Witch Hazel for Prolapse?

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MrsBrooke is right, you're doing a great job. Have you tried an epsom salt soak? I had a hen with a severe prolapse and would soak her and put honey on it. Like yours it didn't go in easily and I ended up going to a vet. They put in a few stitches to hold it in place and allow her to go to the bathroom. Is she still pooping? Or is the prolapse blocking her a bit? If at all possible you may want to consider going to an avian vet to see if they can stitch it in and check if she needs an antibiotic. But I understand if that's just not possible.
 
My only input about avian vets...

I took a chicken with an eye infection to an avian vet. She was, indeed, an "Avian" vet, but only for parrots and exotic birds... She'd never worked on a chicken before. Same concept, but totally different, apparently.

If you DO seek veterinary care, make sure your avian vet has experience with chickens, otherwise they may be as confused as you are. :)

MrsB
 
I absolutely agree. I was lucky with the first time. He knew exactly what I was talking about. He stitched her up on two separate occasions and gave us some antibiotics. It worked for about 10 days when she tried to lay another egg. Unfortunately the poor girl just couldn't handle egg laying anymore and there's no way to get them to stop short of painful, potentially fatal anyways, surgery. However a few months ago I had an extremely ill chicken that I took to my local vet (who said she knew about chickens) It was an hour closer than the last. I learned my lesson, she knew nothing and kept saying "I talked to this chicken expert..."

So yes again MrsBrooke is correct, if you go quiz them a bit about chickens and what is actually going on.
 
BayBay Peepers said:
So yes again MrsBrooke is correct...
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Pardon me while my head is too big to fit in this thread!

Giving her a good, warm soak, especially in Epsom salts, could give her a break. The magnesium gets absorbed into tissue and the muscles instantly release. That will *hopefully* help her with anything that she's tense about passing.

@BayBay Peepers , we make a good team. ;) Sorry about your vet experience. Much like yours having a pocket "chicken expert," when my vet started referencing stuff she's read on BYC, I knew I had just wasted everyone's time.
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MrsB
 
I want to thank you all for your knowledge! So yesterday and today I worked on cleaning the area, gooping honey all over the area and gently pushing the area back in. I did this a couple times a day. This morning I thought things didn't look good. I heard her doing her "I'm laying an egg" bawking sounds. I checked on her shortly thereafter and there was no egg. Although she was more bloody on the behind (I believe from her pecking actually) and a little half pea sized blob of thick blood on the counter. She was acting fine. I do think she slowed on the eating and drinking, even though they were available to her on the floor. Seems she wasn't venturing off the counter... I'm not sure why. I gave her water from my hand and she gobbled it up. So I cleaned her up... again... making sure to get ALL the blood off. And, I thought maybe I need slightly more honey and more pushing so instead I using a washcloth to gently push the area back in, I used my hand and BLOOP! everything went back in suddenly all at once. It was sort of funny. Anyway, she looked great. All cleaned up. Nothing red hanging out. So that area that was pushed in had a glob of honey on it; I hope this will ward off infection. I let her dry a bit and added her to the flock a little later in the day closer to bedtime. The flock ignored her and didn't bother her back end. I stayed in the coop for awhile petting everyone and making sure stayed away from her and everyone went about their normal business. Lights out two hours later. I'll check her in the morning just to make sure there aren't any problems. I hope I have a success story here and documented what I did in case others read this thread for help. :)
 
Just another note... I never did actually try witch hazel on the area. I used honey. And, I just saw the entries on using Epsom salts in the water (sorry, not sure why they weren't showing up before!) so I didn't use Epsom salts either although I would have tried it. I just was putting the hen in a bathroom sink stopped with clear lukewarm water. Thanks again everyone! I do feel good about this so I really hope she's ok. I'll give you another update in the morning! :)
 

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