Bad Eye Infection?

[The Duck ABC's]

Frothy foam is usually a sign of irritation. I know it looks really strange and I was confused the first time I saw it. Rinse out the eye, it could be just a grain of sand in it. Visine works well or just the tea wash/rinse. It should get better in a few days with the rinse.

 

[Wayne&Kim1963]

I have geese. My male got that. It is bad eye infection and sinus infection. Tough stuff to get rid of too. I have him baytrel tab by mouth and 1/2 cc of tylan 200 IM in breast. It really helped. It seems to be risistant infection that tylan helps alot with. I will give tylan 1 cc in goose's mouth too. It is bad tasting and they will swallow it too. It gets lots of good antibiotic on board. It took at least a week and half to get over this all the way.

 

[DaveK]

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The problem with something for chickens is that it can kill waterfowl. I don't know if there are antibiotics labeled for ducks or geese in the U.S. Did you give the Oxytetracycline to waterfowl or chickens?

Here's another one of those Old Maid's notions. Goose Dragon can give you a load of info about this idea that antibiotics kill waterfowl. If that were even remotely true there'd be an awful lot of dead Call Ducks as well as other waterfowl. Now, Terramycin eye ointment isn't state of the art but is available over the counter and often even from your feed supply or an outfit like TSC. If a veterinarian will sell you AK Poly Bac or Neo Poly Bac (same stuff is made by different manufacturers) that is a better product. It's a petroleum based ointment that you put right in the eye. If I have an eye issue I flood the eye with sterile water to clean it out as much as possible before using the ointment. This time of year it won't hurt to not have water available 24/7. Your patient can be allowed to drink before being medicated but not for some time afterwards. He doesn't need to be washing his meds out right away. Good Luck, eye stuff can look nasty but can also be very responsive to diligent treatment though sometimes it seems slow at first.

 

[rainplace]

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The problem with something for chickens is that it can kill waterfowl. I don't know if there are antibiotics labeled for ducks or geese in the U.S. Did you give the Oxytetracycline to waterfowl or chickens?

Here's another one of those Old Maid's notions. Goose Dragon can give you a load of info about this idea that antibiotics kill waterfowl. If that were even remotely true there'd be an awful lot of dead Call Ducks as well as other waterfowl. Now, Terramycin eye ointment isn't state of the art but is available over the counter and often even from your feed supply or an outfit like TSC. If a veterinarian will sell you AK Poly Bac or Neo Poly Bac (same stuff is made by different manufacturers) that is a better product. It's a petroleum based ointment that you put right in the eye. If I have an eye issue I flood the eye with sterile water to clean it out as much as possible before using the ointment. This time of year it won't hurt to not have water available 24/7. Your patient can be allowed to drink before being medicated but not for some time afterwards. He doesn't need to be washing his meds out right away. Good Luck, eye stuff can look nasty but can also be very responsive to diligent treatment though sometimes it seems slow at first.

Thank you very much DaveK. I bought some of the Terramyacin ointment yesterday. I hadn't thought to remove the water for a bit after treatment. I'll do that today. I have a waterfowl vet coming out Sunday to look over our entire herd health and to help us understand which medications we have for cattle are also okay for waterfowl and how to dosage correctly.

I don't understand the goosedragon comment as I didn't see him post in this thread. As with any information I get on the internet, no matter the source, I check and recheck to the best of my ability its accuracy.

 

[DaveK]

Hello Rainplace, Goosedragon is a chemist who has discussed the medication issue in the past - if I for sure have the right person. But one only need go to any number of waterfowl oriented books by experienced authors and stock keepers to realize that meds are used on waterfowl when need be. Dave Holderread's books make the figuring out of what is appropriate and how to use it really easy. So do some of the English books and Darrel Sheraws' Call duck book. Will hope for a good response from that eye to the Terramycin ointment. It helped me with an eye injury/infection some years ago.

 

[rainplace]

Update (because I hate "help me" threads that have not conclusion) -

The vet came out and she has a deep wound to the eye. She no longer has an infection and that's attributed to the Terramyacin ointment (thank you DakeK). She'll be started on flurbiprofen which is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory to help her eye continue to heal. She will most likely remain blind in that eye. If she were not live-stock or if she were a pet that one could afford to spend money on, and one were inclined to follow through with surgery, her eye would be removed to prevent any recurring problems. However she is livestock, which for me means minimal economic input. I don't mind putting in time, but I cannot afford money. She should be able to live a good goosey life minus sight in one eye , but I will need to be ready to treat any problems that may develop in the future. She does have a mate who tells her everything and and stays with her constantly. He's a gentle gander who I like immensely. I will be releasing her and her gander into the flock in a few days.

I'll post pictures of what her eye looks like now in the next couple of days.

 

[anniele27]

I'm having the same problem with my embden goose right now and came here hoping for help! Both of her eyes are foaming and her beak is weird like that too. we live on a lake and it rained a lot yesterday so maybe that's where it came from I don't know. I gave them fresh water in a very clean bucket and grabbed her and rinsed her eyes with warm water. Under the foam the eyes itself isn't red or anything just around the eye is a little irritated and her beak looks just like the one in the first picture. If she has a sinus infection what can I do? I'm going to get chamomile tea now but I'm worried that won't be enough and how do I help her nostrils too?

 

[anniele27]

If you have any insight at all please help! All of my babies seem to be getting hurt this week and Gracie is one of my favorites

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm having the same problem with my embden goose right now and came here hoping for help! Both of her eyes are foaming and her beak is weird like that too. we live on a lake and it rained a lot yesterday so maybe that's where it came from I don't know. I gave them fresh water in a very clean bucket and grabbed her and rinsed her eyes with warm water. Under the foam the eyes itself isn't red or anything just around the eye is a little irritated and her beak looks just like the one in the first picture. If she has a sinus infection what can I do? I'm going to get chamomile tea now but I'm worried that won't be enough and how do I help her nostrils too?

Do you have ACV? put 1-2 Tablespoons into a gallon of water[cool] let this be their only head washing and drinking bucket for the next 2-3 days. If she has a sinus infection she'll have to have oral antibiotics but try the ACV maybe the rain stirred up something in the water that irritated her . Apple Cider Vinegar can kill certain bacteria. any of the rest showing symptoms?

 

[anniele27]

Do you have ACV? put 1-2 Tablespoons into a gallon of water[cool] let this be their only head washing and drinking bucket for the next 2-3 days. If she has a sinus infection she'll have to have oral antibiotics but try the ACV maybe the rain stirred up something in the water that irritated her . Apple Cider Vinegar can kill certain bacteria. any of the rest showing symptoms?

I can try some of that its just that I don't know how to make it her only drinking and washing water. It rained so hard that their pen got flooded so I'm letting them stay out of it because we have a large tree closer to the house that shields them from most of the rain, and it's still storming since yesterday. I did rinse her eyes out with saline like it said on this thread and gave her a clean bucket of water close to her but I have no way of gaurenteeing she only drinks that. Another problem is she's attempting to go broody so I don't know if Maybe moving her nest around gave her an infection? But no other birds are showing signs