Prolapsed Vent Won't Stay Put

[eagletracker1]

My silkie bantam has had a prolapsed vent for a few days now. I am not sure what caused it. She was egg bound yesterday but that was after she had prolapsed. I have pushed the prolapse back in several times a day but it keeps coming back out (not immediately though...perhaps when she poops?) I have been using preparation H but read somewhere that if high levels of the med gets into the birds system that can be bad so I am thinking of discontinuing. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've only had one bird prolapse before and once I re-inserted it in that bird, she was fine. What's up with this bird??

 

[verthandi]

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If you don't have her in a darkened cage already try that, it might slow up egg laying and give her a chance to heal. Wash her gently with saline solution and replace the prolapse. It may take several days and several tries for it to stay in place. I also clipped the feathers around the vent to make cleaning easier.(just beware if there are any blood feathers just coming in and don't cut those. Preparation H works well, I have also used honey and that work too. Matter of choice and what I had on hand.

Did she pass the egg yesterday after she prolapsed???

 

[sammi]

sometimes the hen needs a stitch..
do you have a vet?

ditto above poster.

 

[eagletracker1]

She didn't seem to be trying to expel the egg so I got it out for her (had to push the prolapsed tissue back around the egg). She hasn't tried to lay one since.

A vet tech I know offered to try a stitch but that seems extreme and I don't want to go that route unless absolutely necessary. I did notice today that the size of the prolapsed tissue mass seems to be getting smaller....is that a sign that it is healing?

 

[verthandi]

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Sounds positive to me. Are you still cleaning and replacing the prolapse periodical? With the hen I had, had to do that 2 or 3 times a day, each time it would stay a little longer.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

All above posts are good advice...Keep her in a dark covered box or cage to help keep her from laying...

 

[eagletracker1]

After the one egg that got stuck the other day, she hasn't tried to lay another one. She hasn't been in total darkness either....about 8 hours a day of light. I did notice that after I push the tissue back in, it pops back out when she defecates and it stays out. Is that normal for a prolapsed bird?

 

[verthandi]

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Yes the straining to defecate could make that happen. She actually sounds a little better then the one I worked on. Sometimes it would only stay in place a few minutes at first. I just kept replacing it 2 or three times a day and finally it started to heal. Is she eating and drinking okay still?

 

[eagletracker1]

Yes, she is eating and drinking but the tissue has changed from bright red to dull pink and that worries me.

 

[Jhs51684]

Yes, she is eating and drinking but the tissue has changed from bright red to dull pink and that worries me.

long shot (i see this post is 13 years old), but what happened with this bird? I'm having the same problem. Prolapse won't stay in. It has been 3 weeks, the bird otherwise seems to be acting normal. Wondering if it will ever stay in or if it's a lost cause.