Hay in eye

[MnJ]

Hi, just looking for some advice.

Mylo had a hay piece stuck in his eye. His eye was watery. I managed to get the hay out. It looks mostly ok. He is just squinting it from time to time, no cloudiness or discharge and he looks ok in himself(begging for treats, eating...), so i am not sure if this would need a vet visit today and mine had closed already.

He looks mostly ok now, but I am scared he might get worse.

The plan for now is to monitor and if something looks off to get him seen sooner, but i don't know, anything else to look out for other than cloudiness and discharge?

His cage was deep cleaned and I try to keep his hay at a lower level to avoid further irritation. The little stinker started to love to shove his face in the hay , which is how he got himself in this situation. I put some cc in the cage too just to boost him a bit as he likes it.

Is there something else I can do in the meantime or look out for?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, just looking for some advice.

Mylo had a hay piece stuck in his eye. His eye was watery. I managed to get the hay out. It looks mostly ok. He is just squinting it from time to time, no cloudiness or discharge and he looks ok in himself(begging for treats, eating...), so i am not sure if this would need a vet visit today and mine had closed already.

He looks mostly ok now, but I am scared he might get worse.

The plan for now is to monitor and if something looks off to get him seen sooner, but i don't know, anything else to look out for other than cloudiness and discharge?

His cage was deep cleaned and I try to keep his hay at a lower level to avoid further irritation. The little stinker started to love to shove his face in the hay , which is how he got himself in this situation. I put some cc in the cage too just to boost him a bit as he likes it.

Is there something else I can do in the meantime or look out for?

Hi

Please see a vet latest on Monday but ideally within 24 hours of noticing since eye injuries deteriorate very quickly and take a lot more time to heal if they have penetrated deeper into the eye.

What you can do with ordering immediately is carbomer based plain eye gel from the internet or a pharmacy for next day delivery. This helps with hydration, comfort but also with creating a better healing environment in the deeper levels where medicated eye drops or gel struggle to penetrate. Apply the tear gel three time daily. If you prefer eye drops, then you need to give them up 6 times as they are not effective and long lasting as the gel.
The eye gel/drops are not classed as a medication although they can help to speed up the healing process so you need to get them yourself. It is generally useful to have some at home for emergencies.

During the examination the vet will use special drops which will allow them to assess the extent of the damage, most of which is not visible in normal light.

What the vet will prescribe is antibiotic eye drops or gel, the brand depending on the severity of the damage. If the damage to the eye is severe or the infection advanced, they may additionally prescribe an oral antibiotic.
They can prescribe a lubricant, which is doing essentiall the same healing support as the eye gel and the can prescribe remend for corneal repair if the damage to eye surface it extensive.
Painkillers are also usually helpful (ask for them if they don't mention them).
You are always welcome to ask your vet what job which medication is for if you have doubts or concerns when they do their prescription.

I hope that this helps you. Sorry for the awkward timing. Please call the vets first thing on Monday morning. Most have a number of emergency slots for the day. Wishing you and your poorly piggy all the best. Please keep in mind that infection needs a little time to get going so straight away you won't see much.

First Aid: Immediate Care Measures and Non-medication Products

 

[Merab]

Hope you can see a vet quickly.
Hay poke always comes at a bad time

 

[MnJ]

They seem to, yes So the eye didn't get cloudy but he has a small scratch. The vet gave him antibiotic drops and some metacam, but didn't gave me any metacam for home I asked him to check his paws as one has a bit of redness, he said i could use some sudocream.

I clean their cages regularly - daily spot clean and clean their trays and swap mats of high traffic areas every other day, deep clean everything once a week with f10 i thought this will be a good cleaning regime.

Any advice on the sudocream? Or anything else i can do?

 

[Merab]

Hope the eye drops work quickly.
They usually do.
I can’t comment on the Sudocream as I don’t have the experience, but one of our health experts should know.
@Viennese Furbabies has had experience of bumble foot so may be able to help you too

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I don't know about Sudocream. I usually use Bepanthen or Bepanthen Plus.
What colour are his paws?
Pink paws can look a little red without it meaning anything bad

 

[Piggies&buns]

I agree - not all redness means something bad but you need to be very careful adding creams unless absolutely necessary. Creaming can soften the skin and then if the skin gets too soft it can cause problems to occur - they need the skin on their feet to be tough to stop bacteria getting in. Sudocrem is known to be drying so you do need to be careful with its use

 

[MnJ]

Thank you! Thats reassuring to hear. His 3 little feetsies are pink and 1 is black Its hard to take a photo.. to me it doesn't look angry red, but then i don't know much about it or have experience with bumble foot.. maybe the safest option right now would be to keep an eye on it as I am scared to not make it worse.

When it would be considered that it needs treatment?