Sebastopol goose eye turned black

[Vandrake]

We have 10 month old goose who's blue eye is now black looking . He keeps it closed and it's watters up . He is eating and drinking and has a bucket to wash is head in. Not sure what we should do for him while we are trying to find a vet

 

[CindyinSD]

You can give him saline drops to flush it out. I tried Veterycin opthalmic gel on one of my drakes 3X/day. It didn't do anything, so after several days of that, I mixed up a few drops of natural honey a friend had given me and some rosewater (an ice cube of it) I had in the freezer. (It was a recipe I found online intended for human use.) After a day and a half his eyes stopped foaming and crusting over, so I put him back out with his buddies. No more problem.

 

[DiYMama540]

Hmm, sounds like maybe he's poked it, or scratched it.
Do you have any other ganders? Is it possible they were fighting?
You could also try Curicyn drops. I was able to find them at TSC with the other livestock meds.

 

[DiYMama540]

@Vandrake how is your goose's eye? Any change?

 

[Vandrake]

We took him to the vet yesterday . Looks like he's eye was cut probably by the rooster . Have antibiotics to put in his eye for next 7 days .

 

[Isaac 0]

Keep us posted!

 

[Isaac 0]

Hi, there. Just checking in to see how your bird is doing. Updates to these threads are quite helpful for people in the future experiencing the same problem.