Prolapse treatments

[Murraym0]

I've had a chicken with a prolapse for 8 days now and I'm trying everything I can. The preparation h and honey doesn't seem to be working. The chicken just can't keep everything sucked in. Would it hurt to try some steroid ointment meant for humans? Would this help the inflamed tissue go back in?

Also she seems to be constantly dripping clear liquid. Her newspapers in the crate get so wet everyday. Like, completely saturated. Could this be an infection? Or just the chicken trying to heal herself? She is in good spirits and doesn't even seem to be sick.

Any help is appreciated!

 

[6 littleHens]

Hello,

I'm new at chickens, but have experience with other birds. Are you putting enough prep h on it? This is a hen? How old is she? Is she constipated? She's not short of breath when it falls back out?

I had a cockatiel with a prolapse and used prep h for several days before it completely shrunk up inside. After the first application, he would turn around on his perch and lift his butt up when he saw me coming with the q-tip. I had to change his diet to prevent constipation. Are you using acv? I don't know if you could use steroids, hopefully someone with chicken experience or knowledge will come along and help. Sorry, I have no experience with chickens and don't know what the clear drainage could be. Hope you get help soon!

 

[Murraym0]

I've been putting prep h on 3-4 times a day for the past week. The tube is almost empty now.

This is a hen and she is 3 months old. It seems like she may be constipated. Sometimes the poops are really small and pellet like and others they are closer to normal. I'm not really sure what to do for the constipation though. I've just been feeding her chick starter high in vitamins, oyster shells, and watermelon. Should I feed her something for the constipation?

 

[6 littleHens]

Is she still acting ok? Maybe a little bit of apple without the seeds a couple of times each day. Apples are good for the bowel cause they don't cause diarrhea, just an easy soft bowel movement. But, sometimes it takes a couple of days to work. I think oatmeal might help too. Is she old enough for the oyster shell? I don't know cause I'm new at this too, but I thought they didn't need that til 8 or so months old.

I wouldn't give bread or cheese cause that's what bound our cockatiel up. The vet said that once it happened it would happen a lot and he would probably die from it within a couple years. But, it never happened again. He died when he was 12 yr.s old.

 

[Murraym0]

She is still acting ok. I put her outside for a little yesterday so she could scratch around and she seemed to enjoy herself. She did not want to go back inside. Her poop was actually normal size yesterday evening into today so I'm taking that as a positive sign too. They are just very soft and lighter than the other chicken's stool. I cut away some feathers around her back end because they were just so saturated with that clear liquid. On closer examination it seems to be coming from above the prolapse, but not really sure. Almost like the prolapse itself is oozing. I also tried holding the prolapse in for about 20 minutes today. I talked to the chicken to calm her down and she fell asleep with my finger there. Now the prolapse swelling has gone down a little. Hopefully tomorrow it continues to go down. Poor little girl, she is being such a trooper. If she happens to go back to her small pellet poops I will definitely try an apple. That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for your help! My chicken appreciates it too

 

[Murraym0]

Update!

We got the chicken stitched up last week because it just wouldn't stay in.

New problem- The rest of the chickens won't stop beating her up now that it's time for her to go back into the coop. They are extremely mean to her and I don't know what to do. She hides in a corner until I take her out. Will the other chickens ever accept her?

 

[6 littleHens]

Murraym0,
How's your chicken? Hope that the others accepted her. I didn't know how mean chickens could be to each other.

 

[Murraym0]

She is actually doing fine, thank you for asking! We actually put her in a bird cage inside the coop for a few days before letting her be around the other chickens 24/7. This worked well. She still doesn't sleep with the other chickens or really hang around them, but they tolerate her. She hids behind a garbage can in the coop for the food at night and sleeps back there. During the day she stands by the coop door while the other chickens are in the run. Because she is so good I let her outside in the yard so she gets special treatment.

 

[6 littleHens]

Murraym0,
Sounds good. Hope they leave her alone.