murraysouter
New Born Pup
Hi all,
I recently took on a couple of male guinea pigs from a rescue centre. One is the Dad and the other the son, the Dad was maybe 2 years old and the baby just a few months. Recently I noticed the Dad's eye was cloudy and red and in the space of a couple of days it was really nasty looking. I took him to the vet and they said that an abscess under the eye had caused it as opposed to a 'hay poke' and that his eye is completely dead, he has no sight from it at all.
I was given 2 options, to operate to remove the eye or to have him put to sleep, they advised that he was perfectly healthy apart from the eye. They have just sent me the quote and it is £850, I simply can't afford that but I don't want to have an otherwise healthy guinea pig put to sleep.
Is there anything else I can do? He seems absolutely fine, is eating and behaving as he always has, I know they may hide pain but he doesn't seem bothered by it at all.
If there are any other options at all, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Murray
I recently took on a couple of male guinea pigs from a rescue centre. One is the Dad and the other the son, the Dad was maybe 2 years old and the baby just a few months. Recently I noticed the Dad's eye was cloudy and red and in the space of a couple of days it was really nasty looking. I took him to the vet and they said that an abscess under the eye had caused it as opposed to a 'hay poke' and that his eye is completely dead, he has no sight from it at all.
I was given 2 options, to operate to remove the eye or to have him put to sleep, they advised that he was perfectly healthy apart from the eye. They have just sent me the quote and it is £850, I simply can't afford that but I don't want to have an otherwise healthy guinea pig put to sleep.
Is there anything else I can do? He seems absolutely fine, is eating and behaving as he always has, I know they may hide pain but he doesn't seem bothered by it at all.
If there are any other options at all, any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Murray