Silkie had to have an emergency C-section! yikes (little bit graphic)

[briarpatchfarms]

I knew that my new White silkie was eggbound just recently and swollen exesively! Took her to the vet today and here what was done!


I thought I could feel at least 2 eggs!!!

When we got to the vets office he put her to sleep and went in he too could not find the egg passage!
He pulled me and my mom back to the back and said the only way to save her was an emergency C-section!!!! WHAT???

Me and mom talked it over and decided to go ahead with it. after the surgery he pulled us back again and said her she had rupsured her ovaduct!!!! OHH NOO!

and that he had to stich it us and place a tube from that area through the side of the stomach!! Yuck She leaks fluied all the time!

Then we saw that she had 5 really wierd shaped eggs was eggbound! how she lived this long I dont know???

She also got a shot of testostrome to keep her for laying for 2 to 3 months!
Now shes home and still as happy a alway but a little bald and and a little sore Im going to feed her a low protien diet for the next week!
Got to go back Friday to get the tube out!!!!


Shhhhhhhhhwwwwwwuuuuuuu! What a day!!!

Heres a photo of the eggs

 

[briarpatchfarms]

Has anyone heard of a chicken being eggbound with 5 eggs???? or is this a first???

 

[Dar]

HOLY COW!!!!!!! hug yr vet

 

[briana1975]

Wow, I am glad she is ok.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

eeeewww. no i haven't heard of this yet but i hope it doesn't happen often. good luck on her healing!

 

[Chick-a-roos]

I'm curious, how old is your little silkie? and had she laid before now? How or where did you feel for eggs?

Wow, it's great you have a vet available! I hope she recovers from her C-section. Give lots of hugs to your little patient....

 

[briarpatchfarms]

she is about 2 years old and has been a great layer up till this point....i could only feel 3 of them vet thought that would be alil odd but to our suprise there was 5 the vet just as shocked as we were....so far she seems to be doing ok shes eating and drinking and walking around a little im sure the meds from the vet is now wearing off so shes not as active (understanding)..so shes laying under her heat lamp resting

 

[Terri O]

Those "eggs" look very similar to what I got out of my 2 YO red hen earlier this month. What is the prognosis for her? Will she ever be able to lay normally again? Terri O in WI

 

[AHappychick]

wow amazing how lucky she is to have such a loving mom

the vet bill must be unbelievable so glad they could fix her. wishing for a speedy and healthy recovery.

 

[briarpatchfarms]

Heres her in her cozy little recovery pen!

The Circle in red is the tube!
the circle in blue is the incesion!