Stunted/Blind Chick

[Eggcessive]

No, actually, I recommend Tylan 50 injectable all the time for chickens, and it can be given as a sinus flush as well. I just have never used penicllin as an eye drop. I am an RN who has given a lot of different types of penicillin over decades, and we never used it that way. I tend to not recommend things that are not an acceptable method of giving something. I think that your vet may be fine to recommend it, and since you have done it without a problem, it may be safe enough, but I wouldn’t recommend it to someone here. We can disagree to disagree. The OP has a perfectly good eye drop—polysporin, which treats different bacteria and pinkeye, so I think they can go with that.

 

[Gammond]

Update: She is inside now so she can access food better and I can apply the drops easier. I will update in a few days.

 

[Gammond]

Just saw you are in Canada. I know you have different rules about what is over the counter or prescription. If the polysporin is all you can get, I'd try that. If you can get terramycin I would use that (it's tetracycline), or even something like this: https://www.vetrxdirect.com/product...-LIyiUzrRR-CX1FyQsXe-mV7T3m6_SuRoCSiEQAvD_BwE
Veterycin makes an eye wash and and antimicrobial eye gel that might be helpful in flushing the eyes, hoping you may be able to get that there.
I don't know if you can have it shipped to you. I'm not very knowledgeable about what is available in Canada, sorry.
You could try looking for some Canadian members and try messaging them for advice on what is available there.

My sister is an RN and I just found out she has some Terramycin ointment. I think I will rub it in and around the Eye?

 

[FishMtFarm]

Put it in the eye and don’t touch the tip to the eye to prevent contamination.

 

[purpletiger]

She also might need some help eating and drinking if she can't see. Keep us updated on how she is doing.

 

[Eggcessive]

Just put a small dot inside the eyelid, and it will melt over the eye. Use it twice a day.

 

[FishMtFarm]

If the eye is too small or swollen to get under the eyelid, in the eye anyplace is sufficient. Those are pretty tiny eyes and don’t want to aggravate them too much. Eyes go down hill quickly and aren’t anything to mess around with.

 

[FishMtFarm]

If you could get penicillin, I still think that would be a better choice and use in conjunction with the terramycin. See penicillin is given to cattle with an injection of procaine penicillin G in the bulbar conjunctiva. The concept is that it will slowly leak out into the eye to give long term medication to the eye. Since a chicken is so small and they are not sensitive to Penicillin, you can directly drop into the eye but you lose that slow long term release. @Eggcessive it can’t be used that way with humans because of liability and safety, but animal medicine is different from human medicine so please don’t discourage something that could potentionally save the eyes of this bird. I understand your concern but if you do your research, it can be used this way in animals. When I did my internship for my vet tech degree, I saw this done on some calves and it worked well for some forms of conjunctivitis. Seeing how you are in Canada tho, I understand this method probably isn’t an option but someone else could benefit from this.

 

[Gammond]

Just put a small dot inside the eyelid, and it will melt over the eye. Use it twice a day.

This is what I got!

One drop in each eye once a day, or what do you advise? It says long acting so i wasnt sure if I should do twice daily. I would appreciate anyone's advice

 

[Eggcessive]

That is an injectable medication, so I cannot say right off how often to give. I would use the polysporin 4 times a day, until someone decides if the oxytetracycline injectable is okay to use in the eye.