Eye discharge

[gwynethspiggies]

Over the past few days, my piggie has been secreting a creamy gooey discharge from his eyes. This happens to him every now and then but it has never accumulated to this amount. Noticing the build up, I decided to try and wipe round his eyes with a q-tip and some cotton balls soaked in water. As you can see it really made no difference as most of the discharge has already hardened and gunked up his eye. Should I take a trip to the vets?
That’s a photo of his eye.

 

[Wiebke]

Please see a vet within 24 hours of you noticing a non-bleeding eye injury, ideally on the same day. Ulcerating eye injuries can deteriorate very quickly and will generally be seen by UL vets as quickly as they can. The drawn in eye means that he is in pain as well as having an infection in it.

Thread 'Emergency and Crisis Care as well as Bridging Care until a Vet Appointment'

Mar 14, 2019

1 Statement
2 Emergency assessment and accessing vets
- How urgent is my guinea pig's problem?
- Finding an emergency vet
- Seeing a vet not familiar with guinea pigs (including lists of safe and dangerous medications)
3 First Aid care and easily available products
- General 'always have at home' stuff and comfort measures for very ill guinea pigs
- Improvising support feed; recovery formulas...

• Wiebke
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Emergency Information and Care

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Thread 'How Soon Should My Guinea Pig See A Vet? - A Quick Guide'

Oct 2, 2012

Overview
1 Does my guinea pig need to see a vet?
2 Emergency: Things that need immediate action
3 See promptly: Things that could wait until the next day (24 hours)
4 See during regular hours: Things that could wait a few days
5 First aid, emergency and bridging care links


1 Does my guinea pig need to see a vet?

In short - yes, if your worried its always best to see or speak to a vet or nurse about any concerns, however there are...

• Abi_nurse
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Health & Illness Support Corner

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[VickiA]

Please have your piggy seen by the vet as a same day emergency

 

[weepweeps]

Poor piggy. Sending them healing vibes for a speedy recovery. Good luck at the vets.

 

[Betsy]

Anything to do with the eyes requires a vet trip. It looks very sore. Let us know how you get on.