Eye Patch for Bird?

tjwaynne

In the Brooder
May 24, 2021
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Has anyone ever put any kind of patch over the eye of a bird? I am wondering if I can do this safely.

I have a turkey poult with a blind eye and the way she eats is to tilt her head so that the blind eye is actually IN the food. This causes the food to get pushed into her eye and eye socket every single time she eats. I want the eye to heal so this will stop happening and I thought an eye patch might be helpful.

I do treat the eye with eye antibiotic ointment at least 3 times a day, after I try to get all the food out of her eye. (I have also tried to stop using the eye ointment because I thought the food was sticking to her eye because of the ointment, but it happens whether the ointment is there or not.

Any thoughts or suggestions for an eye patch would be helpful.

THANK YOU!
 

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