My 7yo EE hen once again has a swollen eye, this time with rattle sounding chest. (Original post https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-eyes-and-face.1612689/) only the left eye is swollen this time, and initially did not have any pus. We soaked the lid in saline to open it and she seemed fine. She sounded rattly in her chest and we gave her vitamins and probiotics. That cleared up in a week, but a few days later her eye was again swollen with quite a bit of pus. We removed the pus daily, and her chest seemed clear, but then started to rattle again. Since it had been 2 weeks and she wasn’t getting better, I took her to the vet ($$$) where she got Ab injection, and doxycycline + terramycin. We’ve been doing this for 5 days (plus putting a little menthol underneath her wings and ears) but her eye is still not better, though the rattle is gone. She is eating, but feels very thin. Her keel feels prominent. At the vet she was about 3 lb, light for a full grown EE. I cannot see her eye even when we clean it out. She is still active with the flock, runs around and even challenges the young upstart who is trying to take her place. I’ve ordered tylosin as tomorrow is the last day of doxy, but not sure I can go for more Ab without a break. Should I wait a few days, give probiotics and vitamins, then to tylosin? I’ll keep cleaning her eye and putting in terramycin. It’s hard to get in her eye, but I think we are getting most of it in there. Any other thoughts?
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