Swollen eye treated

[leslielbk]

I put a warm wet cotton ball on the eye to soften the dried matter so I could open it. When I was finally able to look it was clear there was a ton of infection. I gently wiped out what I could. I was not going to put sharp objects in the eye as shown on some videos.
I am now mostly flushing the eye with saline. Woman at tractor supply said it was infection due to respiratory issues. Hen sounds fine but is under the weather. Keeping her indoors and providing tasty food to eat. Still too early to know if she will make it but I see improvement.

Sorry,.I have another question. What tasty food are you providing? I'm going to try to take her to a farm vet tomorrow. I need to know what she has and if it has spread to my flock.

 

[Attila the Hen]

Meal worms, yogurt. Chickens will eat many different things. Mine love bananas.

 

[Attila the Hen]

Didn’t ask for help before but would like some advice now.
when I first treated the eye it was very swollen and I got a lot of pus out. Since then I have rinsed and applied antibiotic eye cream twice a day. There has been little change the past few days. Still a fair amount of pus but not so swollen.
I’m wondering if I should let the pus build up so it will come out. Sort of like a pimple. Also concerned eye will become resistant to antibiotic eye cream.
in general the hen is feeling better and is out with the flock which makes her much happier.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would treat with an oral antibiotic that treats MG, such as Tylosin, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, or Baytril. Baytril is not approved for MG, and has a long egg withdrawal.

 

[Attila the Hen]

I would treat with an oral antibiotic that treats MG, such as Tylosin, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, or Baytril. Baytril is not approved for MG, and has a long egg withdrawal.

 

[Attila the Hen]

Okay. I’ll look into which one I can buy around here. I really appreciate your input. I’ll keep you posted.

 

[Eggcessive]

Most feed stores do not sell antibiotics anymore. Tylosin powder is good, and available here online and dosage is 1 tsp per gallon or 1/4 tsp or 1 gram per quart:
https://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/medications/respiratory/559-foys-tylan-soluble-powder
https://www.nepigeonsupplies.com/product/tylosin-powder/
LA200 may be available in the refigerated medicines at some feed stores. It can be given orally or by injection, and dosage is 0.5 ml daily for chicken.

 

[Attila the Hen]

Yes I could not find anything in the stores I tried. The hen seems pretty well in herself so I will wait a little longer. Got some pus out last night. I’m keeping a close eye on her.
Thanks again for your responses.

 

[Attila the Hen]

Just an update on hen. She is doing well in general although there is still some infection in her eye. I clean it once a day and apply ointment. It is not really swollen any longer. Her appetite is good and she tolerates me bringing her in each evening for treatment and snacks.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would treat the eye twice a day. Is there still any pus in the eye?