VetRX

[Mom2eastereggers]

Hello All,

I was just Curious about how long It Takes VetRX to Start working for eye worm?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hello All,

I was just Curious about how long It Takes VetRX to Start working for eye worm?

It never will.

Vetrx is basically the same thing as Vicks vapor rub... smells okay, makes the sinuses feel a bit cool... nothing effective there.... or at least that's my usual assessment of it as snake oil... is it possible, this is one REAL use for it finally?! I must research a little further.

Sorry you face this, thank you for sharing! I hope you will get more solid answers.

 

[coach723]

I have read of suggesting VetRx for eye worm, but you have to use it and then rinse it out right away with fresh water in order to not irritate/injure the eye. A better treatment is Valbazen. You mix the Valbazen 50/50 with water and put drops in the eye AND treat the bird orally with .5cc full strength directly in the mouth. Repeat in 10 days. You don't have to flush the eye out, it won't hurt the eye.
See posts #3 and #12 here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/eye-worms-i-give-up.546566/
Eye worm is usually spread through infected cockroaches, so taking steps to control those would reduce the risk. More info on that here:
https://www.chickenwhisperermagazine.com/health-and-wellness/do-your-fowl-have-mansons-eyeworm

 

[Eggcessive]

Eyeworm is one of the rarest types of worms in chickens. It is usually seen in troplical areas where the Surinam cockroach lives, since that is a host for the worms. There are some bogus videos online where people have claimed to have eyeworm, where it really may be pus in an eye from a respiratory or eye infection. Real eyeworms may be seen in the eye, and are about 1/8 inch long. Many people in Hawaii deal with eyeworms.

Valbazen given orally, and also diluted in the eye, as Coach 723 has said is the usual treatment. Repeat both treatments in 10-14 days. Some vets will also anesthetize a chicken and manually remove eye worms. 5% Cresol, a chemical once found in Lysol, used to be used to treat it.

If your chicken is having any symptoms, such as bubbly eyes, sneezing, crackly breathing or nasal drainage, it may be suffering from a respiratory disease.

 

[Mom2eastereggers]

Eyeworm is one of the rarest types of worms in chickens. It is usually seen in troplical areas where the Surinam cockroach lives, since that is a host for the worms. There are some bogus videos online where people have claimed to have eyeworm, where it really may be pus in an eye from a respiratory or eye infection. Real eyeworms may be seen in the eye, and are about 1/8 inch long. Many people in Hawaii deal with eyeworms.

Valbazen given orally, and also diluted in the eye, as Coach 723 has said is the usual treatment. Repeat both treatments in 10-14 days. Some vets will also anesthetize a chicken and manually remove eye worms. 5% Cresol, a chemical once found in Lysol, used to be used to treat it.

If your chicken is having any symptoms, such as bubbly eyes, sneezing, crackly breathing or nasal drainage, it may be suffering from a respiratory disease.

I have read of suggesting VetRx for eye worm, but you have to use it and then rinse it out right away with fresh water in order to not irritate/injure the eye. A better treatment is Valbazen. You mix the Valbazen 50/50 with water and put drops in the eye AND treat the bird orally with .5cc full strength directly in the mouth. Repeat in 10 days. You don't have to flush the eye out, it won't hurt the eye.
See posts #3 and #12 here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/eye-worms-i-give-up.546566/
Eye worm is usually spread through infected cockroaches, so taking steps to control those would reduce the risk. More info on that here:
https://www.chickenwhisperermagazine.com/health-and-wellness/do-your-fowl-have-mansons-eyeworm

Thanks for all of that great information. I his eye has gotten better..I think he had a respiratory infection

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad that he is better.

 

[Sandy22]

Thanks for all of that great information. I his eye has gotten better..I think he had a respiratory infection

Did VetRX cure the respiratory infection? I tried it today for a sick chick.

 

[Mom2eastereggers]

Did VetRX cure the respiratory infection? I tried it today for a sick chick.

YES, It did..I had to keep giving it to him until all the signs of his Respiratory infection were gone