Vent gleet or EYP?

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Is this gleet or EYP? Hen seems normal in temperament but she is not laying. She has been laying thin shelled eggs for awhile. No discharge seen, but her abdomen is swollen and hot. We have soaked her in epsom salts (so
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bum is wet in the picture, feathers around vent appear normal). Our coop a minor lice outbreak recently. She's a 1.5 yr old orpX. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
 
She might be an internal layer with the enlarged lower abdomen and her history of laying thin-shelled eggs. Is her abdomen soft, spongy, or tight? Egg yolk peritonitis can occur if bacteria enter the oviduct or abdomen. She doesn't appear to have vent gleet, but possibly has had her feathers pecked out due to the pressence of new pin feathers. If you can get some Nustock cream online, you can apply it to the bare area to help it heal and to prevent pecking.
 
Hi I have the same problem except that it is hard as a rock and baseball sized 9maybe even softball)
She is eating and drinking... poor thing... I don't want her to suffer... I have soaked in warm/hot water and stuck my finger in vent.. just some watery poop came out and it feels like one big hard tumor... any ideas???
 
Here are a couple of articles that explain internal laying/egg yolk peritonitis fairly simply:
http://scoopfromthecoop.nutrenaworld.com/laying-issues-internal-layers-and-peritonitis/
http://www.theveterinaryexpert.com/backyard-poultry/egg-yolk-peritonitis/

Antibiotics, such as amoxicillin and Baytril (enrofloxacin,) can be used to treat EYP early on, but they may or may not help. When using antibiotics, which can contribute to antibiotic resistant bacteria, it is best not to eat the eggs or the meat. Keeping the hen watered and fed and comfortable is the best treatment, and when she appears to be suffering, putting her down would be best.

Cancer in chickens can sometimes be the cause of a hard growth or enlarged abdomen, and may be mistaken for EYP.
 

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