Blinking And Watery Eye... Symptom Of Infection?

[Oreo&Coco]

I have observed one of my piggies has excessive tears in one of her eyes. There are some dry water marks on the hair under her eye. She also blink her eye in short interval time (normally they can stare at you without blinking for long time). But I don't see any redness in her eye, just excessive tears.

Is this an eye infection? Do I need to bring her to a Vet? Is there any off the shelf solution? Thanks for sharing in advance.

 

[Deleted member 114675]

I would get her checked by a vet . It may be an infection or ....

Something like this happened to my sow Bess a while ago - and it turned out there was a corn husk in her eye ( it was covering her eye - a bit like a contact lense ) . The vet washed it out and the problem cleared up with eye drops .

 

[Oreo&Coco]

I would get her checked by a vet . It may be an infection or ....

Something like this happened to my sow Bess a while ago - and it turned out there was a corn husk in her eye ( it was covering her eye - a bit like a contact lense ) . The vet washed it out and the problem cleared up with eye drops .

Noted with thanks.

 

[Wiebke]

I have observed one of my piggies has excessive tears in one of her eyes. There are some dry water marks on the hair under her eye. She also blink her eye in short interval time (normally they can stare at you without blinking for long time). But I don't see any redness in her eye, just excessive tears.

Is this an eye infection? Do I need to bring her to a Vet? Is there any off the shelf solution? Thanks for sharing in advance.

Please have her seen by a vet. It can be a hay poke where the eye has not ulcerated yet or something stuck under a lid and rubbing on the cornea. Only a vet has the special dye that can show whether there has been any damage.
The sooner you can treat an eye injury the better; they can deteriorate very fast.

If you are in an urban area you may be able to see a 24 hour vet clinic during their day time opening hours for only a small surcharge; you can find local services by googling. If there is an injury, your piggy will require antibiotic eye drops or eye gel.

 

[Oreo&Coco]

Please have her seen by a vet. It can be a hay poke where the eye has not ulcerated yet or something stuck under a lid and rubbing on the cornea. Only a vet has the special dye that can show whether there has been any damage.
The sooner you can treat an eye injury the better; they can deteriorate very fast.

If you are in an urban area you may be able to see a 24 hour vet clinic during their day time opening hours for only a small surcharge; you can find local services by googling. If there is an injury, your piggy will require antibiotic eye drops or eye gel.

Thanks. Will do.

 

[Flutterby]

Sending healing vibes. I hope you manage to see the vet soon, eye problems can turn nasty very quickly.

 

[Oreo&Coco]

Visited the vet on Tuesday. Have her eyes checked out. No signs of infection and the cornea is fine too. Suspect it was irritation caused by hay scrap/crumb cause I did see those things on her face from time to time. Vet cleansed her eyes with eye irrigating solution. She is fine since then. What a relief!!

 

[Wiebke]

Visited the vet on Tuesday. Have her eyes checked out. No signs of infection and the cornea is fine too. Suspect it was irritation caused by hay scrap/crumb cause I did see those things on her face from time to time. Vet cleansed her eyes with eye irrigating solution. She is fine since then. What a relief!

Good news - but important to check, as not all hay pokes develop an ulcer (a white/blue film on top of the eye) that makes it obvious.