African goose hurt eye-infected and blind

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My gander injured his eye, I assume on a bad spot somewhere in the fence. I covered all possible sharp spots but I feel so bad for him. He is definitely partially or fully blind in that eye and it looks to be infected. What can I do to help him?? He’s only with his mate and I don’t want to loose him especially because I wouldn’t know what to do with her without him. Really need advice from more experienced geese keepers. Thank you! (I will get pictures posted soon)

 

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[FoodFreedomNow]

A vet visit would offer the best chance of saving his eyesight, and the vet could get a better look at what's going on in the eye to inform an effective treatment approach.

If that's not an option, an ophthalmic ointment like Terramycin may help with the possible infection, but it, unfortunately, won't alleviate the pain he must be suffering from that eye injury. Best wishes for your gander's recovery.

 

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Waiting to hear back from the vets office but I don’t think they deal with any type of farm animal. Thank you for the advice, I will look for that soon. Any thoughts on vetrycin for this?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I have - and use - both Vetericyn AF spray and Vetericyn Antimicrobial Ophthalmic Gel for injuries. For eyes, I'd use the Vetericyn Antimicrobial Ophthalmic Gel for minor irritations; for injuries, definitely Terramycin.

Hoping the vet can help.

 

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How would you go about applying the Terramycin? He’s not exactly a friendly sort of goose. My husband can go in and grab him which is what we did to check it out but I’m not sure how actually touching the eye would go.

 

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Also how do I tell that he’s in pain? Poultry seems to never show it. And if nothing works and he is suffering (needs to be put down), what is the best thing to do with his mate?

 

[Goosebaby]

If he’s in pain he’ll be sitting or standing around more often than usual with his beak tucked over his back into his wing.

If there’s damage to the eye it will need to be removed or it will be a source of ongoing infection. You may need to look far and wide for an avian vet that sees poultry or waterfowl if you can’t find an old school farm vet. The procedure isn’t any different than it is for a parrot but for some reason asking the newer avian vets to look at a goose is like asking them to build a rocket and fly to mars.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

How would you go about applying the Terramycin? He’s not exactly a friendly sort of goose. My husband can go in and grab him which is what we did to check it out but I’m not sure how actually touching the eye would go.

Terramycin just goes into the eye. You'd need to hold him and try to apply it to his eye.