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One eye is more receeded than the other.

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I adopted a baby this week. A rescued abby gave birth about a short while ago (idiots paired her with a male without sexing), and I got one of her babies. So cute!

I gave him a good look over, and he seems to be very healthy and aware. The only problem is that one eye seems to be receded a bit, while the other is sticking out like they usually do. I wiped a small bit of gunk away, and he's opening it wider now... is that just the lids/lens keeping the eye back until it heals?

Maybe it got poked by some hay? I mean, he IS a baby after all - there's a learning curve to Life. :) His nose, mouth, and breathing are all fine.
 
Welcome to the forum. :)

I agree, it does sound like he's had a bit of an injury - most likely a hay poke, as you say. Is there a blue 'film' on the eye? The eye's natural healing mechanisms in cases of injury involve a blue film (which looks like a cataract), and sometimes closing/sinking the eye a little, to allow it to rest while it heals quicker. Keep a close eye on it, if it doesn't improve in a day or two or if you are worried then pop him along to a guinea-pig-experienced vet and get it checked.

Is he living alone?
 
is he white with pink eyes? first thought was he could be lethal. can you post pics of both sides of his face so we can help better please?
 
Sometimes the eyelid can be very slightly turned inwards, which makes the eye look as if it's a little receeded. I'm pretty sure this can correct itself as the piggy grows, but if not it can be surgically corrected quite easily.
 
it could be possible that when he was born, especailly as hes an aby that his eye "lashes" turned into his eye and if this wasnt treated would still be giving him problems now, it seems more common in abys. its causes normally at bith as their eyes are open and some fluid goes in and causes the lashes to just stick a little,in turn casuing an inturned eye lid that does need drops and Ive found that over the counter brolene eye drops are best and they are that good that they can be used on day old babies.
 
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Welcome to the forum. :)

I agree, it does sound like he's had a bit of an injury - most likely a hay poke, as you say. Is there a blue 'film' on the eye? The eye's natural healing mechanisms in cases of injury involve a blue film (which looks like a cataract), and sometimes closing/sinking the eye a little, to allow it to rest while it heals quicker. Keep a close eye on it, if it doesn't improve in a day or two or if you are worried then pop him along to a guinea-pig-experienced vet and get it checked.

Is he living alone?
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I planned to make an appointment for Monday, but I might movie it up to Friday if I see it doesn't improve drastically by tomorrow. Luckily, I have a very experienced exotics vet about 30 minutes away from me.

Right now, yes, I have him quarantined until his checkup.

He's very small, so I might keep him caged seperately until a month or so passes, with regular visits with his future cagemates in a common, unscented area.
I presented him to them the day I brought him home (after I checked for mites, listened for respiratory 'clicking', ect.) and the other two started to do the Alpha Dance and get a bit aggressive with each other ... so I guess that means they are going to have to work out between them who is going to be the leader since it's been just the two of them for a couple of years. They don't bite each other... but they do start humping and getting aggravated.

My eldest went after the baby, but he's a sweet piggy, so I think he just wanted to mount to show him who's boss. Either way, I didn't want the baby to be too scared, so I took him out and he was fine and chirping away happily as soon as I picked him up.
 
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The coarser, rougher-haired breeds of guinea pig are prone to 'Entropium', where the hair turns inwards and rubs on the eye. Boil some water and let it cool to room temperature, then bathe the eye with it using a cotton wool pad. Do this every 3-4 hours for a few days (except at night) and you should see an improvement.
 
Thanks. I bought some cotton rounds and Stye (sterile eye lubricant).

A little compressing with a damp round, and a bit of Stye seems to be helping a bit. Lots less gunk in the eye, and it's opening a bit more now.

Still receded, though. We'll see how it is in the morning, and if I don't see a drastic improvement, he's going to the vet Friday.
 
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