Hello backyard chicken friends,
I have a gosling with an eye issue and I hope you can help me!
Deets:
-- 4 month old male Roman Tufted gosling. Normal weight and seemed normal until yesterday morning.
-- Yesterday morning when we let the animals out of the barn he was holding the left eye closed and he rarely opened it. I immediately knew something was wrong and investigated and found that his eye looked normal but the area around the eye, inside of the eyelid was red and swollen. Today I can see what looks to be a stye in the upper right side of the inner eyelid. Outer eye area looks very normal and there is no swollen area on the outside or bulging of the eye when closed.
-- He is the only bird in the barn that seems affected. He lives with a small flock of chickens (6 hens, 9 chicks and 1 rooster)
-- He has always had an area of his upper iris that was lighter than the rest but it never seemed to be a problem. I do not know if this issue is related or not.
-- He seems to have woken up this way. It does not look to be an injury.
-- He is eating, drinking and pooping normally but he does seem to nap a bit more than usual and he is tilting his head to avoid the eye being in the direct sun.
-- I ran out to the feed store yesterday and bought Vetrecyn Eye Gel and used it 3 times yesterday and already 2x today (bottle says 3x daily) And since I saw the little stye today I also held a warm compress to his eye for about 45 seconds this afternoon. But now I wonder if he needs an antibiotic to cure the stye?
-- I live in an extremely rural area and none of the nearby vets treat birds (and if you say it's a bird they will not sell you medicine) the way I get around it by saying I need XYZ for my dog or goat and they will sell it to me without a visit if I am confident enough. So if he needs a medicine not indicated for birds I have to say it's for a different animal otherwise they will tun me away. But going to an actual vet isn't really an option.
-- The barn has wood chips bedding on the floor and is fully enclosed. The geese sleep in a small hutch made for them on the ground and the chicken sleep in high perches on the other side of the room. I'm fairly certain nothing bad happened like an injury.
Here you can see the red area surrounding the eye and small white dot in upper right area. The whiteish half-moon shape in the upper center of his iris has been there since birth and not ever seemed to cause him problems.
Outside area of the eye looks normal.
His name is Kirk and he is the sweetest little gosling you've ever seen. I've had several geese before bet never had one that cuddled with me and liked to be scrtiched and held. Lucky for me he is easy to treat because he is easy to hold. I'm so worried about him and want to be sure I'm doing the right thing.
Thank you in advance for any help or advice, I really appreciate it. I'll be standing by if there are any questions.
I have a gosling with an eye issue and I hope you can help me!
Deets:
-- 4 month old male Roman Tufted gosling. Normal weight and seemed normal until yesterday morning.
-- Yesterday morning when we let the animals out of the barn he was holding the left eye closed and he rarely opened it. I immediately knew something was wrong and investigated and found that his eye looked normal but the area around the eye, inside of the eyelid was red and swollen. Today I can see what looks to be a stye in the upper right side of the inner eyelid. Outer eye area looks very normal and there is no swollen area on the outside or bulging of the eye when closed.
-- He is the only bird in the barn that seems affected. He lives with a small flock of chickens (6 hens, 9 chicks and 1 rooster)
-- He has always had an area of his upper iris that was lighter than the rest but it never seemed to be a problem. I do not know if this issue is related or not.
-- He seems to have woken up this way. It does not look to be an injury.
-- He is eating, drinking and pooping normally but he does seem to nap a bit more than usual and he is tilting his head to avoid the eye being in the direct sun.
-- I ran out to the feed store yesterday and bought Vetrecyn Eye Gel and used it 3 times yesterday and already 2x today (bottle says 3x daily) And since I saw the little stye today I also held a warm compress to his eye for about 45 seconds this afternoon. But now I wonder if he needs an antibiotic to cure the stye?
-- I live in an extremely rural area and none of the nearby vets treat birds (and if you say it's a bird they will not sell you medicine) the way I get around it by saying I need XYZ for my dog or goat and they will sell it to me without a visit if I am confident enough. So if he needs a medicine not indicated for birds I have to say it's for a different animal otherwise they will tun me away. But going to an actual vet isn't really an option.
-- The barn has wood chips bedding on the floor and is fully enclosed. The geese sleep in a small hutch made for them on the ground and the chicken sleep in high perches on the other side of the room. I'm fairly certain nothing bad happened like an injury.
Here you can see the red area surrounding the eye and small white dot in upper right area. The whiteish half-moon shape in the upper center of his iris has been there since birth and not ever seemed to cause him problems.
Outside area of the eye looks normal.
His name is Kirk and he is the sweetest little gosling you've ever seen. I've had several geese before bet never had one that cuddled with me and liked to be scrtiched and held. Lucky for me he is easy to treat because he is easy to hold. I'm so worried about him and want to be sure I'm doing the right thing.
Thank you in advance for any help or advice, I really appreciate it. I'll be standing by if there are any questions.