Watery Eye

[Guest CS]

On occasion a bird will develope a watery eye, it could just be something that got stuck in the eye, could be one eye cold, or it can be a symptom of a respiratory problem.

 

My question is this, if you cannot see anything in the eye that would cause the leakage, should one treat for a respiratoy problem?

 

And what have you all used for one eye cold that you have found to be effective?

[Guest shadow]

eye drops from chemist once

[crazy pigeon boy]

yes i would treat for respiratoy just be be on the safe side and i use old hand one eye cold tablets they do the job  

[mookie]

old hand one eye cold tablets are great but when it gets severe with little bubbles and scum tree drops of baytril twice a day as in colin walkers med book.i had a very bad one this time last year tried one eye tabs and eye drops and stuff i got for myself nothing worked  but when gave baytril it cleared shes grand now got six youngsters off her last season

[tony99]

use tylan it will be gone the next day

[Guest]

Shouldn't be playing around with a bird's eye and medication if you don't know for sure what's wrong.

 

I've a 2 yo that has had an eye problem since leaving the nest and unraced and untrained because of it. First thought it was a speck of dust, then illness, then injury, then recently recovered. Bird is Ok until it decides to go for a spin and came back as before, with that eye closed & streaming.

 

That intent in looking at just the one eye before, co-incidently saw it from front on recently and spotted that his good eye blinks away, but the problem one doesn't. So reckon its a defect in the nicitating membrane, probably born with it, and no medicine will cure that.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Shouldn't be playing around with a bird's eye and medication if you don't know for sure what's wrong.

 

I've a 2 yo that has had an eye problem since leaving the nest and unraced and untrained because of it. First thought it was a speck of dust, then illness, then injury, then recently recovered. Bird is Ok until it decides to go for a spin and came back as before, with that eye closed & streaming.

 

That intent in looking at just the one eye before, co-incidently saw it from front on recently and spotted that his good eye blinks away, but the problem one doesn't. So reckon its a defect in the nicitating membrane, probably born with it, and no medicine will cure that.

 

whit you keeping it for then bruno ?

[Diamond dave]

i have heard that a slightly damp eye (not necessarily watery) is a sympton that the bird is not 100%. Again, not necessarily ill but not in tip top condition to put it in the basket - anyone else know anything about this?

D.D.

[Guest]

 

whit you keeping it for then bruno ?

 

 

Pair it with a pigeon with one wing to found a dynasty of pigeons that can come home on one wing and with one eye closed.  ;D

[jimmy white]

if its one eyed cold youll see bubbles on bottom of eylid ,,ie respiritory,, a pick or injury, bathe witha cold tea bag ,,,,,,,,,then have a cup of tea ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

if the water has bubbles in it its needing treatment.