fatty eye/pea eye

[nicole12090]

I had an appointment to take my piggie into the vet today for his eye but then i did some research and what he has looks very similar to "fatty eye" it is not full of puss or red it just looks like skin under his eyeball. I am a little concerned because he is around my cats but his eye does not look infected. Any advice would be great! thanks

 

[Katie Krafter]

Hi there
My piggie Parkin (aged 3) has developed fatty eye. He goes to help out at the Royal (Dick) Vet School in Edinburgh with the student vets and gets examined twice a year to help them get to know guinea pigs. I pointed out his eye to them (and to the vet in charge lol) last time, and was told it was nothing to worry about and nothing needed to happen unless and until it became sore, infected, or started bothering him. So far it hasn't and he has had it for over 18 months now.

Hope this helps!
Kate

 

[claremw92]

ive never had a piggie with fat eye...
but my friend has....
she was told it was somethng that came with age... and was nothing to worrie about unless it became red or sore looking... started leaking any puss... or is causing obvious distress to piggie...
my friend also said that fat eye piggies are more "at risk" of eye infections...
so just keep a close eye on him...
good luck...
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[Pebble]

see this thread i posted on earlier today, it shows a pigture of one of my pigs with fatty eye...he never had any problems with it apart from one bout of inflammation which fucithalmic ointment sorted out

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71578

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[Glynis]

Our Sully had fatty eye, he never had a problem
tho i was very careful when he was outside that he didn't spend too long in the sun.....i was just concerned that the sun could do harm :{

 

[mikulinek]

HI

I wouldn't worry about fatty eye. Fatty eye is caused by overfeeding or generall overweightedness and is simply a fatty build up. It's a good sign that you are slightly overfeeding your piggy on fresh food and/or pellets. Whilst your piggy cna lose the weight very quickly, the fatty eye will not go away. It is nothing to worry about and doesn't cause any discomfort.

Fatty eye is more common among older guinea pigs but is not a sign of ageing. Older guinea pigs do not digest food a squickly as younger guinea pigs and are more prone to being overweight.

Hope that helps and positive vibes to your beautiful piggy

 

[Torielynn]

Awww he's cute! My piggy has fatty eye and he is still pretty young, only about 8 months old. He has had it since I got him 4 months ago and it never bothers him. I keep an eye on it because sometimes it looks more red than other times but it never hurts him and its like it was just meant to be like that

 

[Mulder and Scully]

My Scully has fatty eye too. We first noticed it last summer when he was just over 2yrs. He too is a slightly 'bigger' piggy & his fatty eye looks more prominent the more weight he is carrying.

He has slimmed down a bit now & it is not as noticeable, but it is still there. He also got an infection in that eye, but a visit to the vet & some eye drops soon sorted that out! I just keep an eye on it (parden the pun) & his weight, but it's sooooo hard because he just loves his veggies!

 

[Pebble]

My Scully has fatty eye too. We first noticed it last summer when he was just over 2yrs. He too is a slightly 'bigger' piggy & his fatty eye looks more prominent the more weight he is carrying.

He has slimmed down a bit now & it is not as noticeable, but it is still there. He also got an infection in that eye, but a visit to the vet & some eye droptake hin to a very cavy savvy vet for advice?s soon sorted that out! I just keep an eye on it (parden the pun) & his weight, but it's sooooo hard because he just loves his veggies!

Speaking from experience of several of my pigs.....Fatty eye can be an indication of a heart condition and given his age/weight/size can I suggest you take hm to a very cavy savvy vet to rule this out. If he does have a heart condition then heart meds will give him a much more enjoyable (and longer) life.

HTH
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[Pebble]

I note you;re in London - whereabouts as perhpas we can point you n the direction of a cavy savvy vet who knows about heart pigs and can rule this out for you.
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