Foamy/bubbly eye in emu

[Hannaray]

3 weeks old. One eye is irritated and has bubbles. Help?

 

[TSA]

Bubbly eyes is cause by an upper respiratory issue, pushing fluids into those passages is not a good idea (sorry) The air is cause by block sinus, so more fluid probably wouldnt feel good.

Try to do a little diagnostic work to help us narrow down the problem.

Is the bird weasing and gasping? Means the lungs may be involved, try a tetracylin in the water

Are the eye tissues swollen? This may be a Mycoplasma, and you will need Tylan or Pennchlor 64 Soluble

Is there a bad smell around the head of the bird? That would be Infectios Coryza, and you will need Sulfadimethoxine.

The right med is neccesar, the wrong antibiotic will actually just make the bug stronger by making it immune. Choose the right med, and watch closely, if you dont see a DRAMATIC change in 3 days, you have the wrong med!

Isolation is a good Idea if only one bird is sick, but sadly with upper respiratories, chances are good they all have it, and just one or two are currently showing the symptoms. When you seperate a bird, it looses its place in the flock, so try not to keep her away for too long. Medicate everyone, dont take chances! And remember, even if they look better after a few days, you must keep medicating for the full time (per med) or your bug will get resistant to the meds, and come back stronger!
Good Luck.

 

[Hannaray]

Bubbly eyes is cause by an upper respiratory issue, pushing fluids into those passages is not a good idea (sorry) The air is cause by block sinus, so more fluid probably wouldnt feel good.

Try to do a little diagnostic work to help us narrow down the problem.

Is the bird weasing and gasping? Means the lungs may be involved, try a tetracylin in the water

Are the eye tissues swollen? This may be a Mycoplasma, and you will need Tylan or Pennchlor 64 Soluble

Is there a bad smell around the head of the bird? That would be Infectios Coryza, and you will need Sulfadimethoxine.

The right med is neccesar, the wrong antibiotic will actually just make the bug stronger by making it immune. Choose the right med, and watch closely, if you dont see a DRAMATIC change in 3 days, you have the wrong med!

Isolation is a good Idea if only one bird is sick, but sadly with upper respiratories, chances are good they all have it, and just one or two are currently showing the symptoms. When you seperate a bird, it looses its place in the flock, so try not to keep her away for too long. Medicate everyone, dont take chances! And remember, even if they look better after a few days, you must keep medicating for the full time (per med) or your bug will get resistant to the meds, and come back stronger!
Good Luck.

Thank you so much. No smell, no wheezing, no gasping. Is eating and drinking and loving on his 8 week old silkie friend (pulled my friendliest chick out of the brooder so he would have company) chick and emu are happy. He’s very human dependent. Last night he slept in my lap all night. He’s currently staring at me in his pen periodically yelling at me until I sit down beside him or put him in my lap.

Loaded him up on b12, poultry vitamins, chick start, kale, collard greens, apples and carrots.

Also applied a little VetRx around his nose and head. Eye is still a little funky but he’s opening and closing with no problem. Just a clear foam around the outside now occasionally. Got him in a 5 ft by 7 ft pen with my old living room rug underneath (no bedding because I didn’t want any dust around his eye.) several bowls of food, a chick waterer, and a small bowl of warm VetRx “tea”, and a light in the corner.


Anything else I should be doing?

 

[TSA]

Your doing great!