Milky discharge from eye

[grommit]

Hi all,

Just picked sean up for a cuddle, He seemed fine and everything looked as normal.. he then had a quck face wash.. he now has a milky discharge from one eye. ?/
It seems to be clearing but just wondered what this is and should we be worried?

 

[pompypigs]

Hiya Grommit, if I'm not mistaken it's the fluid they use to clean themselves with - probably just a bit of 'leftovers'.

 

[Barmy4boars]

Hi there, just to reassure you I have seen this lots of times. It is normal. And I think most of us were unsure the first time we saw it (I was!). They use the milky fluid to clean themselves. I just searched the forum to double check and found the following thread :

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27819&highlight=milky+discharge+eyes

So hopefully nothing is wrong- just normal

 

[grommit]

Awww!! Phew!! Thanks. It looks exactly like the picture. How bizarre, I've had piggies for years and never knew about this! Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I'll keep an eye on him (excuse the pun!) to make sure but i feel much better now.

 

[stargrrlclaire]

one of mine had this the other day, i freaked then remembered reading about it! PHEW! I cant remember which piggy it was now, but i was petrified that the piggy had hurt the eye at first!

 

[elvis is my cavy]

good to hear that there is nothing wrong

 

[Ryli]

This forum is great, I am new to piggies and am learning stuff everyday from all you guys .......... who knows maybe I be able to help give advice one day ... thanks xoxo

 

[Wiebke]

I have noticed that my guinea pigs do this regularly after they've had a bath. The first time I saw this, I was afraid that I had overdosed on the shampoo!