You can check with your vet if interested.

 

[LadyBubbles]

Salpingitis is eventually fatal, but they can have it for a couple of years. I’m not expert, but had a couple of big hens who had the symptoms and had yellow urates present in the droppings that got stuck below the vent. They just hung out with their flock living fairly normally. Eventually they would slow down, eat poorly, lose weight and die. The egg yolks get deposited into the open abdomen rather than in the oviduct, and the masses can get big, especially if there is E.coli bacteria present. In the past some vets would give a hormone implant to stop laying eggs for 4-6 months. Those may not be available to many people. You can check with your vet if interested.

Thank you for this information. I will keep her going as long as i can. She is my baby and is now a house chicken. She does love it so as much as i can keep her happy I will. There is a hormone I can or her on but will compromise her liver and kidneys apparently so I’ll dig some more on that.