Calling all people whose birds have experienced corneal scratches

[casportpony]

There is a method to my madness, so bear with me.

Do you have a food scale that you can weigh her on? If not, can you get one? Now that you have a baseline weight of 1.1 kg, and since you are trying to figure out if something else is ailing her, or if the eye is painful enough that she doesn't want to eat, it would be best to start weighing her once a day. If her weight drops below 1050 grams then I think you need to think about having the vet look at her again.

 

[austroberta]

There is a method to my madness, so bear with me.

Do you have a food scale that you can weigh her on? If not, can you get one? Now that you have a baseline weight of 1.1 kg, and since you are trying to figure out if something else is ailing her, or if the eye is painful enough that she doesn't want to eat, it would be best to start weighing her once a day. If her weight drops below 1050 grams then I think you need to think about having the vet look at her again.

I don't have a food scale. I'll see if I can get my hands on one.

I do have a postal scale, but I'm not sure if it's only to measure ounces or lbs.

 

[casportpony]

I do have a postal scale, but I'm not sure if it's only to measure ounces or lbs.

Ounces or pounds are fine too!

 

[austroberta]

Ounces or pounds are fine too!

Actually what I was inarticulately trying to say is I don't know if it will even register anything after 16 ounces. I'll soon find out.

 

[casportpony]

Actually what I was inarticulately trying to say is I don't know if it will even register anything after 16 ounces. I'll soon find out.

 

[austroberta]

I did go ahead and make another appointment at another vet for tomorrow. Sage is eating a bit more, but I can tell she is still miserable and I'm seeing a bit more seepage from her eye again. She had it mostly closed today. I think I'm not applying the Terramycin correctly. It's really hard to get it in there.

 

[casportpony]

I did go ahead and make another appointment at another vet for tomorrow. Sage is eating a bit more, but I can tell she is still miserable and I'm seeing a bit more seepage from her eye again. She had it mostly closed today. I think I'm not applying the Terramycin correctly. It's really hard to get it in there.

That ointment can be really hard to get in the eye! Curiously, what clinic are you going to?

 

[austroberta]

Berkeley Cat and Dog Hospital this time, with Dr. Sip.

 

[casportpony]

I hope all goes well tomorrow.

 

[sylviethecochin]

I did once have a tomcat (not a duck, I know) with a scratched cornea. He did not lose weight, or act sick. His eye watered for a few days, and that was about it.