- Mar 19, 2014
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I discovered my most elusive and favorite spangled banty rooster with a nasty infection in his eye. He had lost the sight in the eye about a year ago after having been pecked by one of our full sized hens.
Once I picked him up, of course I felt awful because it was clear he was pretty uncomfortable. The eye was huge, dry looking, hard, brown and yellow - with a tiny bit of dark brown blood along one side.
Having dealt with a hen with a similar eye infection, my vet showed me an easy way to rid the eye of the "chunk" of pus - I lubricated the eye with a few drops of saline and when I pressed gently under they eye, it literally popped free of the socket, but instead of coming out, it felt as though it was attached and there was a very tiny bit of fresh blood coming from the corners of the eye. Because it felt attached, I did nothing further, and thought it would be best if I waited to take him to the vet today. Because there was fresh blood, I was afraid of doing any further damage.
I created an inside "hospital room" for my little fellow (a large, sterilized plastic tote) and brough him in where he could rest. I have a custom made wire mesh top and I put that on then went to get him some food and water.
When I came back, not 5 minutes later, the pus-glob was no longer in/on the eye and the eye socket is/was sunken in. There was a small amount of fresh blood along the slit in his eyelid. I'm guessing that he jumped, scratched at it or did something that caused it to fall off/out.
However... It wasn't hard to find the glob. The first photo is what I saw from the outside, the second photo is what was inside the socket. Other two photos are from today now that the swelling has gone down a bit. It's also quite apparent there's some other swelling in his nasal cavity on that side.
He is about 2-1/2 years old, easy to handle, not so easy to catch, seems otherwise a healthy, sparky, clucking and crowing guy - eating and drinking well, chatting at me any time I check on him and moving around.
My husband doesn't think a visit to the vet is necessary, that we should start him on antibiotics and watch for signs of infection. I would prefer to take him, but it's not an option right at this moment.
I think within the pus-glob is his eye ball but even with a magnifying glass it's very difficult to know what I'm looking at or for. I cannot tell if anything but his external eyelids are functioning or even there.
Some things I would like some advice on...
Should I re-lubricate the eye/eye socket and irrigate it, in order to make sure all the infection is out? Use Terramycin or polysporin only on the outside? Or... That the eye has created its own "seal" and allow it to heal without interfering ...Or something else all together...?
I have started him on an 800mg dosage of Terra-Vet 10 water soluble powder.
Any help and/or advice would be appreciated... Sorry for the gross pictures
Once I picked him up, of course I felt awful because it was clear he was pretty uncomfortable. The eye was huge, dry looking, hard, brown and yellow - with a tiny bit of dark brown blood along one side.
Having dealt with a hen with a similar eye infection, my vet showed me an easy way to rid the eye of the "chunk" of pus - I lubricated the eye with a few drops of saline and when I pressed gently under they eye, it literally popped free of the socket, but instead of coming out, it felt as though it was attached and there was a very tiny bit of fresh blood coming from the corners of the eye. Because it felt attached, I did nothing further, and thought it would be best if I waited to take him to the vet today. Because there was fresh blood, I was afraid of doing any further damage.
I created an inside "hospital room" for my little fellow (a large, sterilized plastic tote) and brough him in where he could rest. I have a custom made wire mesh top and I put that on then went to get him some food and water.
When I came back, not 5 minutes later, the pus-glob was no longer in/on the eye and the eye socket is/was sunken in. There was a small amount of fresh blood along the slit in his eyelid. I'm guessing that he jumped, scratched at it or did something that caused it to fall off/out.
However... It wasn't hard to find the glob. The first photo is what I saw from the outside, the second photo is what was inside the socket. Other two photos are from today now that the swelling has gone down a bit. It's also quite apparent there's some other swelling in his nasal cavity on that side.
He is about 2-1/2 years old, easy to handle, not so easy to catch, seems otherwise a healthy, sparky, clucking and crowing guy - eating and drinking well, chatting at me any time I check on him and moving around.
My husband doesn't think a visit to the vet is necessary, that we should start him on antibiotics and watch for signs of infection. I would prefer to take him, but it's not an option right at this moment.
I think within the pus-glob is his eye ball but even with a magnifying glass it's very difficult to know what I'm looking at or for. I cannot tell if anything but his external eyelids are functioning or even there.
Some things I would like some advice on...
Should I re-lubricate the eye/eye socket and irrigate it, in order to make sure all the infection is out? Use Terramycin or polysporin only on the outside? Or... That the eye has created its own "seal" and allow it to heal without interfering ...Or something else all together...?
I have started him on an 800mg dosage of Terra-Vet 10 water soluble powder.
Any help and/or advice would be appreciated... Sorry for the gross pictures
