Our baby's eye

[Elitah]

We have three little guinea pigs which are a bit over seven weeks old. A few days ago, we noticed that one of them, Cotton, seemed to be having problems with her eye. She was blinking quite a lot. My bf carefully applied cool cammomile tea with a cottonbud, but yesterday we saw that the eye was sort of clouded. Her eyes are red since she is an albino, but the right one looks sort of milky, as if a shadow had moved over it. Does anyone have any idea what it could be? We guess she must have hurt it somehow. My bf isn't here right now, but should be back soon and I think we might have to take our baby to the vet. She doesn't really seem to be in pain, though. Any ideas?

 

[Suzygpr]

Hello

The cloudiness is blood vessels repairing damage to the eye - most likely from hay scratching the surface. It's best to get it checked out by a vet just in case there is some hay stuck under the eyelid causing more damage. Eye ointment usually clears it up in a few days. The eye should heal completely with no long lasting effects.

HTH

Suzy x

 

[Elitah]

Thanks, that sounds good. Have an appointment in the afternoon, but hope my bf can take her to the vet and get some ointment.

 

[Elitah]

Quick update on Cotton's eye: My bf had her out last night and the eye still looks a bit "cloudy", but she had opened it properly (before, she hadn't opened it fully) and it looks like it's better. She is as lively as ever.

 

[Glynis]

awwwwwww whee are all hoping that little Cotton's eye will be ok............xx>>>xx>>>xx>>>
Let us know what the vets say .......

 

[Wiebke]

Please take her to the vet anyway; it looks like a light eye infection. Thankfully, they go down as quickly as they come on with the right treatment as soon as the cause has been removed.

You vet will check whether the cornea has been scratched (ulcerated).

 

[Glynis]

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