Fatty eye/ pea eye or worse?

[milkis + nuggy]

Hi, I was feeding my piggy veggies when I noticed a little red part on her eye. At first I thought it was a piece of red pepper stuck on her eye but when I looked closer it was definitely not food.

I wiped it with a cotton bit and there is a drop red mucus, and then it seemed fine. I’m still worried though, is it an infection? She is still running around and eating/drinking as normal.

Should I buy some eye drops or take her to the vet? Can it heal itself? I have added a link below for the photo but not sure if it works. Thank you so much in advance. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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[Piggies&buns]

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Please always see a vet for any eye issue. The always need to be properly diagnosed and treated - you should never try to treat it (or anything) yourself and you can’t leave an eye to heal itself.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi, I was feeding my piggy veggies when I noticed a little red part on her eye. At first I thought it was a piece of red pepper stuck on her eye but when I looked closer it was definitely not food.

I wiped it with a cotton bit and there is a drop red mucus, and then it seemed fine. I’m still worried though, is it an infection? She is still running around and eating/drinking as normal.

Should I buy some eye drops or take her to the vet? Can it heal itself? I have added a link below for the photo but not sure if it works. Thank you so much in advance. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

IMG 7337 — Postimages

Hi and welcome

Please always see a vet promptly within 24 hours with a potential eye injury or infection; as an out-of-hours emergency if there is actual blood or bleeding. Eye injuries can deteriorate very quickly so they are usually squeezed in as a priority for UK vets if at all possible.

Sight unseen this is as much as we can tell you.

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