Week Old Chick with Eye Injury

[Aunt Angus]

Looks like it may have pus in it which will cause swelling.

Any thoughts about how I can treat it (or even if I can)?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's SO tiny, it would be hard to press out pus I think.
I'd keep on flushing the eye and applying ointment twice a day, that may help loosen up anything in there. See if it goes down in a couple of days.

She's eating and drinking good?

 

[Aunt Angus]

She's SO tiny, it would be hard to press out pus I think.
I'd keep on flushing the eye and applying ointment twice a day, that may help loosen up anything in there. See if it goes down in a couple of days.

She's eating and drinking good?

She's 100% normal otherwise - eating, drinking, pooping, running around.

I am taking her to an emergency clinic ($$$) in the next county this afternoon.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Let me know how it goes.
Such a cute little thing

 

[Aunt Angus]

Let me know how it goes.
Such a cute little thing

Oh, I just love her to pieces! Our whole family has fallen in love with her.

She was from a shipment that suffered some losses. When I took her out of the box, she had a bloody beak and was lying on her side, panting. I didn't think she would make it, but she's still kicking. and she got this wound somehow. The only thing I can guess is her buddy pecked the heck out of her before it died.

She is alone now after I put her sisters in with my broodies. She's too injured to put with anyone just yet. If I can get her eye healed up, I will probably get a couple of feed store chicks so that she will have flock mates when I integrate her into the flock. She's SO small that she seems almost bantam-sized to me. At 2-3 weeks, I think she will be the same size as chicks that are a few days old.

And if she ends up losing the eye, she may be a house chicken. The poor thing has had a heck of a rough time of it.

 

[Aunt Angus]

An abcess developed behind her eye. Dr drained it and is starting her on antibiotics. Poor Myrtle....

 

[Sally PB]

Please be ok, little Myrtle, please be ok...

 

[Aunt Angus]

I'm sitting on the couch wearing a hooded sweatshirt backwards. She's in the hood with a hand warmer. I will be wearing this to work tomorrow. Lol

 

[Wyorp Rock]

An abcess developed behind her eye. Dr drained it and is starting her on antibiotics. Poor Myrtle....

Glad the Dr was able to drain it and get her on meds.

Keep us posted.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Glad the Dr was able to drain it and get her on meds.

Keep us posted.

She's alert, but she keeps stumbling backwards. I'd think electrolytes or dehydration, but the vet gave her luquid subq to rehydrate her.

Any thoughts?