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I think my guinea pig is blind in one eye

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Her eye looks rather pink on the white part but on the actual eye it kinda looks normal but ontop is a thin cloudy white sheet
 
Please see a vet ASAP. It could be a hay poke injury. Eyes can deteriorate very quickly if left.

If it is an injury, she will require eye drops prescribed by the vet
 
How long has her eye been like this? If its a long term thing it may be a cataract but if this is fairly recent and she's fairly young it could be an injury. I would get her to the vet very soon to make sure, if it is an injury it could deteriorate fast without prompt treatment.
 
Its just from yesterday, it changed over night.
Yesterday it was very red and watery as well.
 
You definitely need to see a vet for a diagnosis and treatment.

If it is a haypoke, then treatment is antibiotic eyedrops which will clear up any problems quite quickly, but you will need to get a vet to check out your piggy soon.
 
Well, she is still eating and seems healthy but soon as my parent get back with the car ill drop her down as soon as possible. Ill attach a picture of her eye now if you wish.
 
Yep, she needs to see a vet - it does look cloudy, although it is always hard to tell anything from a photo. They will put a dye in her eye to find out what is going on.
 
I'm not sure if we will be able to take her in today as On Sunday they are only open for emergency and we are not made of money, think she will hold up till monday?
We might be able to salt and water the eye if needed.
 
Distinction said:
I'm not sure if we will be able to take her in today as On Sunday they are only open for emergency and we are not made of money, think she will hold up till monday?
We might be able to salt and water the eye if needed.
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Don’t put anything into her eye as this can introduce infections, try get to the vet promptly for treatment
 
There is no way I can do that though as it is a Sunday and it will cost a fortune, the best I can do is hope that she will hold on till tomorrow
 
Distinction said:
Her eye looks rather pink on the white part but on the actual eye it kinda looks normal but ontop is a thin cloudy white sheet
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Hi!

Please see a vet as soon as possible for an ulcerating (i.e. infected) hay poke to the eye ; the sooner you can step in with treatment, the higher the chance of a good recovery.
Guinea Lynx :: Eyes
 
Well Being blind is the least of my worries I just Don't want it getting more infected by tomorrow when we take her in to the vets.
Like, I Don't want her blind but its one of the least worse things I am worrying about right now.
 
Let us know how it goes at the vets. Hopefully no infection.
 
Distinction said:
Well Being blind is the least of my worries I just Don't want it getting more infected by tomorrow when we take her in to the vets.
Like, I Don't want her blind but its one of the least worse things I am worrying about right now.
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If you can get artificial tear gel from a pharmacy, you can apply that to keep the eye hydrated until it can be seen. The gel is more effective and longer lasting than plain artificial tear drops, but the latter are better than nothing. Keep hydrating until the eys is healed, 3-6 times a day but always wait at least half an hour after any other application to the eye to allow that to be fully absorbed. The hydration cannot stop the infection but it helps with the comfort and supports the healing process.

All the best! These things always happen at the most inconvenient of times in my experience; because they can get bad really quickly, it is quite shocking.
 
Its 9 pm for me right now and the pharmacy didn't even open today as its Sunday so this is an issue.
 
Thank you all for your help! I took her to the vets and found out that it is a scratch on her eye ball, the vet did not say if she is blind or not but she can definitely
see her food! I need to give her pain relief and an eye gel 2 times a day. Other than that, she is perfect. Thanks again.
 
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