I would like some opinions on what this could be, and advice on whether and how to treat.
My hen Blanche has since yesterday this white stuff on her left ear lobe.
It is not hot, it is supple like loose skin, but it looks and feels slightly swollen. The ear itself is totally clean, and she has no respiratory issue. She had had for about a year a tiny white pimple on this ear lobe, but this is new.
Background : Blanche is a four years old ex-battery hen. A year ago she was attacked by a hawk and turned blind from one eye. Her health has been poor since that attack, she has periods where she’s very low, and periods when she gets better.
She was doing good for the last two weeks and has been not well for the last three days. Symptoms include diarrhea, eating less, resting more often and loosing weight. She is also molting now.
Like the rest of my flock she has access to layer feed, starter mash and fermented grains and peas. She usually eats a bit of everything. When she goes off the usual feed because of being unwell, she mostly will refuse any other food like scrambled egg or sardine, or just nibble but not really eat.
She is very stressed and since the attack and being visually impaired she has become frightened of everything, so I want to balance whether treatment is necessary for her health, with the stress it would cause her.
I am in France, so many treatment options are either unavailable or not OTC - triple antibiotics ointment doesn't exist and any imidazole antifungals require a prescription.
It's a two hours drive to get to my vet's clinic, and I feel it would be too hard on her, but the vet could eventually send me a prescription.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My hen Blanche has since yesterday this white stuff on her left ear lobe.
It is not hot, it is supple like loose skin, but it looks and feels slightly swollen. The ear itself is totally clean, and she has no respiratory issue. She had had for about a year a tiny white pimple on this ear lobe, but this is new.
Background : Blanche is a four years old ex-battery hen. A year ago she was attacked by a hawk and turned blind from one eye. Her health has been poor since that attack, she has periods where she’s very low, and periods when she gets better.
She was doing good for the last two weeks and has been not well for the last three days. Symptoms include diarrhea, eating less, resting more often and loosing weight. She is also molting now.
Like the rest of my flock she has access to layer feed, starter mash and fermented grains and peas. She usually eats a bit of everything. When she goes off the usual feed because of being unwell, she mostly will refuse any other food like scrambled egg or sardine, or just nibble but not really eat.
She is very stressed and since the attack and being visually impaired she has become frightened of everything, so I want to balance whether treatment is necessary for her health, with the stress it would cause her.
I am in France, so many treatment options are either unavailable or not OTC - triple antibiotics ointment doesn't exist and any imidazole antifungals require a prescription.
It's a two hours drive to get to my vet's clinic, and I feel it would be too hard on her, but the vet could eventually send me a prescription.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
. Anyway I ordered fongileine. It will be faster than to wait tuesday to drive half an hour ask the nearest drugstore to order it. Thank you very much, now I hope it will arrive quickly and be efficient.
