my african grey has a blocked egg what are chances of survival?

Answer 1

In the making of an egg the yolk is shed into the oviduct and as it travels down the other parts of the egg are added.

When the shell is completed the egg is laid.

Egg bound
A grey is termed egg bound when an egg is lodged in the oviduct and cannot be expelled by the bird. This can be caused by over large eggs or by fatigue of the muscles normally used in laying an egg.

You may have the following symptoms:
The bird seems very restless
She will drink little and eat little
She will tend to stand all hunched up
She visits the nest regularly in an attempt to lay her egg
Hew oviduct may end up protrude due to excessive pushing by her to eject the egg; internal haemorrhage or exhaustion may occur and the bird may die
She may smell badly
Her vent will look quite red and protrude
She may have faecal matter that has built up behind the egg, if you see white liquid that will be her urates trying to pass
Sit her in a tub of warm soapy water
Make sure the vent is submerged for about 30 minutes, this may seem like a long time, but you have to relax the vent area and make is subtle for the egg to pass through, it really does help the bird, 85% of the time this will be all that you will need to do for her and the egg will pass out with a little push from her
You can rub some lubricant around the vent area if you think that may help too, KY jelly, petroleum jelly, Vaseline or Olive Oil all work fine.
Put her into an isolation cage, put plenty of news paper down first and then put heated towels down they will act like a heat pad for her, NO DRAUGHTS when she is wet or she will catch a chill
You can heat up towels in your microwave, works a treat
If you have a heat pad that would be even better, put plenty of towels over it or it will get messy
Leave her for a little while to see if she passes the egg, if not, repeat the warm water and soap again

Some people just use the heating pads, this sometimes seems to relax the muscles and allow the egg to slip out

If this doesn’t work, you may have to resort to removing the egg manually, not a nice task, and she will complain about what you are doing bitterly, you will need two people to do this task

Using KY jelly, Petroleum jelly or Vaseline, insert your finger in the vent
With your other hand you can press gently on her abdomen moving the egg down the oviduct towards the cloaca
Once you can see the egg, if it won’t pass, then rupture the egg and gently remove all the shell
Some have suggested you use a sharp instrument, I would not recommend this at all it could result in causing the bird internal injuries
The shell of the egg will be very sharp when broken and could also damage the grey internally
Once you have broken the shell, make sure you remove every particle carefully
The cloaca should then be washed with a weak warm water/salt solution, this is to make sure all the egg contents and shell has been removed from inside the hen, if it isn’t it could cause bacteria to start growing inside her, and then you’ve got an even bigger problem to solve

Once the egg has ejected you will want to keep an eye on her for a while
There may be another egg backed up in her oviduct system.
Sometimes they absorb the egg, but this is very unlikely and very unusual

If it has ruptured inside her, you should look for small pieces of shell, or evidence of any cuts around the vent area
Just remember while your looking and sticking your finger in places she would prefer you didn’t, the egg shells can be quite sharp and may cut you and her
If you do find any cuts around her cloaca, rinse with weakened hydrogen peroxide
Watch her for listlessness, dull eyes, and signs of fever
Infection can come on pretty quick

Keep a close eye on her, this could happen again to her and she will need immediate action to fix the problem

Hope helps and good luck - her chances are great if you act now. Though doing this with a grey might result in injuries to YOU! Cover her head if possible so that she doesn't see who is 'attacking' her. She will NEVER forget it and who has 'injured' her and may have trust issues in the future if you don't.

Answer 2

The chances are always better if dealt with quickly. Take the bird to a specialist vet asap. In the meantime you could try some of the things mentioned on the two sites below. Good luck I hope polly gets better soon!

Answer 3

I'm giving you the knowlege i know about finches and bugies, not large parrots so sorry if my advice is not 100% accurate -

Try to calm down the bird. Its probably in pain and nervous. Try to gently lubricate the vent with some water or vaseline. Rub in a 'rolling' motion on the bird abdomen until the egg is expelled.

Please tell us later what happens!

Answer 4

Oh wow,,,Contact a Vet!!!!! I dont know much about African greys but,,,,Im pretty sure the Vet can tell you the chances of survival! poor birdy

Answer 5

Take her to a vet immediately. This can be fatal in less than 24 hrs. An egg-bound bird is usually pretty easily taken care of if the person caring for it knows his/her craft. Good luck.

Answer 6

You must find an avian vet in your area right away. If you have insurance then this should cover the costs. If you in essex then there is a vet in Colchester. Colne Valley vet practice. Mr Ben Bennett

Answer 7

Please bring her to an emergency vet IMMEDIATELY. The condition is called egg-binding and will likely be fatal without veterinary attention. Use the link below to find a certified avian vet nearby, call them up and if they're not in right now (weekend) they will have an answering message with the number of a 24-hour emergency avian vet. PLEASE bring her to a certified avian vet, otherwise she may not make it.

If this happened to a pregnant human woman, she would receive a C-section othewise she would likely die. The procedure is different from a C-section in birds, but without it your bird has a high likelihood of death. Yes it will be expensive, but cheaper than buying a new one, and it will make you happier than if she died.

Answer 8

If you get it to a vet i would say there was a good chance they could do something. This used to happen to some of our birds, my mum could get them out herself but i have no idea how she done it and i wouldnt recommend trying it yourself.

my grey's are both male so i'll never had this problem but if i did, i would be down to the vet quick.

Answer 9

ive got an afican grey called honey and if this was to happen to her i would get the vet to come out on a home visit which expect would anyway.get her sen to straight away it can cause death and if your like me i love my grey to bits shes one of my kids now making it 7..lol...hope shes ok and let us no the outcome.

Answer 10

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