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Corneal ulcer

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Hi guys,
My guinea pig is around 4 months old and she got an eye ulcer which got infected- I drained the pus and the swelling is back to normal and now she can her eyelids. She is eating and drinking normally. She still has the white film around her cornea. Does anyone know how long it takes to heal the white layer?
Also, I ordered Caldryl ( natural antibiotic) online for her. Does anyone have any experience with this? I’m looking for a dosage etc and how many days she should be having this etc.
 
I’m sorry but this forum does not support home treatment.

We cannot give advice on medications or dosage.

Please take your piggy to see a qualified vet as only a qualified vet is permitted to diagnose and treat an animal and then only after examination. Eye injuries require urgent specialist attention.
 
The best thing for her would be to be evaluated by a vet, eye injuries are extremely painful and she will need painkillers as well as antibiotics. Injuries to the eye can turn nasty very quickly and given the proximity of the orbital cavity to the brain, it is important that any risk of infection is dealt with swiftly.
 
Welcome to the Forum
:wel:

Your Guinea pig urgently needs to see a vet and receive proper treatment.
A condition like a corneal ulcer requires antibiotics and pain relief and most non prescription treatment will simply mask the symptoms without properly treating them.

If you let us know roughly where you live we can help you locate your nearest cavy savy vet.
 
Please take her to the vets, as the others have stated. Eye infections can go very wrong very quickly and can result in permanent vision loss among other things. The ulcer may even be from a haypoke that could still be somewhere within the eye, something that only a trained vet might be able to spot and remove.

I have to admit I did cringe when you mentioned you had drained the abscess yourself, that’s definitely something
I would have had the vet do as I would have been petrified of the animal moving:yikes:
 
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