Sleep in eye?

[sophieandhoney]

Hi,

I have noticed Honey has some sleep in her eye, I have cleaned it with cold tea(?) and felt all around her face to see if any thing hurts her and she did not react (continued to eat her pepper). There is a little trail underneath her eye

I am taking to her to vets - have an appointment Monday.

I really want to know what I should ask the vet, it has been a year since since they have been for their check up and I don't know the vet I am seeing.

I am slightly paranoid as when I was a kid my rabbit had a weepy eye and it was an abcess........

so what should I ask the vet? Any suggestions I should make?

thank you

xx

 

[zarapiggie]

why cold tea? o_0

 

[Ilovemypigs]

I've heard about putting tea bags on human eyes! That's a new one Suppose it can't do any harm...

 

[sophieandhoney]

:red:red

Its what we did for the dog when I was a kid when he got sleepy eyes ........I have black tea btw if that makes me sound any less nuts.........probably not!

xx

 

[Ilovemypigs]

Sounds like a good idea to me

 

[zarapiggie]

0_o

 

[zarapiggie]

I would of been more inclined to bath it with some cooled boiled water and cotton wool!

Or leave it alone till you see a vet!

 

[Ilovemypigs]

Cooled boiled water may have been better, can clean anything with that. It's what I tend to use .....

 

[Abi_nurse]

Both cooled boiled water and tea is fine and recommended by vets to bathe eyes in. It will do not harm, but best to check up with a vet to see whats up.

x.

 

[zarapiggie]

mmm I'm going to verify this with my vet tomorrow!

 

[sophieandhoney]

Hello again

went to the vets and he couldn't see anything wrong with Honey's eye, he reckoned cleaning it with black tea was fine (essentially cool boiled water) and said to bring her back if it happened again

I will probably be making an appointment for Sophie today tho, she seems to have a runny nose?

thank you for your help

xx

 

[sophieandhoney]

I took both girls to the vets this morning, they were terrified bless them.

The vet checked them all over (was much better than the other day) ears, eyes, nose, bum(!) heart, nails. all good although both girls seem to have danderuff - he didn't think it was mites, he looked VERY closely and said I should keep an eye on it in case it was mites - if they itch a lot! which so far they don't.

Sophie is overweight :red which is not great, I think might feed her and Honey apart for a bit, keep Sophie in the run and let Honey (who is much smaller) get stuck in