Please help *graphic pictures* Is this a prolapsed vent or something else?

[Wyorp Rock]

No, it wasn't an egg. It looked like part of her intestine or lining maybe. It is very soft but protrudes out in the shape of a bubble. I'm very unsure of what I'm looking at honestly. I've not had any issues like this before.

Sometimes it can be hard to know what you are looking at that's for sure.

Do the best you can. I'll be honest, it doesn't look very good, but there's been many that have healed just fine. I've seen many prolapses here on BYC and treated quite a few within my own flock. I don't recall seeing one quite like this. I have a feeling the tissue was damaged and torn, but hard to know. I did have a hen with severe damage and I had to put her down, but it didn't look like this.

I'm going to tag in @Eggcessive and @coach723 to have a look and offer thoughts/suggestions too.

The main thing is to keep any exposed tissue from drying out, so use your oil/ointment, whatever you have. To me, the tissue still looks healthy, so keep on going.

 

[Bettyvonjohnson]

Sometimes it can be hard to know what you are looking at that's for sure.

Do the best you can. I'll be honest, it doesn't look very good, but there's been many that have healed just fine. I've seen many prolapses here on BYC and treated quite a few within my own flock. I don't recall seeing one quite like this. I have a feeling the tissue was damaged and torn, but hard to know. I did have a hen with severe damage and I had to put her down, but it didn't look like this.

I'm going to tag in @Eggcessive and @coach723 to have a look and offer thoughts/suggestions too.

The main thing is to keep any exposed tissue from drying out, so use your oil/ointment, whatever you have. To me, the tissue still looks healthy, so keep on going.

Thank you so much for your help and suggestions

 

[Eggcessive]

I had seen this thread last night. It looks pretty serious. I would just try to soak her once a day and keep the area from drying out. Follow the advice of Wyorp Rock. Being able to pass droppings is good. I would mix some wet chicken feed, add some water to some scrambled egg, and try to keep her comfortable. Hopefully, she will heal, but they sometimes may prolapse intestines, and then need to be put down. Let us know how she is getting along.

 

[coach723]

Do you have any hydrocortisone cream? Doesn't matter what brand. I've found it helps a lot when you have swelling in the tissue like this. I just treated one a few days ago that was similar (one of mine that has periodic prolapse ). I put the cream all over the tissue before pushing it back in, and add some more that I push in with my finger. The cream may seem like it doesn't want to stick, but keep at it, it will kind of dissolve in. If the prolapse won't stay in long, despite holding it in for a bit, then you can devise a sling/bandage to help hold it in longer, this has worked for me in the past. This thread in post #1 has some pictures of one. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/successful-vent-prolapse-treatment-with-photos.1101406/
I use vet wrap/co wrap also. It may take a few tries to get it placed so that it will stay where you want it, and you may have to change it periodically, make sure you leave a poop slit. Every bird is a bit different in body shape, and in tolerance for wearing "accessories". My bird that prolapses periodically has had two tears in the tissue. Those formed scabs which made the tissue continue to get pushed out. Once it was healed enough that the scab could come off, the prolapse starts to stay in. The sling can help keep it in while healing so it stays moist. Sometimes a prolapse is a one time thing from an extra large, malformed oddly shaped, or rough shelled egg, and may never happen again. Sometimes it's a persistent issue and if it continues and gets worse over time, it may end up being the end of them. My current bird goes for long periods of normal laying between prolapses, this is her 3rd, so, for now, she's doing OK, but since she has a history of it, it may very well be the thing that eventually does her in. If you have birds that look alike, are hard to tell apart, I band the ones with issues like this, so I can remember if it's something that's happened before, or not. I just use multicolored zip ties. I currently have two banded for health issues, my prolapse bird and another older bird who is having crop issues.

 

[Bettyvonjohnson]

Do you have any hydrocortisone cream? Doesn't matter what brand. I've found it helps a lot when you have swelling in the tissue like this. I just treated one a few days ago that was similar (one of mine that has periodic prolapse ). I put the cream all over the tissue before pushing it back in, and add some more that I push in with my finger. The cream may seem like it doesn't want to stick, but keep at it, it will kind of dissolve in. If the prolapse won't stay in long, despite holding it in for a bit, then you can devise a sling/bandage to help hold it in longer, this has worked for me in the past. This thread in post #1 has some pictures of one. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/successful-vent-prolapse-treatment-with-photos.1101406/
I use vet wrap/co wrap also. It may take a few tries to get it placed so that it will stay where you want it, and you may have to change it periodically, make sure you leave a poop slit. Every bird is a bit different in body shape, and in tolerance for wearing "accessories". My bird that prolapses periodically has had two tears in the tissue. Those formed scabs which made the tissue continue to get pushed out. Once it was healed enough that the scab could come off, the prolapse starts to stay in. The sling can help keep it in while healing so it stays moist. Sometimes a prolapse is a one time thing from an extra large, malformed oddly shaped, or rough shelled egg, and may never happen again. Sometimes it's a persistent issue and if it continues and gets worse over time, it may end up being the end of them. My current bird goes for long periods of normal laying between prolapses, this is her 3rd, so, for now, she's doing OK, but since she has a history of it, it may very well be the thing that eventually does her in. If you have birds that look alike, are hard to tell apart, I band the ones with issues like this, so I can remember if it's something that's happened before, or not. I just use multicolored zip ties. I currently have two banded for health issues, my prolapse bird and another older bird who is having crop issues.

Thank you for your suggestions. I will try the hydrocortisone cream and possibly a sling tonight after her soak.

 

[Bettyvonjohnson]

Thank you everyone for all your help and suggestions. We had to put the hen down this afternoon. Her prolapse continued to get worse and she was suffering.

 

[coach723]

I'm very sorry for your loss. Sometimes, despite all efforts, we can't save them.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Thank you everyone for all your help and suggestions. We had to put the hen down this afternoon. Her prolapse continued to get worse and she was suffering.

So sorry for your loss. Some things just can't be helped and it seems this was one of them. You did your best and that is all that matters. I am sorry that she did not make it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you everyone for all your help and suggestions. We had to put the hen down this afternoon. Her prolapse continued to get worse and she was suffering.

 

[Eggcessive]

Very sorry for your loss.