Vent Gleet white gooey discharge from butt

[Jinx3726]

I believe my hen has this as she has a white gooey discharge coming out of her but. I read about it and it is caused by Candida which is a FUNGAL infection. Antibiotics do not work for fungus. The Epsom salt bath is strictly for comfort and healing the infected skin area and keeping down any secondary bacterial infections but won't kill the Candida. It needs to be treated like a vaginal yeast infection so Monostat would be be the drug of choice along with a topical antifungal cream such as for athletes foot. (Dollartree has this for a buck!). You can also try the ACV apple cider vinegar -but this is more for worms and parasites. NOT fungus. I am a Medical Technologist and work in Microbiology.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I believe my hen has this as she has a white gooey discharge coming out of her but. I read about it and it is caused by Candida which is a FUNGAL infection. Antibiotics do not work for fungus. The Epsom salt bath is strictly for comfort and healing the infected skin area and keeping down any secondary bacterial infections but won't kill the Candida. It needs to be treated like a vaginal yeast infection so Monostat would be be the drug of choice along with a topical antifungal cream such as for athletes foot. (Dollartree has this for a buck!). You can also try the ACV apple cider vinegar -but this is more for worms and parasites. NOT fungus. I am a Medical Technologist and work in Microbiology.

Do you have any photos you would like to share?

 

[Eggcessive]

White sticky discharge from the vent can also be urates that are the kidney waste. Vent gleet or candidiasis, is usually accompanied by a messy reddened or excoriated vent area, and there may be whitish or yellow sores on skin. Runny droppings or drippy vents are common. Nystatin can be used to treat the whole digestive tract, and miconazole cream to the vent. Vent gleet seems to be one of those conditions that can be overdiagnosed, when diarrhea may be the problem.

 

[Picollo]

Is this Vent Gleet?

Do you have any photos you would like to share?

 

[micstrachan]

I think I remember another thread where the thought was fatty deposits where that bulge is. What does their diet consist of? No judgement... just want to help you sort this out.

 

[Picollo]

I think I remember another thread where the thought was fatty deposits where that bulge is. What does their diet consist of? No judgement... just want to help you sort this out.

Their diet is:
Daily
Organic pellets - 16 oz
Organic Scratch - 16 oz
16 ounces mealworms
1/2 head of Lettus
4 pieces of bread
Fresh water daily
Very worried about them.

 

[Picollo]

I have 12 hens

 

[micstrachan]

Does the swollen area feel like it’s bloated with fluid?

 

[micstrachan]

I do think it would be good to limit the scratch and bread. You would need to increase the pellets to make up for it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Their diet is:
Daily
Organic pellets - 16 oz
Organic Scratch - 16 oz
16 ounces mealworms
1/2 head of Lettus
4 pieces of bread
Fresh water daily
Very worried about them.

I would agree with @micstrachan it looks like they may have too much fat on their bottom. I don't see any white discharge or nasty bums that would indicate Vent Gleet.

It would be best to limit treats (scratch, mealworms, lettuce, bread) to no more than 5-10% of their daily intake. Make their layer pellets available free choice during waking hours. Excess "treats" dilute the protein and nutritional content that they are receiving.
Make oyster shell available free choice for calcium.

How much space do they have? Ideally they should have at least 10sq ft of run space each, during the day - the more space the better so they can exercise, scratch and dust bath.

Do you know how old they are? Are they laying eggs?
You may also want to give them a boost with poultry vitamins once a week.