Do guinea pigs get sleep in their eyes?

[JunePiggies19]

Hi!
One of my guinea pigs has recently had something coming out of his tear duct that looks a bit like sleep that humans may get in their eyes. He seems healthy otherwise. Is this normal? Thanks

 

[Posyrose]

Yes, it's quite normal. You don't need to worry.

 

[Posyrose]

I forgot to say that if the eyes are very crusty or unusually so, it could be a sign of illness because they don't have the energy to clean themselves, so just keep an eye on it if this is something new.

One of mine has a little sleep in his eye almost every day and is quite well.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi!
One of my guinea pigs has recently had something coming out of his tear duct that looks a bit like sleep that humans may get in their eyes. He seems healthy otherwise. Is this normal? Thanks

Guinea pigs have a milky white eye cleaning fluid. Seeing drops of that that have not been absorbed again by the tear ducts is no problem.

Watery fluid however mean that there is an irritation or potentially an eye injury like scratch, something stuck under the eyelid or minor hay poke to the eye, especially if it continues, if the eye is squinting and pulled in somewhat. The sooner you see a vet in these cases, the better for a quick and smooth recovery. Eye injuries and infections can deteriorate very quickly and the extent of the damage may not be visible to the naked eye, especially if it covered by a film of tear fluid. Vets use a special dye and ultraviolet light to assess any potential damage.
The watery fluids tries transparent. Often it can mean that just a spec of dust or a hair has been washed out as a one-off but do not treat it lightly in case it is something more serious.

Yellowish, orange or green thick mucussy crusts on the eyes and nose mean an advanced untreated URI. this always needs to be seen by a vet for a diagnosis and an antibiotic.

 

[JunePiggies19]

I forgot to say that if the eyes are very crusty or unusually so, it could be a sign of illness because they don't have the energy to clean themselves, so just keep an eye on it if this is something new.

One of mine has a little sleep in his eye almost every day and is quite well.

Thank you so much for your help, glad it's nothing to worry about!

 

[JunePiggies19]

Guinea pigs have a milky white eye cleaning fluid. Seeing drops of that that have not been absorbed again by the tear ducts is no problem.

Watery fluid however mean that there is an irritation or potentially an eye injury like scratch, something stuck under the eyelid or minor hay poke to the eye, especially if it continues, if the eye is squinting and pulled in somewhat. The sooner you see a vet in these cases, the better for a quick and smooth recovery. Eye injuries and infections can deteriorate very quickly and the extent of the damage may not be visible to the naked eye, especially if it covered by a film of tear fluid. Vets use a special dye and ultraviolet light to assess any potential damage.
The watery fluids tries transparent. Often it can mean that just a spec of dust or a hair has been washed out as a one-off but do not treat it lightly in case it is something more serious.

Yellowish, orange or green thick mucussy crusts on the eyes and nose mean an advanced untreated URI. this always needs to be seen by a vet for a diagnosis and an antibiotic.

Thank you so much for your help. The fluid is not watery or yellow, orange or green so he should be fine.

 

[Freela]

They secrete white tears for cleaning and can get the occasional crust in the corner of they eye. However, if they eye is constantly watering, really crusty, crusted shut, or appears irritated/squinted, these are signs of injury or infection and should be treated quickly. Hope this helps!