Help with new White fronted Amazon

[SailBoat]

Poor baby. To me, that looks like it may be something stemming from an injury to the eye, and young birds are more prone to injuries. It doesn't appear to be inflamed or infected though. The closest thing I've seen to this is cataracts (like what elderly people get) in elderly birds, but that is clearly not the case here. I would make a separate thread about this issue in the "general health care" section of the forum so more people see it (not everyone reads the amazon section) as someone with a different species of bird may have encountered something similar. Someone may also have an AV who'd be willing to do an online consultation given your lack of access to a vet who can treat birds. I see you don't have enough posts to send a private message to a member, but if I were you, I would PM a moderator (looks like SirEdwin89 is the only moderator currently online, you can see who's a moderator on the homepage off to the right under "Online Users". Moderator accounts are in purple letters). Ask a mod if they can forward a message about this to Henpecked, who is a long time amazon owner/breeder who's seen the range of medical conditions in amazons. He may have some more information. Also found this article in ocular conditions in parrots- Retrospective study of ocular disorders in Amazon parrots

I know you don't have access to a vet, so you may was to try some home remedies for him to prevent infection and aid in healing. I see one on this list called eyebright that may be of particular benefit in your situation. I have personally used apple cider vinegar in the water (about 1/2 tsp vinegar to 1 cup water) on a few occasions when I noticed my bird sneezing a bit or having runny poos and when he had a a minor injury to help him be able to fight off infection. It's a good immune booster to help prevent infection (must be taken orally, not topically) and if this is indeed some kind of injury to the eye, preventing infection is imperative.

Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - Kitchen Physician V - Herbal Remedies For Parrots and Pet Birds

April has well identified the likely eye condition your Amazon is presenting. Although as you said, Avian Vets are rare in your area. An Eye Specialists should be available since damage to eyes from the course sand is fairly common. It would be common for any Vet, even an Avian Vet to recommend an Eye Specialist for any Eye related problem. Check availability in your area.

Regarding your Local Zoo and their reluctance to provide service outside of their animals is fairly common Worldwide. FYI: I commonly recommend not telling the Phone Staff the truth! Tell them you want to compliment the Vet on the quality of the health of the Zoo's Parrots. Note: Any Zoo of size has somewhere a list of Managing Staff and the Vet is commonly listed. There are many ways of developing a relationship with Zoo Vet. Most Zoo's have fund raisers and as they say: Membership has its Rewards and Benefits!

 

[GaleriaGila]

Welcome!
Beautifully expressed, Marileen.
My advice to new folks here... take any issue or topic which interests you, use the Search Tab and then read about it. I do that a lot, still. Almost every day. The people here are an amazing source of information, advice, and support.
I'm glad you found this place!

 

[Kentuckienne]

I understand how frustrating it can be to find a vet. The Jeddah Veteranary Group says they "regularly attend to" captive falcons, but maybe they are not close to you.

 

[asadaliz]

Thanks guys, I finally managed to get a consultation with an eye specialist and he confirmed that its a minor thing and nothing to be serious about. he mentioned that if the bird is able to open his eye and not scratching around, it means it is least bothering him, so its ok. I also noticed that he has started to explore his cage and play with the toy I introduced. somehow still afraid but I can say now almost half of his fear is gone. so good progress