Eye Swollen?

[BobaTheGuineaPiglet]

I come to find my Guinea pig has a swollen eye?! What could this be from!?

what should I DO!? He has a vet appt in a couple weeks.

 

[Scooter Pie]

Hay poke? To me that looks like an urgent trip to the vet. Is it possible to get in ASAP?

 

[Wiebke]

I come to find my Guinea pig has a swollen eye?! What could this be from!?

what should I DO!? He has a vet appt in a couple weeks.

Hi

Please have your guinea pig seen by a vet as soon as you can get an appointment. This cannot wait for two weeks.

The eye itself looks actually very indrawn and watery (sign of pain) but the conjunctiva (the connective tissue surrounding the eye) looks very pink and swollen.

 

[Piggies&buns]

I agree, that looks very sore. His eye needs to be seen asap. It can’t wait a couple of weeks.

I hope he is ok

 

[BobaTheGuineaPiglet]

Update: he got medication, hoping for a speedy recovery. Can anyone tell me how long it usually takes for this to heal? His eye currently is looking A LOT better, but redness in eyelids and his eyes look a bit cloudy.

 

[Scooter Pie]

Update: he got medication, hoping for a speedy recovery. Can anyone tell me how long it usually takes for this to heal? His eye currently is looking A LOT better, but redness in eyelids and his eyes look a bit cloudy.

Oh good, I'm glad he got in! Did they say what it is? What meds? I had a piggie with hay poke and it took a decent amount of time because it covered a large surface area. But another healed quickly, just a few days.

 

[weepweeps]

Glad he’s been seen by a vet and he will soon be back to normal.

 

[BobaTheGuineaPiglet]

Oh good, I'm glad he got in! Did they say what it is? What meds? I had a piggie with hay poke and it took a decent amount of time because it covered a large surface area. But another healed quickly, just a few days.

hello!

So he has an ulcer, unfortunately. He was given meloxicam and tobramycin ophthalmic solution for 10 days; he has a recheck after that. Doctor said with his medication, he should be able to recover fast

 

[Seven7]

Great to hear he will be better in no time. My Finn had an infection and was taken to be seen by Dr. Jayne and my Finn too recovered quickly, in 5 days to a week.

 

[Scooter Pie]

Hope he's well on the way to recovery! And hopefully giving the drops is going ok. Extra snuggle and treat time