The morning I left to work, he was fine but when I came back, his tear bag was wet and I wiped it off. What I noticed was his eye now bluish….
I am searching for a vet right now but there’s hardly any….
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Eye Issue?
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The morning I left to work, he was fine but when I came back, his tear bag was wet and I wiped it off. What I noticed was his eye now bluish….
I am searching for a vet right now but there’s hardly any….
Hello and welcome to the forum.
Ouch. Poor piggy.
If you can get an appointment tomorrow first thing that would be good. He could have poked his eye with a piece of hay (hay poke). Eyes are considered urgent as they can go down hill quickly.
Good luck I hope it’s easily treatable.
Ouch. Poor piggy.
If you can get an appointment tomorrow first thing that would be good. He could have poked his eye with a piece of hay (hay poke). Eyes are considered urgent as they can go down hill quickly.
Good luck I hope it’s easily treatable.
Please help, I have been searching for an answer to what happened to my Guinea Pig, Mila.
The morning I left to work, he was fine but when I came back, his tear bag was wet and I wiped it off. What I noticed was his eye now bluish….
I am searching for a vet right now but there’s hardly any….
Hi nd welcome
I am very sorry. If you can, please contact any vet that is open first thing tomorrow morning. There is obviously some kind of ulcerating infection building but there is no bleeding. This means that this is not an any time of the day or night emergency but it should be seen within 24 hours of you noticing.
The good news that eyes are the one body part that any general vet can deal with since diagnosis, treatment and medication is exactly the same as for cats and dogs. What is important is to not wait until Tuesday; the sooner treatment can kick in, the better and the easier the recovery. When it comes to eyes, speed comes before specialisation.
What you want to order now for ideally next day delivery (or get it from a pharmacy officially for human dry eyes for overnight) is normal carbomer based tear gel but any brand will do; the hydration helps with both comfort in the eye and to create an ideal healing environment deeper in the eye to speed up recovery. Apply up to three times a day, ideally fairly evenly spaced around your own commitments. You will however wait for at least half an hour after any other eye meds to allow them to be fully absorbed.
Tear drops will do in a pinch but they are not as effective and long lasting.
All the best. I hope that the advice will help you both with finding a vet and any bridging care.
Please see a vet sooner if the eye suddenly gets bigger. So far it looks normal sized to me.
thanks for the advice. my guinea pig’s condition has improved! 
thank you so much… please know you have saved us! he’s currently taking meds as we are speaking 
thank you so much… please know you have saved us! he’s currently taking meds as we are speaking Hi nd welcome
I am very sorry. If you can, please contact any vet that is open first thing tomorrow morning. There is obviously some kind of ulcerating infection building but there is no bleeding. This means that this is not an any time of the day or night emergency but it should be seen within 24 hours of you noticing.
The good news that eyes are the one body part that any general vet can deal with since diagnosis, treatment and medication is exactly the same as for cats and dogs. What is important is to not wait until Tuesday; the sooner treatment can kick in, the better and the easier the recovery. When it comes to eyes, speed comes before specialisation.
What you want to order now for ideally next day delivery (or get it from a pharmacy officially for human dry eyes for overnight) is normal carbomer based tear gel but any brand will do; the hydration helps with both comfort in the eye and to create an ideal healing environment deeper in the eye to speed up recovery. Apply up to three times a day, ideally fairly evenly spaced around your own commitments. You will however wait for at least half an hour after any other eye meds to allow them to be fully absorbed.
Tear drops will do in a pinch but they are not as effective and long lasting.
All the best. I hope that the advice will help you both with finding a vet and any bridging care.
Please see a vet sooner if the eye suddenly gets bigger. So far it looks normal sized to me.