Prolapsed Vent vs. Intestinal Prolapse

[XanderWiFi]

Appreciate the anatomy chart for sure. Unknown egg laying yesterday. No egg today. She is in a rabbit cage confined to the kitchen with blankets covering the cage for most of the day to help keep her calm and restrict the daylight time.

Wife has corrected the prolapse approximately 3 times today. Reports increasing pressure and discomfort from the leghorn (flapping wings)-but who wouldn't be a little perturbed about having their butt pushed on.

Based on the anatomy review and responses, my assumption is that all orifices are anatomically correct. She has been keeping fresh water and fresh fruits, veggies and clippings to snack on while inside.

Just not really sure how to get it to stay in with her continuously pushing against us or when she poops. Going to add a couple drops of electrolyte solution to the water to try to help per the guidance above.

Any other tips or tricks are greatly appreciated. Thank you for the assistance and responses thus far!

 

[Eggcessive]

The prolapse will stay in eventually, but it has to be kept moist so it doesn’t dry out and cause tissue death.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Appreciate the anatomy chart for sure. Unknown egg laying yesterday. No egg today. She is in a rabbit cage confined to the kitchen with blankets covering the cage for most of the day to help keep her calm and restrict the daylight time.

Wife has corrected the prolapse approximately 3 times today. Reports increasing pressure and discomfort from the leghorn (flapping wings)-but who wouldn't be a little perturbed about having their butt pushed on.

Based on the anatomy review and responses, my assumption is that all orifices are anatomically correct. She has been keeping fresh water and fresh fruits, veggies and clippings to snack on while inside.

Just not really sure how to get it to stay in with her continuously pushing against us or when she poops. Going to add a couple drops of electrolyte solution to the water to try to help per the guidance above.

Any other tips or tricks are greatly appreciated. Thank you for the assistance and responses thus far!

I hope it eventually stays in.
I would encourage hydration and get some calcium into her.
I agree, if the tissue comes out, keep it moist in between pushing it in.

 

[XanderWiFi]

Day 2 of chicken quarantine. She laid an egg. So that rules out any egg bounding. Wife reports swelling has improved some, but still prolapses. We are keeping it moist and she remains in the rabbit hutch quarantined. We are going to let her hop around the house or the outside alone to get some face time and exercise. Hoping this will resolve soon.

 

[XanderWiFi]

Picture #1 #4825 is the amount of protrusion this morning. The crusted urea is a real concern. I am worried about it essentially causing an impaction when we move the prolapse back in. But I also worry about damaging that sensitive tissue by attempting to remove it as chicken poop seems to have miracle water repulsion ability.

The second picture is prolapse correction though it never seems to fully seat and stay in. We have been spraying tea tree oil antiseptic and antibiotic ointment to keep it moist. Tissue swelling has definitely improved.

We are going to take her outside gardening with us. She can have some facetime with her sisters and get out of the cage for a bit. As mentioned above, she did lay a weak egg yesterday. I wonder if I am pushing the prolapse incorrectly to the wrong anatomical position. I can only hope it corrects itself internally. Also trimmed butt feathers to aid the block of poop collection.

Unfortunately, we leave for vacation next week. One way or another she will have to go back to general population. On a comedic note, she began alarm calling/egg songing us when we kept the blankets back for a few minutes. No distress but was cute and fascinating for the kids.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Picture #1 #4825 is the amount of protrusion this morning. The crusted urea is a real concern. I am worried about it essentially causing an impaction when we move the prolapse back in. But I also worry about damaging that sensitive tissue by attempting to remove it as chicken poop seems to have miracle water repulsion ability.

The second picture is prolapse correction though it never seems to fully seat and stay in. We have been spraying tea tree oil antiseptic and antibiotic ointment to keep it moist. Tissue swelling has definitely improved.

We are going to take her outside gardening with us. She can have some facetime with her sisters and get out of the cage for a bit. As mentioned above, she did lay a weak egg yesterday. I wonder if I am pushing the prolapse incorrectly to the wrong anatomical position. I can only hope it corrects itself internally. Also trimmed butt feathers to aid the block of poop collection.

Unfortunately, we leave for vacation next week. One way or another she will have to go back to general population. On a comedic note, she began alarm calling/egg songing us when we kept the blankets back for a few minutes. No distress but was cute and fascinating for the kids.

That crusted stuff is the worst, it can almost set up like concrete. I would try to soak her, then apply mineral or coconut oil to that and see if you can ease it off. Yes, I do think you are right, it can harden and cause the tissue from going in.

Have you been giving her extra calcium?

It's good for her to get outside some, so I'm glad you can do that.
I bet your kids are tickled to have a chicken in the house. White Leghorns are fun anyway (all chickens are in my book) but once a Leghorn warms up to you they can be quite a character.

 

[XanderWiFi]

We have been putting nutridrench into her drinking water and her crumble is fortified. Along with some grit and oyster shell we placed in the hospital crate nothing more.

 

[XanderWiFi]

she got to free range all day but she keeps picking at her butt. We soaked and scrubbed her for a long time. Some of this stuff is simply cemented to her colon and requires tearing away to actually remove. As we are wiping and attempting to remove it seems like she is urinating around it. Makes me wonder if they stay clean on the inside or if a small amount of cemented urea/poop is normal. Picture attached for reference. We covered with a mix of aquaphor and triple antibiotic and got everything inside but she had flexed it back out minutes later.

 

[XanderWiFi]

After tonights butt wash.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Some of this stuff is simply cemented to her colon and requires tearing away to actually remove. As we are wiping and attempting to remove it seems like she is urinating around it. Makes me wonder if they stay clean on the inside or if a small amount of cemented urea/poop is normal.

No the cemented stuff is not normal or I have never found that it is.