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Head Tilt After Hay Poke

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So about 2 weeks ago, my 3-year-old piggy had a chunk of hay in her eye. I caught it within a few hours of it happening and was able to slide it out really easily. I watched one of the videos by Saskia and it was explained that because I had seen it as quickly as I did, I could simply let it heal. The eye did exactly as she explained and looks completely normal and healed up now. But! Her head has been ever so slightly tilted since then. I searched the internet upon initially finding this and that seemed normal as well. Was pretty sure this had gone away, but here I am feeding her pellets this morning and I can still see the tiniest head tilt. What should I do?
 
Please see a vet.
We would have recommended you see a vet as soon as the hay poke occurred - eyes are considered urgent/emergencies and always require vet care, they should never just be left to heal.

I caught a hay poke within 20 minutes of one happening but he was still injured and required eye drops.
It’s not so much how quickly you deal with it, getting it out quickly makes no difference - it’s the depths of the damage it causes in the instant it happens. There is also the possibility of hay working its way under the eyelid where an owner cannot view, which will cause continual damage while it remains stuck there.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Please see a vet.
We would have recommended you see a vet as soon as the hay poke occurred - eyes are considered urgent/emergencies and always require vet care, they should never just be left to heal.

I caught a hay poke within 20 minutes of one happening but he was still injured and required eye drops.
It’s not so much how quickly you deal with it, getting it out quickly makes no difference - it’s the depths of the damage it causes in the instant it happens. There is also the possibility of hay working its way under the eyelid where an owner cannot view, which will cause continual damage while it remains stuck there.
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Oh gosh! Thank you!
 
I want to say that I did not take her in because the head tilt disappeared the very next day. It was the tiniest of a tilt, but I don’t know what to think about that. Her eyes are crystal clear (like they were) and her activity and weight has stayed the exact same. I checked her over and she looked all good. Do we still need a vet appointment? Sorry about this.
 
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