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Help! One squinted eye?

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Okay, so one of my piggies Ted, has one fine eye, and one i've noticed is squinted.
Hes around 6 months old, and it looks as though his eye could be slightly more inset? This is just a theory. I cant think of anything else to explain it.
I havent been able to find any info on it. Theres no white spot, no red or crust. Nothing obvious of pain, he hasnt even been scratching at it.
But just below his eye it looks as though some liquid has been on his fur from his eye.
But non visible. Id show pictures but hes so nervous still, its hard to keep him still! Any help greatly appretiated!
 
Could he have something caught in his eye maybe?

One of my girls had something which sounds very similar a month or so ago and it turned out to be a tiny piece of hay. I flushed it with some tepid water and, although she wasn't happy at first, it did wash out

Hope it's nothing too serious
 
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Could he have something caught in his eye maybe?

One of my girls had something which sounds very similar a month or so ago and it turned out to be a tiny piece of hay. I flushed it with some tepid water and, although she wasn't happy at first, it did wash out

Hope it's nothing too serious
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I'm watching him run about now wondering whether to try hold him and get another look.
Id like to try this, but I'm slightly nervous! Any best way to calm him when doing this?
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If he's nervous you could try to wrap him up in a towel so his legs are nice and secure and he can't wriggle too much.You may need an extra pair of hands to help you check him over though.

If he'll stand still, you could try to bribe him with his favourite treat maybe? I tempted Willow with parsley :))
 
Welcome to the forum. :)

How is his eye today? Does it look 'cloudy' at all, or the same as his other eye, just a little sunken?
 
His eye seems the same.
What I've done today is gently wiped some warmish water across his eye.
He's still squinting, and I can't understand what this is.
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I think a trip to the vet is definatly in order at this rate, i was hoping it would be getting better by this time. x
 
I have 2 piggies who have 1 eye, and one, who has no eye altogether. Please take them to the vets, but rest asured things will be OK
 
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Thankyou. :'(
It's horrible knowing your piggy is ill and you cant get him to the vet as soon as possible!
Planning on taking him tomorrow, hopefully my mind will be put at rest.
Plus, I'd love to be able to help with others who have seen this problem.
 
bad news and some good news.

well, the vets is shut until Monday!
but, i've managed to take some photos with the help of my boyfriend.
and we're both starting to wonder whether this is just the way Ted was born.

He seems to have one eye bigger than the other!
Any thoughts from anyone?

His good eye.
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His other eye.
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And look at this, an arieal view, see the difference?
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It is hard to tell but from what you can see in the photos, the eye certainly looks sunken.

How long has his eye been like this for?
 
Ok, so no idea really. :)

If I am honest, from the picture his squinted eye just looks sunken and squinted as opposed to the eye actually being smaller. Reason I say this is because the eyelids are a normal size. Could be wrong - I can only tell so much from a picture - but from what I've seen of other pigs with eye trouble, that's how I'm reading it.

I have one of my own piggies with an eye problem at the moment, recovering from a very inflamed eye probably as a result of local injury e.g. hay poke. His eye is still sunken and a little squinted, looks very similar to your piggies.

Best advice I can give is to book an appointment with the vet so your guinea can have the eye examined for any evidence of foreign bodies or infection.
 
Hi
I am new here but just came across this thread via google. My guinea has exactly the same eye problem, I took him to the vets and was given some gel to put on his eye twice a day for five days (I forget the name of it), which I did and it seemed to improve things a little but he is still squinting.

As you said previously he is not scratching the eye, he still has a very healthy appetite and he does not appear lethargic etc. Can you tell me what the vet suggested you should do?

I stopped applying the gel a week or two ago and have left it a little to see if it would get better on its own but he doesnt seem to be getting any better/worse. I will book him into the vets again I just thought it would be interesting to see what your experience was with this problem?

Thank you.
 
Hello. My mom just bought a new guinea pig two days ago (so this is my third day with her).

I just noticed this afternoon that my guinea pig's eye looked flat and small and I was really scared. My mom thinks that she either poked her eye on some hay or she could have got some dust of something in it.

Her eye looks like your guinea pig's and I just want to thank you for creating this page and putting up some photos so I know that I'm not the only one facing this problem.

I am at a point where I am thinking about making an appointment with the vet. I'm really nervous.

Have either of you had any luck? Maybe she was just born this way? Is it some kind of infection that'll make my other guinea pigs sick?
 
Hi love, please take your piggie to the vets so they can check up on her.
If she has hay or something in it, it's most painful for them and she will need treatment.
Best of luck with your piggie, you might like to start your own thread so that we can follow and help if you need :)
If you can let someone know what area you're in, they can advise a piggie savvy vet, we also have a recommended vet's list too.
 
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