Injured Hen- First Aid!! UPDATE post #20

[Judy]

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Some will sneak in anyway, from the eyelid. Her eyes WILL be closed when you do it; she's not going to cooperate. Hard enough for people to cooperate, believe me.

If you try to force the issue you could very easily injure her eye. Just smear a little on and leave her be; she will open and blink and that will get some on the eyeball.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Most likely being attacked dropped her immune level down a notch, if you have baby vits w/o iron might be good to put into her water for a couple days, or electrolytes if you don't have the baby vits. as far as meds [antibiotics I don't what to tell you there.]

 

[rhaj]

While I was cleaning her eyes, I noticed the edge was red. Mean anything?

Her eye wasn't stuck closed this morning like it was yesterday, hopefully that is progress??

 

[Judy]

Redness = inflammation, probably because of infection. Just keep up the eye ointment, and be sure to be gentle with it.
Apply with something clean like a piece of gauze or Kleenex.


Yes, not being stuck closed is hopefully progress - or just the lubrication of the ointment.

Oh, and clean very gently, no more than you have to. Ideally with irrigation as from an eye dropper or syringe.

 

[rhaj]

Thank you!!! You've been very helpful!

I'll keep up with the neosporin and hopefully see the redness start to get better soon

 

[rhaj]

question... could it be something you can't catch from another chicken?? If so, could that be a hint as to what it is?? She has been inside (alone) since the attack... before that, was with my others, but nobody else has this.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi hopefully that what it is just being inside immune system down a little, sounds like she's making progress keep up the good nursing. Also sorry to hear about your baby girl Rachel just read that on your post.

 

[rhaj]

awww, thank you Miss Lydia

one of her eyes was stuck shut again when I came home from work

and the other one was really wet/bubbly. *sigh*

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe time for some type of antibiotic, that I can't help you with, but I think theres terramycin eye ointment which is an antibiotic,. hopefully ddawn or someone more experienced can help there.