Guinea pig with bulging eye

[fritzadoodle]

Pegasus used to have a cataract in her eye, and it seems to have slumped to the bottom of her eye. But tonight, her eye was bulging and clouded. It appeared to be bloody behind the lens on the inside corner of her eye.

Finding a good exotics pet doctor here is very difficult.
The emergency clinic said she has glaucoma and wanted $2000 to remove the eye.

We will be going to her regular vet asap.

What I am wondering is, how rational is that diagnosis?
She hasn't been wheeking or whining. Her intake is the same and her output as well.
She is a senior piggie. She is probably a little bit over six years old, but she is just as pushy and strong as ever.

Any suggestions before I go listen to a capitalist vet?

 

[Swissgreys]

Welcome to the Forum.


That eye looks nasty so she really does need to see a vet as soon as possible.
It could be several things, but only a vet can really diagnose after examining her.
It would be irresponsible to try and diagnose based solely on a photo.

But we have had several members on here who have piggies with only one eye and they do cope well. It would really depend on the reason for the bulging eye in the first place, and if the underlying cause is treatable.

I do hope your regular vet is able to help, as $2000 for eye removal does seem quite steep.
Good luck and please let us know how you get on.

 

[Wiebke]

Please see a vet ASAP!

Whether it is glaucoma or a retrobulbar abscess (abscess behind the eye), your poor guinea pig is suffering and will need to have the eye removed.

I agree that that price is on the high side, but please be aware that vet care has made huge strides and has incorporated a lot of expensive machinery and costly drugs to allow them better services, including improved post-op care and safer operations. The estimate takes into account the duration of the GA (which is not cheap) and possible complications.

As we don't have any idea whether you are in the US, Canada or Australia (who all have dollars as their currency, only with different conversion rates), it is not quite as straightforward for us to put the price into the correct context unfortunately.