Prolapse Vent

[Missholmes]

Need some help,

I have a silkie about 1 year old who I found to have a prolapse vent. Her vent is swollen and size wise looks like a small egg. There is no egg in there as it is not hard. Her vent is swollen, and red. I am currently doing twice per day soaks with Dr. Bronners soap, witch hazel pads applied to her bottom, followed by vetericin spray, then triple ABX ointment, then slathered with vaseline. She is blow dried twice per day. Since starting it has reduced in size, and redness. She does not match may posts I see about prolapse vents. I suspect it was going for 1-2 days hence more swelling than I have seen on others pictures.

She is drinking water, and will eat. I have withheld her food for 24 hours. I am currently giving her electrolytes. I am restarting her food, and will pellets with greens, and scrambled eggs with vitamin E.

I plan to do this until the swelling goes down enough to be able to push the prolapse back inside but, it will take a couple of weeks. I applied hydrocortisone cream just now but, after reading on another forum is currently rinsing it off as I want blood to help fight infection.

She is currently separated from my flock. Living in a dark closet to avoid leg laying

My questions are?

1. Any recommendations on what to feed her to ensure adequate nutrition but, not stimulating an egg?

2. Has anyone had experiences when the vent is swollen the size of an egg but, is soft. I do not thinks hells are inside but, how do I know?

3. Any other advice?, I have watched videos, and gone to forums, but her vent is more swollen than the others I have seen. I do not want to push it back in until some of the swelling has gone down.

 

[PirateGirl]

If you can take a picture of the prolapse and upload it, it might be helpful.

She can continue to eat her regular food, this will not stimulate egg production.

Have you attempted to push the prolapse back in? I believe the sooner it can go in the better chance of recovery, less chance of infection, better blood supply.

Hopefully you will get some more advice soon.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post any pictures of her prolapsed vent? Is she pooping normally? It is important to insert a finger into the vent to check for a stuck egg. Waiting weeks to push the prolapse in, is not the usual treatment. It needs to go back in as soon as it will be pushed in, and help in place for several minutes. To let the prolapse remain outside is risking the tissue to become black or necrotic and die. Keep the prolapsed tissue moist with honey, oil, hemorrhoid cream, or hydrocortisone cream.

I would feed her her normal food for 8 hours a day, then keep her in the dark for 16 hours over night. It can take 3 days to stop laying. Once she stops, it will take a couple of weeks to start back, so you could probably let her out after a few days. Keep her separated until her prolapse stays in.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are some food links to read about prolapsed vents:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/prolapse-vent-causes-treatment-graphic/

https://www.beautyofbirds.com/Prolapse.htm

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I am currently doing twice per day soaks with Dr. Bronners soap, witch hazel pads applied to her bottom, followed by vetericin spray, then triple ABX ointment, then slathered with vaseline. She is blow dried twice per day. Since starting it has reduced in size, and redness. She does not match may posts I see about prolapse vents. I suspect it was going for 1-2 days hence more swelling than I have seen on others pictures.

I plan to do this until the swelling goes down enough to be able to push the prolapse back inside but, it will take a couple of weeks. I applied hydrocortisone cream just now but, after reading on another forum is currently rinsing it off as I want blood to help fight infection.

Any recommendations on what to feed her to ensure adequate nutrition but, not stimulating an egg?

Thank you for the photo.
That is quite a prolapse there. Is she able to poop?
Tell me a little more about what we are seeing - what are those whitish things all over the prolapsed tissue (see photo below) is it just cream/vaseline and the way the photo is taken?
Does she have a bad infectious smell?

I agree, trying to get the tissue back inside as soon as possible is best. I would use anti-inflammatory cream or preperation H on the vent to help reduce swelling.
Soaking in epsom salts may also help to shrink tissue.

Some of the tissue closest to the vent also looks like it's turning black?

As for what to feed her you can give her her normal feed in a slightly reduced amount. Light is the major player in egg production. Limit light to 8 hours a day.

 

[Missholmes]

Thank you for the photo.
That is quite a prolapse there. Is she able to poop?
Tell me a little more about what we are seeing - what are those whitish things all over the prolapsed tissue (see photo below) is it just cream/vaseline and the way the photo is taken?
Does she have a bad infectious smell?

I agree, trying to get the tissue back inside as soon as possible is best. I would use anti-inflammatory cream or preperation H on the vent to help reduce swelling.
Soaking in epsom salts may also help to shrink tissue.

Some of the tissue closest to the vent also looks like it's turning black?

As for what to feed her you can give her her normal feed in a slightly reduced amount. Light is the major player in egg production. Limit light to 8 hours a day.

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[Missholmes]

This is the first detail I am seeing. There is some black I suspect due to not placing Vaseline in the area. She is well lathered. Unsure what the whitish bumps are the swelling went down today so there is more detail?like those white bumps. Pooping yes more solid a few times per day. Had been watery. No smell. The vent is above the top right arrow. I used a crapload of Vaseline and antibiotic ointment. I used hydrocortisone once but it said although shrink the vessels you want to maintain circulation. I am gonna give it a couple of days to see how she is responding. Today it is less burgundy light pink. I may have to put her down. She is a buff silkie and she is still trying to live I feel horrible

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I don't know what the white bumps are, I was just wondering if you had notice them and could tell us more about them.
It's good that the swelling is going down, give her a few days if she is eating/drinking and alert.
All you can do is try, sometimes a prolapse can be fixed no problems, other times a hen may need to be put down.
I would also give her some calcium to help with retention of tissue and contraction.
You can use 1/2 tablet of Caltrate daily.

 

[Eggcessive]

Thank you for the picture. I am just seeing it, and it definitely does not look like the typical prolapse. How long ago did this occur? The white bumps are interesting. I wonder if that is infection or possibly cancer? Can you tell if this is the large intestine or the oviduct hanging out? All you can do is try to soak and treat her, and keep the tissue moist. Honey or sugar syrup can be helpful keeping it moist and helping to shrink swelling. I hope that you can help her, but this prolapse is worse than some.

 

[Missholmes]

She passed away early this morning thank you for all of your advice.