Pigeon blind in one eye

[Grim]

I have a new Budapest pigeon who I realized is blind in one eye. One of her eyes is grey and the blind eye is yellow. Does anyone know if this is just a genetic thing or a disease? Anything I can do for her? The other two birds i got have fine eyes and both are grey in color.

 

The seller now will not reply to my emails kindly asking any info on her eye. Imagine that.

[bewted]

the grey eye is called a pearl eye and the yellow eye is not a blind eye,just the colour of it is called a yellow ,

if the same pigeon had these two colours in there eyes(one of each colour)then its ok,i have seen this happen in pigeons,but,it is very rare to have two differant eyes or maybe some one knows better,

         sorry i cant be of more help!!!

[REDCHEQHEN]

If the yellow colour is not the normal yellow - ie dark in the centre with rings around of differing colour - but the pupil is yellow all over  (a bit like a cataract) your bird is ill  - I'm sorry to say - but the bird would also look ill - and be thin and not eating - is that the case?

[Grim]

No the bird acts fine and can even fly. Her bad eye the pupil is normal and dark, but the iris is yellow. I can stick my finger right up to her eye and she has no response. If I try it on the grey eye she moves off quickly.

[Guest]

From your decription of the bird's behaviour, it is blind in that eye. Have a pigeon myself which was badly injured, and that's how I found out that he was blind.

 

If the bird was in this state when sold, then return it and either have it replaced for a fit bird, or get your money back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[crazy pigeon boy]

i have a mealy hen that has 1 bull eye pure black and 1 yellow eye she is perfectley fine and races she has won a 2nd in club but if there is no reaction that she might be blind but will still be ok for breeding

[Taylorsloft]

bird going blind in one eye .this is the 3rd bird in 5 weeks last 2 where y/birds this one is an old bird but had realy bad wet dropings

[Guest]

me thinks its salmonella if the pupil has completely gone then i would be hunner per cent thats what it is m8 up to yopur self but look at your hygien e etc ,take it to a vet that knows about pigeons ,good luck

[Guest]

Agree with Sammy, Taylorsloft, cause of this blindness sounds like an infection.

 

Definite visit to an avian vet asap, you don't want any more of your birds going down with it.

[me]

You need Auremycin ointment or something similar in the eyes of any birds showing those sort of syptoms double quick as well as a suitable flock treatment anti b in the water for a week to 10 days. If its Salmonella get to a vet or any other source you have and get a hold of Baytril best thing by a million miles to sort things out for you.

 

Get your loft gutted out and sprayed with Virkon S and be on your guard for it making a reappearance .

 

Good luck.

[Taylorsloft]

put them on baytril yesterday should do the trick no other birds showing  syptoms the bird thats blind in one eye is off a pau national winner

[Guest]

We have been getting posts for a couple of years now on birds going blind  - the first I recall was from a member who had attended a Fancy Breed show in the English Midlands where 'all' the birds on show later went blind - a 'cloudiness' developed in both eyes. Haven't seen anyone ever feeding back what caused the birds to go blind tho.

 

Been pigeonholing different info I've picked up over the years on things that can cause corneal cloudiness and blindness in a variety of animals [and humans] where I've recognised 'the thing' as relevant in pigeons, and all of them have  been viruses:-

 

 

(1) Merck vet manual, different animals - Chlamydia.

 

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/30200.htm

 

 

(2) Wim Peters Fit to Win

 

p99  - Paramyxo -

 

"5. Rare lesions of the eye include keratitis and blindness occasionally seen in YBs. "

 

p117  -  Chlamydia.

 

"Keratitis of the eye and discolouration (paling) of the iris. … young birds being most susceptible."

 

 

(3) MedicineNet - Herpesvirus [note this is human rather than animal]

 

Swelling and cloudiness of the cornea

 

http://www.medicinenet.com/herpes_of_the_eye/page2.htm

 

 

(4) Medical Dictionary – Adenovirus [note this is human rather than animal]

 

Keratoconjunctivitis - Swelling and cloudiness of the cornea

 

"epidemic keratoconjunctivitis  a highly infectious form, commonly with regional lymph node involvement, occurring in epidemics; an adenovirus has been repeatedly isolated from affected patients."

 

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/keratoconjunctivitis

 

 

 

As I posted before, not something I have direct experience of and if it is a virus its definitely a job for an avian vet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jimmy white]

No the bird acts fine and can even fly. Her bad eye the pupil is normal and dark, but the iris is yellow. I can stick my finger right up to her eye and she has no response. If I try it on the grey eye she moves off quickly.

 

obviosly the bird is blind in that eye , irespective of colour ,, think iwould have a word with the seller  :-/

[jimmy white]

bird going blind in one eye .this is the 3rd bird in 5 weeks last 2 where y/birds this one is an old bird but had realy bad wet dropings

 

vets job ,,,sounds very like salmonella, paratyphus,,same thing