chicken with prolapse

Re: chicken with prolapse

HMC — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:21:29 GMT

Thanks Mark.

The owner did not consent to GA so I tried digital manipulation - and failed first time. Sent chicken home with baytril PO and calcium for IM inj (had an injection of metacam and of oxytocin). Tried manipulation again 2 days later and managed to retrieve a collapsed, coarse-looking egg! The owner has been diligently and slowing cleaning the prolapse and it is reducing. So 'Monty' is doing well!

Thanks again.

Hannah

Re: chicken with prolapse

Mark Rowland — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:07:55 GMT

If the chicken is well enough you could gas it down and try to sort that smashed egg. Cover with abs (in case there is a laceration of the shell gland), sq fluids and im calcium (100mg/kg bid). It may well stop straining if the egg is gone

Goodluck

Re: chicken with prolapse

HMC — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:55:30 GMT

The chicken has a prolapse but is continually straining so just replacing the prolapse would do nothing. It is able to defecate to the side of the prolapse. Digital palpation through the centre of the prolapsed tissue suggests there is an egg stuck- I can feel it with the tip of my index finger. How does one remove the egg? Please help.

Re: chicken with prolapse

HMC — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:53:22 GMT