Ailing wee Pea

[Garden Peas]

Oh dear. Here's a photo from my son's camera that he took while we were trying to get pictures of her eye. I sure wonder if this is an injury looking at this photo.

 

[KsKingBee]

I'm sure it is an injury. That angle cinches it for me.

 

[Garden Peas]

I'm sure it is an injury. That angle cinches it for me.

How would you treat?

 

[KsKingBee]

How would you treat?

Neosporin, the type without pain killer is what we use, but be sure it does not have the pain killer in it.

I bought a pair of BS chicks from a retired chiropractor who told me to be very careful letting a pea close to your face. He said that they are really inquisitive and will pick at anything shiny. I thought he was overly cautious until SweePea pecked my eye when she was still very small and I still remember how bad that hurt, I felt that for a long time. Beaks hurt!

I think since she was run out of the coop there must have been something going on with the older bird(s). You would have thought that the pecking order was set by now.

 

[DylansMom]

Neosporin, the type without pain killer is what we use, but be sure it does not have the pain killer in it.

I bought a pair of BS chicks from a retired chiropractor who told me to be very careful letting a pea close to your face. He said that they are really inquisitive and will pick at anything shiny. I thought he was overly cautious until SweePea pecked my eye when she was still very small and I still remember how bad that hurt, I felt that for a long time. Beaks hurt!

I think since she was run out of the coop there must have been something going on with the older bird(s). You would have thought that the pecking order was set by now.

Are you sure about that Neosporin? Maybe if the injury was outside the eye, but if it is a scratched cornea, I think you will need an ophthalmic ointment not Neosporin which I think is for topical use only. I have cats(plural) and I deal with at least 1 scratched cornea per year sometimes more. I will root out the ointment I use, and post the name later, I would think a bird eye and a cat eye would both be treated the same. If it is an injury to the eyeball I would expect to see a watery eye, scratches irritate and cause tear production to increase lubrication, white or pus colored discharge would make me think sinus infection, clear watery tears to me would indicate injury. IMO
The cloudiness makes me wonder, I know with the cats I can usually see the scratch from just the right angle, but usually there is no immediate cloudiness, as it heals the scar tissue can cause cataract-like cloudiness, but not right away???

PS. A baby white got into the habit of flying up onto my shoulder a couple years ago. Eventually I got pecked in the eye too, and I can back-up KKB's account. My eye watered for hours after that, thankfully it didn't scratch but boy did it smart!

 

[Trefoil]

Terramycin ophthalmic ointment, Here in the USA its available at TSC usually. Its sorta pricey at ~ $15 for a couple of grams, but it works. While you've got her separated, if she were mine I would put a couple of teaspoons of acv/liter in her water.

Everybody- You really need to stop using baytril as a cure all. It will cause it to lose its efficiency. Baytril is a heavy duty drug, not an all purpose booster.

 

[DylansMom]

Are you sure about that Neosporin? Maybe if the injury was outside the eye, but if it is a scratched cornea, I think you will need an ophthalmic ointment not Neosporin which I think is for topical use only. I have cats(plural) and I deal with at least 1 scratched cornea per year sometimes more. I will root out the ointment I use, and post the name later, I would think a bird eye and a cat eye would both be treated the same. If it is an injury to the eyeball I would expect to see a watery eye, scratches irritate and cause tear production to increase lubrication, white or pus colored discharge would make me think sinus infection, clear watery tears to me would indicate injury. IMO
The cloudiness makes me wonder, I know with the cats I can usually see the scratch from just the right angle, but usually there is no immediate cloudiness, as it heals the scar tissue can cause cataract-like cloudiness, but not right away???

PS. A baby white got into the habit of flying up onto my shoulder a couple years ago. Eventually I got pecked in the eye too, and I can back-up KKB's account. My eye watered for hours after that, thankfully it didn't scratch but boy did it smart!

We use trip. antibiotic ophthalmic ointment. Neomycin, Polymyxin B and Bacitracin called "Vetropolycin", may be the same as Terramycin Opthalmic, just marketed for dogs and cats versus poultry???

 

[casportpony]

I would think that any ophthalmic antibacterial ointment or drop without steroids would be okay to use.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

What worries me is that the little hen seems very light for her age.

-Kathy

 

[zazouse]

I think she got pecked in the eye, seen this more than once here.
I got this a while back at tractor supply for one of my dogs, have not seen it there lately but they could just be out., this works well, i got a bacteria in my eye from mud being splashed in my eye and it made it itchy and red and swollen this cleared it up in 2 days

it can't hurt to try it