Cloudy eye

[Newbiepiggymum]

My guinea pig boar seems to have a cloudy eye...no discharge, no blood, still eating more than humanly possible, no obvious signs of pain....any ideas?

Being honest I'm worried about the cost of visiting the vet at the moment so any advice regards to fixing the little guy up would be very much appreciated

 

[Swissgreys]

My guinea pig boar seems to have a cloudy eye...no discharge, no blood, still eating more than humanly possible, no obvious signs of pain....any ideas?

Being honest I'm worried about the cost of visiting the vet at the moment so any advice regards to fixing the little guy up would be very much appreciated

Sadly you really do need to have him seen by a vet.
The good news is that if treated early on then eye problems are usually fairly quick and easy to sort out.

The issue here is that there may be something in the eye, or a scratch, both of which will require proper treatment.
Leaving it without diagnosis and treatment runs the risk of the injury getting worse and far more complicated and expensive to treat.

Unfortunately guinea pigs are not the cheap kiddies pets they are often portrayed to be, so having a vet fund is very important to cover emergencies such as these.

If you are worried about the cost you can always ask for an estimate up front so you can be prepared.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Please do have your piggy seen by a vet. This is likely haypoke and there may still be hay inside his eye.
Eyes are considered urgent and he needs to be seen asap to prevent potential further damage and get a good outcome. Eyes left untreated can deteriorate quickly.
A dye will need to be used in his eye and to check for hay which may still be in there, and likely antibiotic eye drops. Pain relief will hopefully also be prescribed by your vet.

 

[Newbiepiggymum]

Anyone have an estimate of how much an antibiotic might cost?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Anyone have an estimate of how much an antibiotic might cost?

You would need to call your vet to get their charges.
You would be paying for the consultation fee and then any medications (antibiotic and pain relief most likely) and these prices all vary from surgery to surgery.

 

[Swissgreys]

Anyone have an estimate of how much an antibiotic might cost?

The real issue here is that until a vet has seen your piggy and made a proper diagnosis there is no way of knowing what treatment he may need.
It could be as simple as a soothing gel, or it could require pain relief and antibiotics.
But all of those will still be much cheaper than having to potentially pay for an operation.

Eye conditions really do respond well to treatment if given sooner rather than later.

 

[Piggies&buns]

The eye needs a proper check by a vet ideally on the same day but within 24 hours. Please don’t be tempted to try to buy eye drops yourself in the hope they will help and save money.
Also bear in mind that piggies are designed to hide pain but an ulcerating eye injury (which is indicated by the cloudiness) is painful.

The last time one of my boys had a haypoke, he had a watery eye but it hadn’t yet started to cloud too which means it hadn’t started to ulcerate. He had been fine half an hour before. He was seen by the vet half an hour later (so treatment started an hour after the injury occurred). In this case the vet found a 1cm grass seed still wedged under his eye lid which was not visible without the vet’s expertise. I’m grateful my vet takes eye injuries so seriously and saw him quickly because every time he moved his eye in that hour that grass seed was scratching and risking causing further damage. He was given antibiotic drops and his eye healed up within a couple of days.