Re: Can chickens get Pink Eye??? How do you get rid of it????

pammyT wrote: 
could be some sort of eye infection. As to the rest, since I don't
think anyone here is a veterinarian, and if they were it would be
illegal to do some kind of cyber diagnosis without seeing the animal,
and then prescribe treatment, I can only suggest you get it to a vet
without delay. Allowing an animal to suffer is not an option.

Not an option? No one likes to see an animal suffer, or should I say that of those of us who are still sane, no one likes to see animals suffer.

I only have a small hobby flock and I really like my birds, however I am also realistic. A trip to our local Vet would cost me about $75. I could replace my whole flock for less than half that money.

However if one of my cockatiels were to get an eye infection I would probably take him to the Vet without delay. Does that make me a hypocrite? I don't think so. It means that I am poor and sometimes I have to make tough choices.

 Ask yourself, if this was your child with eyes gummed closed, would
you go to a mother and baby newsgroup and as the same question?

No, I would wipe the crap out my child's eyes and take him/her to the doctor, but were talking fowl not family.

Just my 2 cents,

Nicholas
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