My wild pigeon has a blind eye. Should I continue its doxycycline?

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Dear you I have found a wild pigeon that, His left eye is covered by conjunctiva and is blind.But The pigeon can fly and eats well. I thought he is infected by Chlamydia diseases. So I start the treatment by Doxycycline (dosage: 5 mg once a day) Now after 20 days and 12 times using that drug (some days he was absent in our yard) he is still blind. But fortunately the conjunctiva decreased in this medication period. Should I have to continue this medication? How can I help? Thank you

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

The eye is quite badly damaged and I would not expect it to return to normal. Chlamydia psittaci is an infection that can cause eye disease, but I would expect that the other eye or nose would be affected as well if this was the primary problem. My suspicion is that the eye was damaged by something. This often happens when they bump it into something or are fighting. The doxycycline is OK at that dose and rate. I would give this for only five days. You can help keep the eye from getting infected and help it heal by getting a good medicated eye drop from the pharmacy. A broad spectrum antibiotic/antifungal/antiinflammatory would be best. It's best to apply it to the eye six times a day, or as much as you can. Give this until the outside of the eye does not look red and swollen. Also, gently wipe away the crusts around the eye with warm water once a day. The eye will continue to have changes and will probably look worse and more sunken as time goes on, but they can adapt to this condition. If you are able to bring the bird to a veterinarian, they can offer other treatment options. I hope that helps and the bird gets better soon.

My wild pigeon has a blind eye. Should I continue its doxycycline?

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