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On cleaning and applying drops in Louie's eye just now, I noticed that one of his eyeballs has become cloudy. Does this mean that he is losing the sight in that eye? He is only 3 months old so I would have thought too young for cataracts but that's just what it looks like.

I'm going to take him back to the vet tomorrow but I thought I'd better prepare myself.:(
 
If the cloudiness is inside the eye, then it looks very much like congenital cataracts; they won't get much in his way of enjoying piggy life, though! I have and have had several cataract piggies.

Please have the eye checked in case it is an internal infection in the antechamber.
 
One of my piggies, Smartie, has congenital cataracts - the vet checked her over and diagnosed this but she doesnt really need any special treatment (sometimes she is still chewing the bars waiting for the veggies and doesnt notice theyve been put in so she needs prompted for that) - she has as much fun as all the other piggies though and still runs about the cage although less than she used to :) Both her eyes clouded over very quickly.

Hope your piggy is okay - let us know how you get on at the vets

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Thanks for the advice, he is booked in tomorrow at 9.20. The cloudiness is has only started today, I can confidently say this as I have been cleaning and putting drops in 2 times a day for the last week
 
I took Louie along to the vet today and she was a bit mystified. It's not cataracts and the conjunctivitis he initially had is clearing up nicely but the cloudiness has spread to both eyes. She asked if they fight as usually it's caused by injury to the eye but as far as I know they get along really well unless its different after I've gone to bed but I've certainly never seen or heard them fighting. She described it as bilateral something or other and is going to look into whether it can be caused by anything other than trauma or irritants. She's reassured me that he can see through both eyes although it may be a little hazy and he has gained weight since his last visit and his heart and lungs sound clear so its a case of wait and see what she says now.
 
I was going to look it up when I got home but by that time I'd forgotten, it was cata something and I think it ended in isis but I'm drawing a blank.

I may have solved the mystery myself though, a couple of evenings ago I heard a couple of really loud wheeks come from their bed and didn't think anything of it but maybe George got over vigorous licking Louie's eye and had a nibble. (They eye licking is something he has done since Louie first developed the conjunctivitis) so maybe it is a trauma thing rather than an infection.

I'll wait to hear what the vet says tomorrow
 
I've spoken to the vet, she said that she's spoken to colleagues and done some research and she can't find an infectious cause for bilateral keratosis (not sure if that's how it's spelt) in any pigs other than experimental ones so she has ruled that out. She also said because it's in both eyes it's unlikely to be injury caused and to carry on with the antibiotics for another week and take him back if there is no improvement.
 
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