Old eye injury in new Amerucana Rooster

[Htxchicks]

So I used to have a young cockerel I got from some chicken people down the road. He unfortunately died a warriors death. I went to see the same people again because I liked everything about the the one I had .

I ended up with a rooster around two years old he had lost his place in the pecking order to a younger rooster. He’s got a messed up eye to show for. I was told it had been treated with antibiotics and allowed to heal. I’m wondering what y’all think is going on. He’s very active and I think has some sight on his bad side.

 

[sourland]

To me it looks like scarring and some permanent damage but no present infection. It does look as if the eye is functional.

 

[Isaac 0]

If you could get a few more up-close pictures, that may be helpful.

From what I can see in the picture, there looks to be some opacity to the eye, correct?

Subsequent to an injury my first thoughts would be an anterior lens luxation, but a trauma created cataract could also be possible. Maybe others will have additional thoughts.

 

[lynx04]

So I have a hen right now who has an eye that looks almost identical to yours (after being attacked by our rooster). I had some really old antibiotic ointment from another bird years ago and have been using it sporadically. The cloudiness cleared up right away and she seems to be getting better every day. However, I am watching it very closely every day and monitoring as needed. I really think she's going to be okay as she seems to be able to see out of it.

I realize that this might come too late for your situation now (since it has been several weeks since your post) but my suggestion would be to flush it with some saline solution (the stuff made for eyes such as Bausch and Lomb type eyewash). You might want to consider using some sort of antibiotic ointment (maybe the people you got him from will have some that you can use? Or else you could try putting a little Neosporin on it) Do you have any idea how old the injury was when you got him?

 

[Htxchicks]

So I have a hen right now who has an eye that looks almost identical to yours (after being attacked by our rooster). I had some really old antibiotic ointment from another bird years ago and have been using it sporadically. The cloudiness cleared up right away and she seems to be getting better every day. However, I am watching it very closely every day and monitoring as needed. I really think she's going to be okay as she seems to be able to see out of it.

I realize that this might come too late for your situation now (since it has been several weeks since your post) but my suggestion would be to flush it with some saline solution (the stuff made for eyes such as Bausch and Lomb type eyewash). You might want to consider using some sort of antibiotic ointment (maybe the people you got him from will have some that you can use? Or else you could try putting a little Neosporin on it) Do you have any idea how old the injury was when you got him?

I actually ended up getting some antibiotic eye drops for him! From vet a few weeks after I posted this he started getting a puffy look so I took him in.