Kestrel Eye Problem

[valens]

Hi, Yesterday my kestrel developed a lump to the side and over her eye. Kiki is 5 years old and otherwise in good health. I have attached a photo for you to see the problem. My normal vet is on holiday and there is no other vet in the area that deals with birds of prey. I would welcome any advice, thanks in advance for your assistance. Debbie

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[Migisi]

Could be a bee sting. Or she smacked into something. Or she's got a sinus infection (she's sitting kinda fluffed out - any other signs she might be ill?) Or, something's stuck under/in her eyelid or nictitating membrane. When's the vet back from holiday? I'd get the K into any vet I could find.

[MarkT]

If it were me I would find an avian vet, pack the bird up and go for a ride. To me she just doesn't appear to be in good shape.

[valens]

.I've rung around a few vets and hopefully will manage to get her sorted tomorrow. The trouble is I live in rural France and there are few vets that are willing to treat falcons. Thanks for your advice and taking the trouble to reply. Debbie

[Migisi]

Aug 28, 2009 11:10:33 GMT -5 valens said:

.I've rung around a few vets and hopefully will manage to get her sorted tomorrow. The trouble is I live in rural France and there are few vets that are willing to treat falcons. Thanks for your advice and taking the trouble to reply. Debbie

A bird is a bird. Do any of the vets treat parrots (caged birds), homing pigeons, or farm fowl? If so, I'd beg them to at least take a look at the eye.

[valens]

Unfortunately its not that simple here. If I was in England if would be a different story. I am so mad its not funny.

[threetoe]

Keep Her Warm!!!!
If you have a heating blanket and a thermometer, keep her at 98 degrees F.

[forestfalcon]

Sept 7, 2009 11:02:32 GMT -5 threetoe said:

Keep Her Warm!!!!
If you have a heating blanket and a thermometer, keep her at 98 degrees F.

Please don't give medical advice unless you know what you are talking about. If you kept a bird at 98 degrees F, you would be making it cold. A bird the size of a Kestrel is usually around 104 - 105 degrees F. Besides, if the bird has an infection, chances are it's already febrile, so there would be no use to warm it up, anyway.

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Sept 7, 2009 14:00:56 GMT -5 forestfalcon said:

Sept 7, 2009 11:02:32 GMT -5 threetoe said:

Keep Her Warm!!!!
If you have a heating blanket and a thermometer, keep her at 98 degrees F.

Please don't give medical advice unless you know what you are talking about. If you kept a bird at 98 degrees F, you would be making it cold. A bird the size of a Kestrel is usually around 104 - 105 degrees F. Besides, if the bird has an infection, chances are it's already febrile, so there would be no use to warm it up, anyway.

Sheesh if that's true the Kestrels in Mich are cold 24/7/365

[forestfalcon]

Sept 7, 2009 15:07:57 GMT -5 @dlanting said:

Sept 7, 2009 14:00:56 GMT -5 forestfalcon said:

Please don't give medical advice unless you know what you are talking about. If you kept a bird at 98 degrees F, you would be making it cold. A bird the size of a Kestrel is usually around 104 - 105 degrees F. Besides, if the bird has an infection, chances are it's already febrile, so there would be no use to warm it up, anyway.

Sheesh if that's true the Kestrels in Mich are cold 24/7/365

Lol. I just read what I wrote. oops! What I meant was, if you are trying to warm up a bird, a heating pad kept at 98 degrees won't work. Besides, I'm not a fan of the animal/heating pad combo. We used to use them at the clinic a while back for animals recovering from anesthesia, and since heating pads can become unreliable, we had an animal get a minor burn from one. We don't use them anymore.