Possibly vent gleet?

[casportpony]

Thanks for the replies and the links.

Shannon

FWIW, I decided to treat mine as if she has gleet from parasites or bacteria, so I started her on Safeguard, Corid and antibiotics. This is what she looked like before I cleaned her yesterday morning:




I will take more this morning for comparison.

-Kathy

 

[huntersmoon]

This hen died last week, though she had rallied after my treatment and seemed to be normal, with her comb returning to red. Although we had severe storms here (Austin) and I found her dead in the coop the morning after the worst storm, I sent her off for a necropsy. The diagnosis was yolk salpingitis and yolk peritonitis, with details saying "a chronic bacterial infection associated with the ruptured non-shelled eggs lodged in the oviduct." Additionally the report found that "The oviduct is distended by three non-shelled inspissated egg yolks and foul smelling content. One small collapsed ova is observed in the coelomic cavity."

I've written for a clarification as to whether the non shelled eggs led to the infection (I know the yolks make prime bacteria breeding ground) or whether e coli caused the infection in the first place, so I can determine how to proceed with my other five hens. I've seen some recommendations to cull the whole flock but I imagine that is for the viral salpingitis?

I'm still searching for what measures to take with my coop and hens - I assume to completely wash and disinfect the coop, and to provide oyster meal and other materials that help them create hard shells. Is that correct, or is there something else I need to do?

 

[casportpony]

Sorry for your loss, but thanks for the update.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I totally forgot about this hen of mine... The cause of her gleet was a bacterial infection of her repoductive tract.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

After several days of treatment she started passing chunks of what looked like nasty egg, or maybe a combo of egg and pus.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Vent gleet means this:
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http://birdhealth.com.au/flockbirds/poultry/diseases/vent_gleet.html

-Kathy

 

[JanetMarie]

Are there any cautions about putting treatments inside the hen's vent? I've already started treatments, and I believe is not harming her, but was wondering since I know that if a drake mates with a hen it can kill her.

Where is someone to purchase the equipment and how to information to examine their own birds' fecal/body fluids microscopically?

 

[casportpony]

Are there any cautions about putting treatments inside the hen's vent?  I've already started treatments, and I believe is not harming her, but was wondering since I know that if a drake mates with a hen it can kill her.  

Where is someone to purchase the equipment and how to information to examine their own birds' fecal/body fluids microscopically?  

What sort of treatment in the vent?

Do you have a scope and slides?

-Kathy

 

[JanetMarie]

What sort of treatment in the vent?

Do you have a scope and slides?

-Kathy

Treatment I'm using is to acidify the cloaca, using Grapefruit Seed Extract, colloidal silver (for natural antibiotic), miconazole cream, and coconut oil. Using a syringe for oral use filling up to almost the tsp. line. Her condition is from trauma, and her situation will be different once she is better. This was caught in the very early stages, since I keep very good eye on my birds.

I have a cheap microscope, but would be able to get a better one. The veterinarian in my area that sees chickens retired, and the others are only interested in seeing dogs and cats, besides a large animal vet., so I have to do it all on my own now. Really, the times I've taken my chickens to the vet. before hasn't helped much, just one instance that confirmed my own diagnosis. I don't want to put her on a conventional antibiotic at this time, except the natural ones that I'm trying (I know, they are controversial whether they work and I've read both sides). Also, I'm acidifying drinking water with ACV.

I believe she will recover, it will just take time.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: read this:

• http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/03/gramstain2.pdf
• http://avianmedicine.net/content/uploads/2013/08/physical_exam_using3.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_staining

Maybe you could talk a dog or cat vet into doing a gram stain for you... should cost about $30 and that will give you an idea of what type of bacteria or yeast it might be.

-Kathy