Guineapig White discharge in eye

[maisiesguineapigs]

Just a minute ago spice had white discharge in the corner of her eye

 

[Piggies&buns]

They have a milky white cleaning fluid in their eyes, so it could be that.

 

[Wiebke]

Just a minute ago spice had white discharge in the corner of her eye

Hi

Your picture is unfortunately not clear enough to tell.

The eye cleaning fluid in guinea pigs is milky white; it is usually reabsorbed by the tear duct but sometimes you can find dry flecks on outside or droplets on the fur outside the eye.

Translucent crusts happen when watery eye fluid dries. Tear fluid is activated whenever there is an irritation of some sort and the irritant is washed out. this can be something as simple as fleck of dust or a hair or from an air draft.
If the irritation is too large to be removed by tear fluid, you will find a more steady watering (something stuck under a lid, a conjunctivitis or a hay poke). The eye may blink or squint a lot and will be indrawn (smaller looking) if the eye is painful.
In the latter case please see a vet promptly, ideally within 24 hours. If there is blood, then as any time of day emergency since the damage in eye injuries can much larger than visible ( your has a special dye that can show the damage under UV light).
Eye injuries can deteriorate very quickly; the sooner you can start treating with prescription only antibiotic eye drops, the better and easier the recovery. Eye treatment is the same in all common pet species so a decent general or out-of-hours vet will do!

 

[VickiA]

If it comes and goes occasionally and you only notice it after they have been cleaning their faces, then it’s usually just their eye cleaning fluid. But if you see it regularly, or it is making the fur wet, or the eye looks irritated, or the eyelid is closing or any other sign of irritation infection or injury then you need to see a vet promptly for treatment.