Vent gleek and prolapsed vent

[Patntiff]

This is a bad case. My girl has what looked like vent glee until I clean it then you can see the prolapsed vent. Also there is what looks like infected white tissue on the prolapsed vent so I do not want to push it back in nor treat with Prep-H. Cleaned and bathed with epsom salt, insulated her and stopped feeding for one day. Today's plan was to treat with epsom orally, then give her yogurt. Clean her again and use silver cream on the area. Any other advice?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is vet care an option?
The coagulated blood is concerning. I see the white-ish tissue as well - does it seem like pus?
Any bad odor that would indicate infection?

If you don't want to use Prep H, that is fine, but keep the tissue moist with some kind of ointment or oil, if the exposed tissue dries up it will die/become necrotic.

Imo, she needs antibiotic treatment as well since there is bleeding.

Hopefully others will chime in.

 

[Patntiff]

Is vet care an option?
The coagulated blood is concerning. I see the white-ish tissue as well - does it seem like pus?
Any bad odor that would indicate infection?

If you don't want to use Prep H, that is fine, but keep the tissue moist with some kind of ointment or oil, if the exposed tissue dries up it will die/become necrotic.

Imo, she needs antibiotic treatment as well since there is bleeding.

Hopefully others will chime in.

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Some of the white tissue fluff off. Just was out there and the prolapse is twice the size and oozing white puss. The smell is not as bad now but at first was very strong ammonia smell as with past infections I have seen. Vet care, not really any around here that do chickens.

 

[Patntiff]

Some of the white tissue fluff off. Just was out there and the prolapse is twice the size and oozing white puss. The smell is not as bad now but at first was very strong ammonia smell as with past infections I have seen. Vet care, not really any around here that do chickens.

I will go take another pic

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Some of the white tissue fluff off. Just was out there and the prolapse is twice the size and oozing white puss. The smell is not as bad now but at first was very strong ammonia smell as with past infections I have seen. Vet care, not really any around here that do chickens.

Is it pus that is oozing or could it be urates? (this would also cause an ammonia smell)
Is she pooping at all?
Infection would be a foul or rotten odor.
With a prolapse a lot of times poop "leaks" or oozes since there is so much swelling.

More photos are always welcome. You won't gross us out I promise.

I'm going to tag in @Eggcessive for her thoughts too.

 

[Patntiff]

 

[Patntiff]

Is it pus that is oozing or could it be urates? (this would also cause an ammonia smell)
Is she pooping at all?
Infection would be a foul or rotten odor.
With a prolapse a lot of times poop "leaks" or oozes since there is so much swelling.

More photos are always welcome. You won't gross us out I promise.

I'm going to tag in @Eggcessive for her thoughts too.

Yes could be urates, yes she is pooping.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What are you putting on the prolapse?
You can give her a soak in a warm epsom salts bath to help reduce swelling - if she is not lethargic.
The "material" that is sticking out of the prolapse, what is that like? Is a cheesy semi-hard matter? Will any of that come out?
I wonder if that is a lash egg that she is trying to expel, it's always hard to know.

The tissue is quite swollen, so it will have to go down in order for it to go back in.
Anti-inflammatory cream or even honey can be used to help keep it moist and reduce swelling.

Since she was bleeding, personally I would also give her antibiotics. Do you have any available? You can order Amoxicillin online through Ebay or places like Revival Pet Health or Jeffers Pet Supply.

Thank you for the photos, please keep us posted on her progress.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would do the warm Epsom salts soak as Wyorp Rock has recommended, for about 20 minutes, keeping the water warmed. Then take a rag or cloth and gently rub the scabby looking material off. If it bleeds some, that is alright, since the scab is probably dead or necrotic material where the prolapse has dried out. Then apply a cream, ointment or honey of your choice. Even cooking oil is good, just to keep it moist. The bath should be repeated either with Epsom salts or mild dishwashing soap at least daily to keep her clean. Make sure that she is pooping.

Do you think the other chickens pecked at her vent area, since it looks a little bloody in the first pics? Try to push the prolapse inside whenever you can get the crusty area off. Hold it inside if you succeed for several minutes. It will probably come back out, but keep pushing it back inside, and it should eventually stay in in a day or two. I would give her some wet chicken feed, and add a small amount of plain yogurt for probiotics which may help her digestive tract.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are some good articles on prolapsed vents:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/prolapse-vent-causes-treatment-graphic/

https://www.beautyofbirds.com/Prolapse.htm