Respiratory caused eye swelling

[Tchristensen]

Respiratory issues have been going on for months now, she sees a vet. Currently she is on baytril. Main issue is I’m wanting help on what to do for her eye. I took her to the vet to drain it but it wasn’t hard so he decided against it and now her other eye is starting the getting swollen. Starts with a little bump in front of eye and eye bubbles. I out vetrx on a bunch and I’ve been putting vetricyn in her eye and my vet approved that.
What can I do to make the swelling go down and help her be more comfortable?

 

[CCsGarden]

Can you try to rinse they eye? I'm sorry you are going thru all this! Hopefully some others can help you soon!

 

[Tchristensen]

Can you try to rinse they eye? I'm sorry you are going thru all this! Hopefully some others can help you soon!

I think she’d actually have a heart attack if I tried that, she barely is manageable to dab the vetricyn on. I tried laying a warm water soaked papertowel on her face and she did not like that at all so I’m thinking about holding her in a hot shower to get steam

 

[CCsGarden]

I think she’d actually have a heart attack if I tried that, she barely is manageable to dab the vetricyn on. I tried laying a warm water soaked papertowel on her face and she did not like that at all so I’m thinking about holding her in a hot shower to get steam

okay, I'm sorry she seems very weak! Has she been eating? how is her breathing?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Respiratory issues have been going on for months now, she sees a vet. Currently she is on baytril. Main issue is I’m wanting help on what to do for her eye. I took her to the vet to drain it but it wasn’t hard so he decided against it and now her other eye is starting the getting swollen. Starts with a little bump in front of eye and eye bubbles. I out vetrx on a bunch and I’ve been putting vetricyn in her eye and my vet approved that.

I think she’d actually have a heart attack if I tried that, she barely is manageable to dab the vetricyn on. I tried laying a warm water soaked papertowel on her face and she did not like that at all so I’m thinking about holding her in a hot shower to get steam

Welcome To BYC

Plain water in the eye is not very comfortable. Flush the eye with saline, push out the pus, then put an eye ointment in the eye. Ask your Vet for an eye ointment or you can purchase Terramycin eye ointment at stores like TSC.

If she's hard to handle. Swaddle her in a towel to capture the wings. Give her breaks and see that she isn't overheating.

 

[Tchristensen]

okay, I'm sorry she seems very weak! Has she been eating? how is her breathing?

She has been eating a lot when getting her baytril shots, breathing has gotten better on it as well like it did last time but it didn’t go away. She got a set of shots then within like two days I was back at the vet and he gave me another set with her new weight dosage

 

[Tchristensen]

Welcome To BYC

Plain water in the eye is not very comfortable. Flush the eye with saline, push out the pus, then put an eye ointment in the eye. Ask your Vet for an eye ointment or you can purchase Terramycin eye ointment at stores like TSC.

If she's hard to handle. Swaddle her in a towel to capture the wings. Give her breaks and see that she isn't overheating.

My vet was wanting to cut it open to get it out but because it wasn’t hard he decided not to. I haven’t used water in her eye at all just tried laying a warm wet paper towel over to try and help. Would taking her in the bathroom and running a hot shower maybe help? I also have some peppermint shower steamers that I used to open up my nostrils when I was sick so would holding one up for a few seconds help clear her too?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My vet was wanting to cut it open to get it out but because it wasn’t hard he decided not to. I haven’t used water in her eye at all just tried laying a warm wet paper towel over to try and help. Would taking her in the bathroom and running a hot shower maybe help? I also have some peppermint shower steamers that I used to open up my nostrils when I was sick so would holding one up for a few seconds help clear her too?

I wouldn't use the peppermint shower steamer.

Chicken pus is usually a semi solid, it can be hard. It will not dry up on its own, it has to be removed.

 

[Tchristensen]

I wouldn't use the peppermint shower steamer.

Chicken pus is usually a semi solid, it can be hard. It will not dry up on its own, it has to be removed.

So I’ll have to push that stuff out to get the welling down? She is getting a film on the inside edge on top and bottom of her beak at the tip. I pulled it out and dabbed on mouth wash like I did when she had wet pox. I saw nothing in her throat or anywhere else in her mouth. Could it just be harder mucus or is it something else?

 

[Tchristensen]

I wouldn't use the peppermint shower steamer.

Chicken pus is usually a semi solid, it can be hard. It will not dry up on its own, it has to be removed.

I tried to squeeze it out of her eye but nothing came out at all