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Primose Has A Cloudy Eye

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TallKaren

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Afternoon...
I went to put the trio out into their run around pen this lunchtime and noticed that Primrose's left eye didn't look quite right.
From reading Guinea Pig Lynx it could be a cataract which doesn't require an emergency vet trip. The eye appears to be a little bit swollen compared to the right. The area around the iris also looks veiny.
She's around her normal weight of 1kg and is happily eating hay.
in two minds what to do, emergency vet or wait until tomorrow?

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the cloudiness of the eye looks like a hay poke or similar to me, i would suggest you seek veterinary attention as soon as you can, eyes are very fragile & it doesn't take long for things to go wrong & spiral out of control.

She may have a foreign body in her eye or between the eye & eyelid, i had this problem with one of my girls back along, i couldn't see anything at first & neither could the vet. it turned out to be the fluffy bit of a grass seed had got under her eyelid & it was scratching the eyeball ulcerating it.
i was given some eyedrops & fortunately it didn't take long to heal up, when used & the seed was removed.

She also had some painkiller for a few days. i know what its like to get an eyelash in my eye or sand or something & it hurts like heck!

they always pick weekends & bank holidays don't they?!?!
maybe a little bathe with some cooled boiled water with a pinch of salt in it for tonight will help, but definitely go to the vets tomorrow. don't leave it any longer than that.

healing vibes & a speedy recovery to (a very pretty) Primrose

Good luck from the girls & i. xx
 
Thank you. Will ring the vet first thing in the morning.
I swear they have a calendar and decide to be poorly when vets are closed.
 
Lol know what you mean. They have the ability to pick Sundays, high days &holidays!

Let us know how she gets on :)
Good luck at the vets
Xx
 
Good that you have had her seen promptly; it was looking a bit too red for my liking. I hope that she recovers quickly!
 
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