Pigeon vent looks strange

[LamarshFish]

So I'm somewhat new to pigeons. My bird's vents aren't quite easy to see, they are mostly covered in feathers. Except one of my birds I have noticed its vent is quite visible, and looks to always have liquid on it; however, it's poops look absolutely healthy.

Any input as to what this is?

 

[cavemanrich]

A picture is worth a 1,000 words.
It may be a temporary infection , so keep an eye on it and see progress.
I do not have any med solutions. I also never encountered such as you describe.
WISHING YOU BEST........

 

[Hokum Coco]

vent is quite visible, and looks to always have liquid on it;

If the bird is still active and vocal and appears healthy I would monitor the birds condition but would not be too concerned.

 

[Hokum Coco]

vent is quite visible, and looks to always have liquid on it;

If the bird is still active and vocal and appears healthy I would monitor the birds condition but would not be too concerned.

 

[LamarshFish]

If the bird is still active and vocal and appears healthy I would monitor the birds condition but would not be too concerned.

It does appear vocal and otherwise healthy, and as I mentioned, its poops look normal as well. I'm posting a picture below

 

[LamarshFish]

A picture is worth a 1,000 words.
It may be a temporary infection , so keep an eye on it and see progress.
I do not have any med solutions. I also never encountered such as you describe.
WISHING YOU BEST........

Here's a pic.... sorry, a bit inappropriate but, as you said, a picture is worth 1000 words lol

 

[Hokum Coco]

I'm posting a picture below

I have never noticed that condition in any of my birds before. Hopefully it will return to normal on it's own. Maybe it is on the verge of laying an egg.

 

[LamarshFish]

Well, I asked two vets (my mom and my sister-in-law) and I will share what they said, but I am still very open to others' input, as neither my mom nor sister-in-law are avian vets and I am very open to hear other pigeon owners' input.

First, my mom wondered whether whether her vent was egg bound. She also said the oozy stuff looked to her to be puss. She recommended I palpate it to see if there may be an egg. My sister-in-law, who is not an avian vet either, but owns chickens, said that egg bound birds do not present that way so she thinks the bird is not likely egg bound. To boot, I'm not even 100% sure she is a female, and I am not aware she has any mate at all, so I find it unlikely she has an egg.

My sister-in-law did some research and said it looks like it could be a vent/cloacal infection, and probably not a prolapse. She recommended I first soak it in a saline bath, then flush it out gently and keep an eye on it. She recommended that I run my loft with a dose of anti-biotics just in case, especially since I got all my birds from a large loft elsewhere when they were squeakers, and they have never once been treated with anti-biotics or de-wormers. I also loft fly them quite a bit, so it is a decent preventative measure in any event (lots of ferals around). I am, however, aware that some fanciers avoid administering preventative anti-biotics.

 

[biophiliac]

There is a condition in chickens called vent gleet. I'm going to try and find out if it affect pigeons.

or better, check out these links ...
https://www.google.com/search?q=ven...ome..69i57.13836j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[jak2002003]

Oh dear. No this is not normal and they bird has some sort of illness.

Hope you find out what is going on. Never seen anything like that in 20 years keeping pigeons.