Vent gleet?? Very sick hen

[CarolineMK]

Hi ! I've been treating our sick chicken for 2days now. I've kept her alive with electrolytes, kefer, yogurt/crumble mash, and some garlic water. She had a messy butt last week with maggots!! We cleaned all that up and are using ointment. I brought her inside and shes been in my bathroom for 2 days now. Her comb is dry and laying over, her eyes are closed, lethargic, can't stand up, nasty poop. How can I save her??? Now her beak is opening and closing with her breaths. Im scared I'll lose her today

 

[CarolineMK]

This is her butt right now. She also has some blue ointment on. She was soaked lastnight. I will soak her again .

 

[Bigdumogre]

Do you see any maggots under the skin? Also look up flystrike and see if it applies

 

[CarolineMK]

Do you see any maggots under the skin? Also look up flystrike and see if it applies

None under skin. Her abdomen feels hard and warm "hot" to the touch. Now is she egg bound?? I just soaked her w/ Epsom salt . I don't know what else to do

 

[Eggcessive]

I would be concerned that there are still maggots present on the bare area. I would look carefully with a magnifier. Consider spraying Permethrin ready to use spray on her vent area to kill any maggot larvae on the skin. A warm daily or more often soak followed by applying plain triple antibiotic ointment to her skin would be how I would treat it. Maggot larvae can continue to hatch for a few days. Encourage her to eat some wet mushy chicken feed, cooked egg, or tuna. A vitamin with electrolyte or 2 ml of Poultry NutriDrench daily for a couple of days can’t hurt.