tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post5294329439680870537..comments2022-09-02T00:38:41.053-07:00Comments on MD STAT: Talk to a doctor.: Chicken vs EyeMDSTAT_ER_DOC_1http://www.blogger.com/profile/17634121181746444883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-67767866237135085422013-02-14T20:16:35.917-08:002013-02-14T20:16:35.917-08:00If we had taken a vote---I'm sure we would hav...If we had taken a vote---I'm sure we would have concluded "The EYES have it"---this has been the best story---with the best ending. (Certainly not one for the birds!)<br /><br />Thanks again for keeping us posted!<br /><br />Stay well!---All our best! Space Doc.space docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-79769267187316313152013-02-14T13:15:32.208-08:002013-02-14T13:15:32.208-08:00You are welcome.
Your comment about everything t...You are welcome. <br /><br />Your comment about everything turning out "ducky" certainly caught my attention where I had to go back and read my comments. The reason is I have a macaw named "Ducky." I thought I must have mentioned him since he has bitten me in the past. I have to say that a bite by a macaw is very painful, the force of their beaks is something to behold. Where most animals have the bottom jaw as the only moveable part, in macaws, it is the top and bottom which is why their bites are so incredibly strong.<br /><br />In any event, Ducky did not bite me so everything did turn out "ducky." :) And I did enjoy your play on words.<br /><br />Anyway, things are good and I really do thank everyone for their help. This site is really a good resource and I really do appreciate the fact that you take the time to guide us non medical folks in the right direction.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-90989817674433452382013-02-12T20:41:41.201-08:002013-02-12T20:41:41.201-08:00Thanks so much for the follow-ups!
Since you didn...Thanks so much for the follow-ups!<br /><br />Since you didn't 'chicken-out'---I hope everything will turn out just 'ducky'!!<br /><br />(forgive me!) Space Docspace docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-54733946476196940502013-02-12T12:10:14.731-08:002013-02-12T12:10:14.731-08:00Thank you so much for your help and quick response...Thank you so much for your help and quick responses. Chickens have very hard beaks and they are strong critters. They have chased a large cat out of my backyard several times. The cat was frightened when he saw four chickens running toward him and took off. Also, with all the pecking they do in the dirt looking for bugs to eat, they really do have very dirty beaks. Even so, they produce the best tasting eggs.<br /><br />I will be seeing a GP later today but honestly, I think I am healing and no infection. I was really fortunate as it could have been much worse in light of how strong and forceful their pecks are and how dirty their beaks are. I do want to get a tetnus shot just in case. I can't believe how fast I healed. <br /><br />Again, thank you so much for your help and for this site. <br /><br />@Space Doc: Don't worry, I won't "CHICKEN OUT" and will be seen today. And yes, if I developed an infection I would be in for a "PECK" of trouble. No need to warn my chicken that she may now be my "fine feathered "FIEND" since she won't ever get another opportunity to peck me like that, LOL. She's useful, she gives me an egg a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-21307562572785316262013-02-11T19:40:06.488-08:002013-02-11T19:40:06.488-08:00With your improvement it sounds like you may just ...With your improvement it sounds like you may just have sustIained a small contusion of the sclera ( the white of the eye) and possibly a very small tag of the conjunctiva may have occurred giving you the bit of the (conjunctival) tissue that you have seen. These small areas of bleeding (just under the conjunctival covering) will usually heal without much difficulty, but they do sometimes get infected, so it would still be good to see the ophthalmologist for some possible eye antibiotics.<br /><br />Good idea to get the tetnus shot if you haven't had one in the pst ten years<br /><br />Keep us posted and best of luck!<br /> space doc. space docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-62122479132238784692013-02-11T14:21:17.712-08:002013-02-11T14:21:17.712-08:00Very well. Glad you are better today. We can take ...Very well. Glad you are better today. We can take some good stock in that. Make sure you get checked out and get your tetanus up to date. Clostridium tetani is the offending organism in tetanus cases in it lived in the dirt. I think a chicken peck to the eye would be considered a high risk wound for tetanus (though it is exxtremely rare). Let us know what you discover. <br />BestMDSTAT_ER_DOC_1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17634121181746444883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-12496045165088136232013-02-11T05:05:50.190-08:002013-02-11T05:05:50.190-08:00I totally agree with MD ER DOC 1.
To paraphrase ...I totally agree with MD ER DOC 1. <br /><br />To paraphrase his message: Don't CHICKEN OUT---<br />See an ophthalmologist----<br />If you did get an infection you could be in for a PECK of trouble.<br /><br />Warn your chicken it may now be your "fine feathered FIEND' !<br /><br />Good luck! Space Doc<br />space docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484922689493339101.post-74932287200071027882013-02-10T21:26:17.642-08:002013-02-10T21:26:17.642-08:00Thank you for your response. Since the redness has...Thank you for your response. Since the redness has subsided substantially, I am able to see where I was pecked. It is on the white area of my eye closest to my nose. I was looking straight at the chicken so my eye was looking foward (not up or down) and she, fortunately, got me on the white area and not the cornea or the colored part of my eye. There is a piece of the eyeball skin (not sure what that is called) that is sticking out with some blood in it or it's just red. I haven't taken any pain meds such as advil because I wanted to monitor if the pain got worse or better. If it got considerably worse, I was going to head over to urgent care. Yesterday was rather painful, well, actually very painful but by this morning, it was much, much better. My eye has been "crying" a lot. I guess my eye is producing tears to clean it out. I have been flushing it with saline solution several times a day. As of this comment, the pain level is not much at all, just uncomfortable. <br /><br />I don't think I have an infection but I still want to be seen just in case. Also, it's been close to 15 years or more since I have had a tetnus shot. I'm going to see if I can get in tomorrow.<br /><br />LOL, I guess I can see your point that it is an unusual or unique question. How many people get poked in the eyeball by a chicken? I only have four chickens so they are very tame and very friendly so this peck too me by surprise. It seems they don't like to be stared at especially if there is no "treat" coming their way. <br /><br />About 15 years or so ago, I had a scratched cornea so I know how very painful an eye injury is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com