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| Amy Lane |
I've noticed that my YNA has a nictating membrane that flicks sideways
across the width of the eye. It normally flicks as she's blinking. I can
see it when she's kind of sleepy and blinking slowly. My assumption is that
the nictating membrane is to protect the eye during flight.
That's what it looks like to me, but it's hard to tell from a still photo.
Amy
"Pagan" <Paganator@pagansbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:BCCSa.1658$E22.856@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Below is a link to a few photos of my DYH. I am taking her to my avian
vet
> tomorrow. I was wondering if any of you had ever seen anything like this
in
> your birds. There seems to be something in her eye. Yesterday morning it
> was barely noticeable, I thought it was a new feather that had not shed
its
> keratin yet. Last night when I took my contacts out, thus I could then
see
> up close more clearly, I noticed it was bigger. It looks like a piece of
> skin between her eye and eyelid. I know the photo isn't that close, but I
> thought if someone had seen this before they might recognize it. She is
> acting as crazy as usual. Her eyes aren't draining, her nose isn't
running,
> it doesn't even seem to bother her. I gave her a good bath this morning.
> It looks like she is squinting in the first photo, but it could be because
> the camera was only a few inches from her face. I am really worried, but
I
> don't want an emergency vet that has minimal experience with birds to mess
> with her eye. I do want to sleep tonight though.
>
> Thanks for any ideas,
> June
>
>
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/pa...cy+Bird&.view=t
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