Prolapsed vent help.

[gharvey444]

I am looking for strategies for when the reinserted vent tissue does not stay. We have a 2 1/2 year old red star who very unexpectedly experienced a severe vent prolapse. We are very concerned, but want to avoid surgery.

 

[chickens really]

To be honest once they prolapsed it's highly likely they will again so Culling is a better option..

 

[gharvey444]

not at that point. Looking for strategies when re-insertion is not working.

 

[chickens really]

not at that point. Looking for strategies when re-insertion is not working.

Best wishes...Actually you can try many things and they don't work so if you can afford a Vet that's your best option....

 

[rebrascora]

There was a really brilliant post by some people about 6 months ago who successfully treated a badly prolapsed vent that had gone partially necrotic and would not initially stay in. I don't know about the log term prognosis of their hen but she did make a miraculous recovery from an horrific wound over a period of weeks.
Their user name was "Golden..." something I think and they posted really good photos of her progress and details of their treatment. It was inspirational. The standard treatment is to give them a good soak in a warm Epsom salts bath, gently rub to get the protruding flesh as clean as possible, dab dry, apply raw honey or Haemorrhoid cream and push it back in and hold it there until she stops trying to push it out again.... can be as long as 20 mins, so arrange whilst a favourite TV program is on and sit and watch with your finger in a chicken . It may come out the next day and the day after but it seems that perseverance can pay off with these things. Keeping her mostly in the dark may help to prevent further ovulation and egg laying, until she is recovered. I will see if I can find that post but feel free to search for it yourself..... it was definitely winter time just gone because there were concerns over frostbite on the prolapse.

 

[nebulathechicken]

Two days ago I had a 2 1/2 year old Silver Laced Wayondette die due to a prolapse. We had treated her and it had gone away, but two weeks later it came back, she died suddenly and I think she was in a lot of pain, it might be best to cull her depending on her condition. So sorry I hope she can make it!

 

[rebrascora]

I haven't found the post yet and maybe I got the user name wrong because none of the usernames beginning with "golden" ring a bell.
I think it very much depends on what has caused the prolapse as to the long term prognosis. If the bird is carrying a lot of fat and that is the reason for the prolapse, then the risk of a rupture due to Fatty Liver Haemorrhagic Syndrome is quite real. If the prolapse is due to a very large egg or a shell less egg than thereis a chance that it was just a one off and she will recover.

 

[MandS]

Hi
I had one of my girls get a prolapsed vent. We didn't notice at first because she has a very bushy rear.

I got latex gloves and Vaseline, and gently pushed it back inside, pushing my finger gently into the hole. It is a gentle and slow process. The vent goes back in and then I did a bit of a smear of Vaseline around the vent. Now hers had been outside for at least 2 days and was very irritated and sore. This gentle approach worked and that was nearly 2 years ago and it has b=never recurred.

Good luck with it. In my view, worth persevering and if it needs a bit of help to settle back in, be patient and gentle, checking each day.