Prolapsed vent and oozing white stuff

[Lbean523]

My 2.5 year old Plymouth Rock, Lucy, had a very dirty bottom yesterday. ( I’ve been away for a few days) and hubby was on chicken watch. Anyway, I noticed a lot of white gunk on Lucy’s bottom. Upon closer inspection, it is a prolapsed vent, the size of a small egg hanging out. I bathed her, sprayed vetericyn, and applied cortisone 10 as that was on hand. The picture I’m attaching is this morning. It seems to have gone in some, but lots of white gunk still. She has a good appetite and doesn’t seem to feel bad at all. I would be so grateful to know next steps to help my sweet girl. Than you so much!

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hello! Can you give her calcium citrate pills? Twice a day for a week. Give her an Epsom salt bath as well, and keep the area moist with lubricant.

 

[Eggcessive]

The oozing white stuff is urine. Has she been able to pass a normal dropping since she has been prolapsed? Sometimes they cannot poop. There could be an egg stuck, but giving 600 mg of calcium with D once a day is helpful to increase the muscle contractions. Does it feel like an egg inside? Keep her vent clean, apply the cortisone to keep it from drying, and try to push the prolapse in periodically and hold it. Hopefully, it will go back in.

 

[Lbean523]

The oozing white stuff is urine. Has she been able to pass a normal dropping since she has been prolapsed? Sometimes they cannot poop. There could be an egg stuck, but giving 600 mg of calcium with D once a day is helpful to increase the muscle contractions. Does it feel like an egg inside? Keep her vent clean, apply the cortisone to keep it from drying, and try to push the prolapse in periodically and hold it. Hopefully, it will go back in.

Yes, there was solid poop in her crate this morning…never thought I’d be so happy to see chicken poop.

 

[Eggcessive]

A daily warm shallow soak in soapy or Epsom salts water can help to keep her vent clean and heal as long as she isn’t acting very weak.

 

[Lbean523]

Hello! Can you give her calcium citrate pills? Twice a day for a week. Give her an Epsom salt bath as well, and keep the area moist with lubricant.

Where can I get calcium citrate?

 

[SmiYa0126]

Where can I get calcium citrate?

Hi! At any pharmacy, CVS, rite aid, Wal Mart, target is a hit or miss, get the generic calcium citrate with magnesium and vitamin d as high a dose as you can find.

 

[Lbean523]

Hi! At any pharmacy, CVS, rite aid, Wal Mart, target is a hit or miss, get the generic calcium citrate with magnesium and vitamin d as high a dose as you can find.

Got it…now part of what’s out is purple… And something on vent part still out that I can’t get off… next steps???

 

[Eggcessive]

It is probably dark skin on the prolapse. It can become necrotic (dead) if it dries out, so that it why the prolapse needs to be kept moist with cream or ointment. Have you been able to push it back inside? Is she passing droppings?

 

[Lbean523]

It is probably dark skin on the prolapse. It can become necrotic (dead) if it dries out, so that it why the prolapse needs to be kept moist with cream or ointment. Have you been able to push it back inside? Is she passing droppings?

Yes, she is pooping ok. I can push back in, but it doesn’t stay. I didn’t try to push it in today because I didn’t know if it was ok to push that yuck stuff back in. She’s also still dripping lots of white yuck. Should I keep pushing it back in? What is the best ointment to use? She laid another egg today too. I guess I need to turn the light off more. She’s in my bathroom.