Damaged eye

[Betina Courtens]

Hello all,

Today I noticed my young chicken had what I thought was a pecked out eye. After irrigating it I could see the eye itself was still there but perhaps detached. The whole side of its right head is swollen. I went to get Terramycin and applied it tonight. It has been separated from the flock. It is still pecking around/ eating and drinking. I was also going to buy pen. g but it weighs maybe 2 lbs which according to the box would have been .02 ml of solution. I couldn't get a syringe that was small enough to accurately measure it. I attached a picture of the eye. Someone told me it looked like a respiratory infection. The eye itself isn't cloudy and is below the eyelid in the picture where the budge is.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I wonder if the eye needs to be removed or if it will heal.

Thank you,

Betina

 

[casportpony]

It a vet an option?

 

[Eggcessive]

I would continue to flush the eye with saline eye wash and clean the crust off the eyelid. The Terramycin ointment is good to use twice a day. Penicillin G would might not be the best thing if it is a respiratory infection. You can get 1 ml syringes and needles from a pharmacy by asking, if they are legal in your state. Walmart and other pharmacies would give you a free needle-less 1 ml syringe free to administer medicine to babies.

A vet could prescribe an antibiotic specifically for a sinus infection, or you could try to get Tylosin powder for pigeons online, and put it in the water for 5 days.
https://www.jedds.com/shop/tylan-soluble-100-g/

 

[Betina Courtens]

I would continue to flush the eye with saline eye wash and clean the crust off the eyelid. The Terramycin ointment is good to use twice a day. Penicillin G would might not be the best thing if it is a respiratory infection. You can get 1 ml syringes and needles from a pharmacy by asking, if they are legal in your state. Walmart and other pharmacies would give you a free needle-less 1 ml syringe free to administer medicine to babies.

A vet could prescribe an antibiotic specifically for a sinus infection, or you could try to get Tylosin powder for pigeons online, and put it in the water for 5 days.
https://www.jedds.com/shop/tylan-soluble-100-g/

This is a great idea. From the picture does it look like it could be a respitory infection? Someone also recommended vet RX? I sent a picture to my friend who is a vet which is why I have the antibiotic cream. I haven't found a bird vet yet.