Machu gummy eye and head tilt

[machuandpicchumummy]

Really hoping it does and his eye is not going to be lost forever or require surgery very worried about him. Still looks very sore this morning

 

[Wheekallweek]

Exocin is good stuff! Hopefully with a few days to work you'll see an improvement.
If not though, my RB boy Larry had his eye removed (not due to a hay poke but because of his diabetes) by Simon and Kim at cat and rabbit and honestly when I picked him up he was absolutely fine, wouldn't have even known he'd had an operation!
I think enucleation surgery is more common that we think x

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

Exocin is good stuff! Hopefully with a few days to work you'll see an improvement.
If not though, my RB boy Larry had his eye removed (not due to a hay poke but because of his diabetes) by Simon and Kim at cat and rabbit and honestly when I picked him up he was absolutely fine, wouldn't have even known he'd had an operation!
I think enucleation surgery is more common that we think x

That's encouraging that even if the worst should happen hopefully it would be ok guess it's good it's happening when he's still young x

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

Anyone with any experience of Exocin eyedrops, did you also continue to use a lubricating drop at the same time (around an hour after the Exocin)? Our vet didn't mention to stop doing this but didn't explicitly mention it so thought I'd see if anyone else had been told not to etc. We're using Viskyal lubricant eyedrops at the moment which are the same liquid consistency of the Exocin. Just wouldn't want to be washing out the antibiotic with them. Thanks. Pic is of Machu's eye this morning on day 2 of Exocin.

 

[Wiebke]

Anyone with any experience of Exocin eyedrops, did you also continue to use a lubricating drop at the same time (around an hour after the Exocin)? Our vet didn't mention to stop doing this but didn't explicitly mention it so thought I'd see if anyone else had been told not to etc. We're using Viskyal lubricant eyedrops at the moment which are the same liquid consistency of the Exocin. Just wouldn't want to be washing out the antibiotic with them. Thanks. Pic is of Machu's eye this morning on day 2 of Exocin.

Hi

I haven't got any personal experience with Exocin; but I have seen oflaxine based products occasionally prescribed for guinea pigs. They are anti-bacterial and generally used for eye infections in dogs or cats.

Please use a carbomer based eye lubricant/plain tear gel rather than drops, preferably in gel form; especially with hay pokes where the wound is not just superficial. The artificial tear gel is much easier to apply, longer lasting in effect and penetrates deeper into the eye to especially support the healing process in the deeper levels where the antibiotic eye drops are less efficient.

In my own experience, the tear gel/lubricant makes quite a difference with speeding up the healing process and is worth ordering from online (whatever brand you like) if you cannot get it from your pharmacy. It also soothes any irritation from antibiotic eye drops and the wound on the eye surface.
You will need to wait at least half an hour after the antibiotic eye drops in order to allow them to be fully absorbed first before applying any lubricating artificial tear gel or drops. Remend is the official UK vet brand but any other plain gel will do.

All the best for a smooth recovery!

 

[Betsy]

My vet prescribed Exocin eyedrops for Thea's gunky eye when Isathal failed to work. They are 4 times a day and her eye is slowly becoming less gunky. Both vets that have seen Thea don't know what's causing the gunky eye.

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

Hi

I haven't got any personal experience with Exocin; but I have seen oflaxine based products occasionally prescribed for guinea pigs. They are anti-bacterial and generally used for eye infections in dogs or cats.

Please use a carbomer based eye lubricant/plain tear gel rather than drops, preferably in gel form; especially with hay pokes where the wound is not just superficial. The artificial tear gel is much easier to apply, longer lasting in effect and penetrates deeper into the eye to especially support the healing process in the deeper levels where the antibiotic eye drops are less efficient.

In my own experience, the tear gel/lubricant makes quite a difference with speeding up the healing process and is worth ordering from online (whatever brand you like) if you cannot get it from your pharmacy. It also soothes any irritation from antibiotic eye drops and the wound on the eye surface.
You will need to wait at least half an hour after the antibiotic eye drops in order to allow them to be fully absorbed first before applying any lubricating artificial tear gel or drops. Remend is the official UK vet brand but any other plain gel will do.

All the best for a smooth recovery!

Thank you for a great reply. Would something like this be ok?

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

My vet prescribed Exocin eyedrops for Thea's gunky eye when Isathal failed to work. They are 4 times a day and her eye is slowly becoming less gunky. Both vets that have seen Thea don't know what's causing the gunky eye.

Yes we got it after Isathal did nothing after a week. Still not seeing much improvement hopefully it will kick in soon and save his sight/eye. Did you use anything else with the Exocin?

 

[Betsy]

No because the vet didn't mention it.

When my RB Piggy Meg's eye was really bad





she was prescribed Chloraphenicol, Remend and a lubricant which I think was Lubrathal. I had to put the drops in 3 times a day with half an hour between each one for 6 weeks until her eye got better. Poor Meggypops hated to be picked up and hated eyedrops but she had to have 9 eyedrops a day. I saved her eye though.

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you for a great reply. Would something like this be ok?

Yes, that is perfectly OK. You can also use it for yourself with dry or irritated eyes, by the way. That is why there are so many different brand names.

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

No because the vet didn't mention it.

When my RB Piggy Meg's eye was really bad


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she was prescribed Chloraphenicol, Remend and a lubricant which I think was Lubrathal. I had to put the drops in 3 times a day with half an hour between each one for 6 weeks until her eye got better. Poor Meggypops hated to be picked up and hated eyedrops but she had to have 9 eyedrops a day. I saved her eye though.

Yes poor Machu hates the drops and also has a bad habit of scratching his eye after they go in so has to go on scratch watch for a while after to stop him! I'm glad you saved her eye through, hopefully we can do the same!

 

[Wiebke]

In the UK isathal is the brand generally used for milder cases; chloramphenicol for the worse infections in the eyeball or in the conjunctiva.
But since isathal has done nothing for your piggy's eye, it explains why your vet wanted to try a different class of antibiotics by using Exocin to see whether that would work.

It would help us to support you in your individual situation if you bookmarked your first thread on an ongoing health issue and continued to use that for any further questions, concerns and updates so we have all information together and can refer back to give you the best possible answer instead of having to worm out the back story out of you each time. By bookmarking it, you can always pick it up easily again.

Please accept that we are all doing this for free in our own free time around a job, our own piggies and private life; none of us can be around all the time and read everything. Keeping to the 1 thread = 1 ongoing case rule helps you to get the best possible support and helps us to be able to give personalised advice to you; whoever is around at the time. Unlike social media we do not rely on generating lots of new threads and can therefore keep a support thread running for as long as possible. It is one of the big advantages we have being indepedent from social media and we try to make the best of it but we need your cooperation.

I have merged your threads for you.

 

[Claire W]

Thank you for a great reply. Would something like this be ok?

this be ok?

I’ve just used that for my Ella along with her chloramphenicol eye drops who had a poorly eye after I ran out of the Remend the vet gave me. She saw the vet again yesterday 4 days after she got a grass seed stuck in her eye causing a corneal ulcer and her eye has completely healed. I hope your piggy’s eye starts to improve soon. Hay pokes are such a worry x

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

I’ve just used that for my Ella along with her chloramphenicol eye drops who had a poorly eye after I ran out of the Remend the vet gave me. She saw the vet again yesterday 4 days after she got a grass seed stuck in her eye causing a corneal ulcer and her eye has completely healed. I hope your piggy’s eye starts to improve soon. Hay pokes are such a worry x

Looks like he's finally improving a bit. Can now see a bit of his eye beneath the cloudiness. You can still see the injury though.

 

[Claire W]

Bless him, I’m glad you can see an improvement. After having a piggy lose an eye due to an injury, I always overly worry when it comes to eyes although we don’t think hers was due to a hay poke and hers showed no improvement, it just got worse. I’m sure your boy will be ok x

 

[Wiebke]

Looks like he's finally improving a bit. Can now see a bit of his eye beneath the cloudiness. You can still see the injury though.

The injury will take some time to heal. Your first aim is to stop the infection and ulceration (gunk and cloudiness).

Once you start seeing the eye and the injury, you know that the healing process is underway; please brace that it can at times look worse before it gets better; especially with temporary blood vessels bringing fresh oxygen to the wound - it's a normal process that we only ever get to see in the eye.
Just hang in there, keep medicating and be patient. Some eye injuries can take a month to heal or even longer but it is always worth it.

 

[Claire W]

Bless him, I’m glad you can see an improvement. After having a piggy lose an eye due to an injury, I always overly worry when it comes to eyes although we don’t think hers was due to a hay poke and hers showed no improvement, it just got worse. I’m sure your boy will be ok x

Just to add, Eliza’s eye ruptured which is why we had to have it removed but I doubt that will happen with your boy especially if you’re already seeing improvement. Sorry, I didn’t want to worry you x

 

[Seven7]

Sorry to hear about this!
Recently, I pulled out a long hay out of my Finn's eye. During a regular room clean, I saw Finn's eye looked to be inflamed, so I picked him up to examined his eye a little closer, and saw small part of hay poking out of Finn's eye. When I pulled it out, I was rather shocked that there was a long hay stuck in his eye. Complete shock, to be honest. Finn has improved almost immediately after.

 

[Bill & Ted]

It does look a lot better, glad he is on the mend

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

Looking much better still has a fair bit of scarring at the back but looking a lot better than it did

 

[Claire W]

Aw that looks better already

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

2 weeks on since I first noticed something wrong and still not quite right, we're persevering with the medication but not sure if the scarring at the back will heal or not he's back at the vets for a check up on Tuesday

 

[Bill & Ted]

2 weeks on since I first noticed something wrong and still not quite right, we're persevering with the medication but not sure if the scarring at the back will heal or not he's back at the vets for a check up on Tuesday

Keep going, some can take 6 weeks to heal brave little man x

 

[Claire W]

Take heart that his eye is looking better from the first photo. Bad eye injuries can take several weeks to heal. Keep going x

 

[Seven7]

Best of luck!

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

Clean bill of health at the vets today! They're satisfied the Exocin has done its job and the scarring at the back should heal in the next couple of months. So we can finish the Exocin and Metacam and just continue the lubricant drops until the scarring fully heals.

 

[Claire W]

Wow, his eye is looking so much better. Well done! I’m glad the vet has given him a clean bill of health x

 

[Bill & Ted]

Aw that’s brilliant news, his eye looks really good now, bless him

 

[Seven7]

Great news!

 

[weepweeps]

Great news