Sudden blindness suspected, ocular mareks or something else?

[Wyorp Rock]

Since you started the Oxytet I would finish the course of treatment.
The tissue above her eye looks swollen and the eye is sunken. It may be respiratory disease, especially if you have 2 birds with similar symptoms. For me, it would be odd to have 2 at the same time symptomatic of Ocular Marek's. Ocular Marek's to my knowledge is not accompanied by swelling so I would take a guess something else is at play.

@Eggcessive may be able to offer more suggestions.

 

[Eggcessive]

It lloks in the picture like the eyes are sunken, which could be feom MG, and the pupils dilated and nonreactive with a cloudy center which could be from cataracts, infection, ammonia odors, and sometimes vitamin deficiency. It doesn’t look like ocular Mareks to me. I am just a chicken owner, but not a vet.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Well, fantastic then I’m glad it’s probably not mareks at least. We will finish the course of antibiotics on her then and hope it helps. . She even seemed a little perkier this morning. What vitamin would she be deficient in that causes blindness?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well, fantastic then I’m glad it’s probably not mareks at least. We will finish the course of antibiotics on her then and hope it helps. . She even seemed a little perkier this morning. What vitamin would she be deficient in that causes blindness?

I *think* that would be Vitamin A, but for me, I would use a poultry vitamin like Poultry Cell that contains essential vitamins/minerals which I feel would be more beneficial for her overall health.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

I *think* that would be Vitamin A, but for me, I would use a poultry vitamin like Poultry Cell that contains essential vitamins/minerals which I feel would be more beneficial for her overall health.

Yup I agree I added 30 mls of rooster booster to her water last night. I think Her sight seemed a little tiny bit better, but then again I was never convinced she was fully blind in the first place. Anyone ever had a blind chicken successfully use a nipple waterer? Seems like an extremely small target to hit if she cant quite see it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yup I agree I added 30 mls of rooster booster to her water last night. I think Her sight seemed a little tiny bit better, but then again I was never convinced she was fully blind in the first place. Anyone ever had a blind chicken successfully use a nipple waterer? Seems like an extremely small target to hit if she cant quite see it.

I've never used a nipple water system, but if she's struggling with it, a bowl or regular poultry water fount may be better for her to use. You don't want her to get dehydrated.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

When I have her drink at night she doesn’t act particularly thirsty, so I wonder if she’s at least hitting it sometimes. But I agree that that system might not be the best option.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Ok a few days into the oxytet she might be a little perkier, she eats on her own okay, and drinks with my assistance. I think her visions improving, that or she’s becoming accustomed to not being able to see, she seems less confused but still struggles make contact with what she’s aiming for.