Help! Is it worms?

mairivc

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Mar 12, 2021
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Hello,
First of all. I want to introduce myself. I currently reside in Puerto Rico and came by a chick truly by chance. This little cutie was dropped by a hawk in our yard with a broken leg and dry avian pox. After about 3 weeks of care. His leg has healed and the avianpox lumps that were covering his eyes were scratched off (he scratches his eyes A LOT, to the point of bleeding). I have had him on Cipro to manage secondary infections and started Nystatin about 5 days ago for a bad case of sour crop and diarrhea. However, he has now developed this infection in his eye. His left eye is all covered and he is almost blind! I have given him antibiotic eye drops to no avail. Is it worms? If not, what is it and how can I treat it? I am very worried and have called 4 different vets to see if I can get him help but unfortunately, no one here sees chickens.
Edit: The black bumps on the beak are what I presume to be the dried remnants of the avianpox. My question is regarding the bubbles, pus, white stuff and inflammation in one eye and the complete covering of the other eye by pus or something like it (in the picture the left eye is open, it appears to be closed due to the infection)
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The bump on her beak looks like abscess... It looks like the rest may be badly wounded. Try giving her antibiotics for the bump.
 
The black stuff over his eye looks like dried blood. (Sorry, I said it was a girl, but I re-read it and I know it's a boy now) Give him a bath, but don't put his head underwater, splash it with water. I think if his eye is covered in blood, this should help remove it.
 
Thanks for your answer. The black bumps on the beak are what I presume to be the dried remnants of the avianpox. He had those on his eyes too but scratched them off. My question is regarding the bubbles, pus, white stuff and inflammation in one eye and the complete covering of the other eye by pus or something like it (in the picture the left eye is open, it appears to be closed due to the infection).
 
This is a guess, but maybe it's Fowl Pox on his eye??? If you see any symptoms that could be Fowl Pox, try feeding him peanut butter, it'll help him.
 
It's been a while, is he still alive?:fl I'm sorry the poor baby had to go through that and that nobody else responded.
 

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