NorthernMonkeyGirl
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Injured duck eyesWe thought the drake had been over enthusiastic and scraped behind the duck's eyes, but on examination it's the eyes themselves that have been injured - or is it an infection completely unrelated? We've bathed with warm water and are looking up other causes.
Ideas?
Also can I attach pics from mobile??
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Nick
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No, you need to use a PC, or mail them to someone.
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chez
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She's not very happy. We've flushed it out and got her isolated with a big bucket of nice clean water she can have a good wash in. Third eyelids are working okay. I'm kicking myself for not noticing before  .
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mousjoos
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Head Goose had/has something similar, but looked like above the eye was swollen...also the eye seemed to "froth" if that's the right word...a bit like bubbly spit
I gave him some eye drops (veterinary I think) & things look better
I though maybe it was an allergy &/or something seedy/grassy as I hadn't yet cut the field
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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There is a bit of froth.
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SandraR
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Poultry and Waterfowl Problems by Michael Roberts.
"Dirty Sticky eye"
Wash eye 2x a day with warm mild solution of TCP Once dry apply Golden Eye ointment.Condition should show improvement after a few days.
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chez
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Oooh, I've got golden eye ointment! Thank you, Sandra. Annoyingly, this is one I bought in
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SandraR
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If brought in it could be dietary, a lack of vitamins is also sited as a cause along with lack of clean water deep enough to immerse the head.
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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They were brought in in February so any vitamin or environmental stuff would have shown up then or been resolved? Maybe?
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dpack
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how is the patient doing?
if they are out around your way yet a bit of elderflower tea to dilute the tcp wash might help.
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chez
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NMG took her to the vet this PM, who says he thinks it's a shagging injury that's got infected. 2ml baytril every day for a week and no carnal relations. Drake is going tomorrow, he's a bit big. I'm.looking for a smaller one 
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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0.2ml!! 
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chez
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Uh-oh!
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wellington womble
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Oh dear.
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chez
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She seems better this morning. She's escaped from the dog-cage hospital and is standing outside the duck house, shouting. I'm going to have a word with her about working on her self-esteem and not feeling she needs to be trapped in an abusive relationship.
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