Single-eye cold (one-eyed cold) in pigeons
Other names: One eye، Swollen eye، Teardrop
Symptoms
- One watery, swollen eye and wet feathers around it
- The bird rubs its eye on its shoulder, soiling the shoulder feathers
How it spreads
Contact, drinking water, baskets.
Diagnosis
Clinical + PCR if recurrent.
Treatment
Antibiotic eye drops/ointment and sometimes an oral antibiotic under the veterinarian's supervision. [Update 3] Harlin & Wade 2009: the same ornithosis complex; tetracycline eye ointment is helpful, plus oral tylosin; often the same eye in all birds is the one facing the airflow.
Prevention
Treat the respiratory complex, clean waterers.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Salmonella (paratyphoid)
- Ornithosis (chlamydia)
- Mycoplasma
- Respiratory complex (ornithosis complex)
- E. coli
- Streptococcus (Streptococcus gallolyticus)
- Pasteurella (cat bite)
- Avian tuberculosis