Swollen eye

[KENTUCKY]

Hi maureen_g
Your local Vet can help when it comes to medication, some also charge like wounded Bulls
How much is your sick Bird worth to you?
Some years ago I brought a sick Gouldian to be examined be a specialist Bird Vet who charged me one hundred dollars for the consultation, I left the surgery with two ounces of medicated plain canary seeds, two days later my priced Gouldian Cock kicked the bucket, needless to say I was hopping mad, learn as much as you can about sick or injured Birds and save yourself self a lot of Hip Pocked pain.

[Myzomela]

Hi Maureen,

How is your bird going? Is it still alive?

Sorry this is a little late but it sounds like your bird has a conjunctivitis or sinus infection.
There are a number of bacteria that can cause this and there are several antibiotics which may work depending on which bug is involved.
Most antibiotics are only available by prescription.
There is a very good reason for this- mainly that most people use the wrong medication for the particular problem (because the cause is not properly identified) and they do not use it for the correct amount of time.
If you don't want to take the bird to a vet, then TripleC is the one of the over-the-counter antibiotics which is most likely to help. However, it may not be as effective as doxycycline or some other prescription antibiotics.
It is also important to understand that if it is a sinus infection that has been there for some time, the pus is most likely to have solidified and so the body is unable to break it down no matter what antibiotic you use. In these cases the sinuses need to be flushed to try to physically remove the pus- not a job for the feint-hearted in a bird this small!
If the right antibiotic is used early in the disease and continued for the right amount of time then a complete cure is possible.

[maureen_g]

Thanks Myzo. He is still going strong!! Eye is still swollen and he is on his 3rd day of Triple C. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow. Doesn't seem to be in any distress at all and eating well and active. Isn't impressed to be in a cage inside on his own I don't think. He was happier in a cage in the quarantine aviary with other birds around him. I'm not keen to take him to a vet and spend a fortune unless there's a guarantee he can be fixed. Also I do have a small amount of Baytril given to me by a friend to treat another bird who is coughing (didn't work - poor thing is still coughing )

[maureen_g]

Here is the little fella

[BrettB]

Well a picture is worth a thousand words.

That is NOT conjunctivitis. There is some pressure behind the eyeball that is pushing the whole eye and surrounds out.
It could be a deep seated infection or a tumour.
I doubt much can be done but will leave the final analysis to those with the experience and knowledge.

Cheers
Brett

[maureen_g]

Thanks Brett. I was afraid it might be something like a tumor. No inflammation or discharge and it came up like that so suddenly. Will continue to treat it with Triple C I suppose. Hasn't seemed to grow at all - nor subside. He doesn't seem to be in any distress though. Maybe others might have other ideas though I might be clutching at straws. Sad to see the little fellow look like this.

[Myzomela]

I'd still put my money on a sinus infection which is not uncommon in Gouldians.
It would need to be cut, flushed & drained to have any hope of curing it totally. However if the antibiotics work the body may then be able to wall off the pocket of infection in the sinus and the bird may still have a normal life. Time will tell. good luck.