URGENT Duck with… I don’t know what, coming out of her vent

Pics
Date sort Score sort
Hydrocortisone, which is the active ingredient in preparation H, it is best to use ointment over cream. It allows the medicine to absorb better into the tissue and will help maintain moisture. Not sure which you are using, but I would switch to ointment if you can. You will want to treat her with this 4 times a day. I coat the prolapse tissue with it.

You will want to gently push the prolapse tissue back in. It may take a while before the tissue stays in. For my duck, it took over 3 weeks before her vent stayed in.

You are going to want to give her extra calcium during this time to promote proper contractions of the muscles. 1ml of Calcium gluconate or a 500mg tablet of calcium citrate can be given to her once a day.

You will want to keep her indoors to keep her vent clean and prevent injury and necrotic tissue. You also want to get her to stop laying eggs to reduce the strain on her vent. Putting her in dark is what most people suggest. I never have much luck with that, but I have managed it with letting them go broody so she stops laying eggs.

Also, you will want to give her a like warm baths couple times a day. Eventually with my duck, her vent would go in on its own when I put her in the bath. The baths will help keep the vent clean and moist.

I also give anti-inflammatory to help reduce inflammation. This helps the hydrocortisone reduce the inflammation. Reducing the inflammation is key to getting the prolapse to stay in.

Lastly, If you think there is a possibility of infection, you can also treat her with an antibiotic.
 
Quatie said:
Hydrocortisone, which is the active ingredient in preparation H, it is best to use ointment over cream. It allows the medicine to absorb better into the tissue and will help maintain moisture. Not sure which you are using, but I would switch to ointment if you can. You will want to treat her with this 4 times a day. I coat the prolapse tissue with it.

You will want to gently push the prolapse tissue back in. It may take a while before the tissue stays in. For my duck, it took over 3 weeks before her vent stayed in.

You are going to want to give her extra calcium during this time to promote proper contractions of the muscles. 1ml of Calcium gluconate or a 500mg tablet of calcium citrate can be given to her once a day.

You will want to keep her indoors to keep her vent clean and prevent injury and necrotic tissue. You also want to get her to stop laying eggs to reduce the strain on her vent. Putting her in dark is what most people suggest. I never have much luck with that, but I have managed it with letting them go broody so she stops laying eggs.

Also, you will want to give her a like warm baths couple times a day. Eventually with my duck, her vent would go in on its own when I put her in the bath. The baths will help keep the vent clean and moist.

I also give anti-inflammatory to help reduce inflammation. This helps the hydrocortisone reduce the inflammation. Reducing the inflammation is key to getting the prolapse to stay in.

Lastly, If you think there is a possibility of infection, you can also treat her with an antibiotic.
Click to expand...
What kind of anti inflammatory do you use?

Thanks that was a very informative post
 
Update

she is doing about the same. She’s a bit flightier than yesterday which I take as a good sign but no egg And no change. Looks the same. I tried pushing it back in and blood started coming out of the tip. We’ve kind of accepted that her odds aren’t good but I’m happy keeping her comfortable. I’m sure she’d prefer the comfort of being with friends but I don’t want something to happen which accelerates her passing or makes it unnecessarily more painful. Is she does pass I will do a necropsy because I don’t like that we can’t figure out definitively. Unfortunately avian vet is not an option, I’ve been looking for months as a “just in case” and still haven’t found one.
 
Unfortunately she passed overnight. The timeline makes me think that it was a case of SEVERE egg binding and subsequent prolapse. It was likely a situation that required a vet and surgery which wouldn’t have given her very good odds either :hit

Happy foraging in the great meadow queen Gloria, you will be missed.

08C707B9-FAE6-4DF2-BFF6-B1E15537054C.jpeg

5FF875E0-0C36-4694-8326-4B7454C7C0E0.jpeg
 

Similar threads

T
Hen Vent Trauma
Replies
8
Views
516
Toffael
T
Sparrow-Song
Lump on skin outside vagina, trying to lay—What is this? I thought she was egg bound! Is she dying? Is this a symptom of something worse?
Replies
6
Views
522
Wyorp Rock
Wyorp Rock
H
Prolapsed vent & other symptoms
Replies
1
Views
700
Wyorp Rock
Wyorp Rock
B
    • Like
Chicken Acting Weird
2
Replies
14
Views
574
Browniechicken
B
Sparrow-Song
Eggbound Hen Trying to Lay Huge Egg, 30 Min So Far, How Can I Help Her Move It?
Replies
1
Views
480
Eggcessive
Eggcessive

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom