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The boys are due for their check up on Tuesday regarding their abscesses. Could I get their check ups done today instead while I'm there or is it too early? They had their abscesses lanced 4 days ago (Tuesday)
 
Also I'm guessing Milan has to see a vet today and can't wait until his appointment on Tuesday? I've never had any experience of eye injuries to know the urgency to get to a vet
 
Okay ill ring the vets once they open in 10 mins! I've been looking at typical eye injuries and they look nothing like milans. I can't see any ulcers or anything. Has anyone seen anything like this before?
 
Sian25 said:
Okay ill ring the vets once they open in 10 mins! I've been looking at typical eye injuries and they look nothing like milans. I can't see any ulcers or anything. Has anyone seen anything like this before?
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Hope all goes well :)
 
Okay instead of stressing Milan out more by travelling over an hour to that surgery to see a non exotic vet. I have just got him booked in at my local non exotic vet who is very good with dogs and does know more about guinea pigs than some other general vets
 
It looks like his eyeball is filling up with blood but can't see anything else that looks like this online. Does anyone have any ideas to prepare me before the vets :(
 
I don't want to scare you but if it is filling up with blood, it sounds like a nasty eye injury :(

I'm afraid all you can do is wait and see what the vet says and what they find upon inspection.

It's good that you are having him seen promptly.

Make sure that you are prescribed metacam as it is likely to be very sore.

I'm sorry that you are having such a rough ride :(
 
Oh my gosh @Claire W I'm absolutely devastated. So what is the treatment if there is any? I'm so upset honestly. I don't think things could get much worse right now
 
Please try not to worry. The usual treatment is antibacterial eye drops, pain killer ie metacam and may be oral antibiotics but seen as Milan is already on antibiotics for his abscess, this shouldn't be a problem.

It all depends on the severity of the injury with regards to how often your vet will want you to apply the drops / the treatment needed.

Please try not to worry until you know what you're dealing with although I completely understand that's easier said than done.
 
If he needs his eye removed then I feel awful.. He has cataracts in both eyes but the injured eye was his 'best eye'- well I assume so as the cataract in that eye is smaller. I worry he will be blind sooner than expected and won't even be able to see how beautiful his new wife will be
 
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If he needs his eye removed then I feel awful.. He has cataracts in both eyes but the injured eye was his 'best eye'- well I assume so as the cataract in that eye is smaller. I worry he will be blind sooner than expected and won't even be able to see how beautiful his new wife will be
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Is he going to the vet today Sian?
 
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Good luck . Try not to worry - see what the vet says
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The vet I am going to is my local vet as there are no exotic vets working at their practise today anyway. I just hope he has enough knowledge to know what the problem, although I really do think he has more guinea pig knowledge than a lot of other general vets
 
Hi all, no ulcer to be seen or any debris. He put the dye into milans eye etc but doesn't know what it is. He's given me maxitrol drops to apply 4 times a day. Gutted we don't know what it is but he said to just monitor it and hope it starts improving :(

I also found out he went to uni with Molly varga haha.
 
I've just found out that maxitrol is an antibiotic.. I did tell the vet he is on marbocyl so guessing that maxitrol can be used alongside marbocyl and metacam?
 
It could still be an eye injury which hasn't caused an ulcer as not all hay pokes do. Do you need to take Milan back for a follow up appointment? Fingers crossed the eye drops work fast. Please be warned that eye injuries (assuming that's what it is) often look worse before looking better
 
@Claire W he said to ring back on Tuesday to let him know if it's any better/worse etc so I will do that. He's going to the exotic vet though on Tuesday so maybe they can have another look?
 
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