Random eye swelling

[Poogiemyqueen]

Radar's eye randomly swells, only one eye at a time never both eyes at once. yesterday it was his left eye, today its his right eye. I called, and emailed pics to my vet. Radar had a uri about a month ago, finished up his meds we caught it super early. made a full recovery, smooth sailing. He did have some eye crusting, swelling and watery in the early stages of the uri. He was on Ciprofloxacin drops. Cleared his eyes up in a snap, along with Sulfatrim-Pediatric for 2 weeks. During this time he broke out with ringworm. ugh I know. Used coconut oil to clear it up. All good now, but tiny bit on the fuzz of his little skinny pig nose had some so I rubbed melted coconut oil onto the area, thinking now, he might have rubbed it into his eyes! That's when the random eye swelling appeared. My vet said if it swells just go back to the drops for the swollen eye. This all started the other day, I haven't put anything in his eyes yet. Might wait and see if it swells if I don't do coconut oil on his fuzzy snoot. Covering all my bases here without jumping to drastic measures.

 

[Wiebke]

Radar's eye randomly swells, only one eye at a time never both eyes at once. yesterday it was his left eye, today its his right eye. I called, and emailed pics to my vet. Radar had a uri about a month ago, finished up his meds we caught it super early. made a full recovery, smooth sailing. He did have some eye crusting, swelling and watery in the early stages of the uri. He was on Ciprofloxacin drops. Cleared his eyes up in a snap, along with Sulfatrim-Pediatric for 2 weeks. During this time he broke out with ringworm. ugh I know. Used coconut oil to clear it up. All good now, but tiny bit on the fuzz of his little skinny pig nose had some so I rubbed melted coconut oil onto the area, thinking now, he might have rubbed it into his eyes! That's when the random eye swelling appeared. My vet said if it swells just go back to the drops for the swollen eye. This all started the other day, I haven't put anything in his eyes yet. Might wait and see if it swells if I don't do coconut oil on his fuzzy snoot. Covering all my bases here without jumping to drastic measures.

Hi and welcome

The right eye looks a bit drawn in, which is generally a sign of discomfort or pain. Please stay off the coconut oil and if it is really, really needed, only ever apply it very thinly.

See whether that does the trick. I can unfortunately not say what is causing your problem.

 

[Poogiemyqueen]

Hi and welcome

The right eye looks a bit drawn in, which is generally a sign of discomfort or pain. Please stay off the coconut oil and if it is really, really needed, only ever apply it very thinly.

See whether that does the trick. I can unfortunately not say what is causing your problem.

Thank you, he got 1 drop of his eye meds which the vet said acts as a simple eye wash but also will treat if something more going on. no harm done, will hold off on the coconut oil, the ringworm isn't on his face so much anymore.

 

[Wiebke]

Thank you, he got 1 drop of his eye meds which the vet said acts as a simple eye wash but also will treat if something more going on. no harm done, will hold off on the coconut oil, the ringworm isn't on his face so much anymore.

Please be aware that coconut oil is completely useless as a ringwrom treatment and should not be used in any form and at any stage.
Any topical antifungal creaming and shampooing too close to the eyes can make them swell badly, which is why we do not recommend creaming (apart from the fact that it doesn't get on top of the spores all that well and is pretty ineffective in preventing re-infection).

Take the time to carefully read our very practical step-by-step ringworm guide if you want to get on top of not just the ringworm patches on the body but more importantly avoid any further outbreaks courtesy of the invisibly tiny spores that are being shed in their throusands and that can stay live for over 2 years.
Here is the link: Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

 

[Poogiemyqueen]

Please be aware that coconut oil is completely useless as a ringwrom treatment and should not be used in any form and at any stage.
Any topical antifungal creaming and shampooing too close to the eyes can make them swell badly, which is why we do not recommend creaming (apart from the fact that it doesn't get on top of the spores all that well and is pretty ineffective in preventing re-infection).

Take the time to carefully read our very practical step-by-step ringworm guide if you want to get on top of not just the ringworm patches on the body but more importantly avoid any further outbreaks courtesy of the invisibly tiny spores that are being shed in their throusands and that can stay live for over 2 years.
Here is the link: Ringworm: Hygiene, Care And Pictures

thanks! This isn't my first rodeo with ringworm and piggies, over 8 years of owning pigs, having a herd of 13 pigs on fleece half those piggies being skinnies. It was such a nightmare, took months, not every piggie got it thank the veggie gods lol. One of the skinnies had a awful reaction to the ringworm cream and her skin was so red, it was heartbreaking. So I turned to a softer way to treat it, that being coconut oil. No joke. Cleaning like a wild woman did the trick. I respect everyone's thoughts on how to treat ringworm. This method has worked for me but most importantly healed my pigs. I've also treated horses with home remines and organic oils also my dog too! The plant can provide medicine of its own too, now I just sound like a heal witch lol (:

 

[Wiebke]

thanks! This isn't my first rodeo with ringworm and piggies, over 8 years of owning pigs, having a herd of 13 pigs on fleece half those piggies being skinnies. It was such a nightmare, took months, not every piggie got it thank the veggie gods lol. One of the skinnies had a awful reaction to the ringworm cream and her skin was so red, it was heartbreaking. So I turned to a softer way to treat it, that being coconut oil. No joke. Cleaning like a wild woman did the trick. I respect everyone's thoughts on how to treat ringworm. This method has worked for me but most importantly healed my pigs. I've also treated horses with home remines and organic oils also my dog too! The plant can provide medicine of its own too, now I just sound like a heal witch lol (:

Hi

Unfortunately for you, creaming is now very much considered an outdated way of treating ringworm. The issue is not so much ringworm itself but the hygiene to prevent a recurrence.

Our ringworm guide, which very much focuses on the transmission aspect has been born out of 15 years of dealing with LOTS of ringworm cases on this forum plus our own long term ownership and trying out about every possible treatment ourselves, so we have the practical collective experience on what works and what not reaching back to half a century in some of us.
You may want to read the guide for getting some new ideas and practical feedback. Learning is a life long ownership experience. We certainly work by the principle of giving new ways of treatment a try and pooling our own experiences in order to optimise and update our advice accordingly.
The problem with coconut oil is that it is not strongly antifungal and if it is causing problems with the eyes, it is also obviously not the best thing to treat your ringworm piggy with, ist it?

I would seriously recommend to consider oral fungal treatment that doesn't get anywhere near the skin or sensitive organs but reaches into every nook and cranny of the body and can kill off infected but not yey active spots. It's much less stressful for your piggies, too.
The cleaning bit will also get somewhat easier when you use a vet grade anti-fungal (and not just antibacterial) product for cages and hard furniture and know at which temperature to wash any fabrics (including your own in contact with ringworm piggies) to kill any ringworm spores - it really eases the work load and stress for you.

I have done the full ringworm the old-fashioned way with 16 piggies 10 years ago (and two recurring rounds of infection months later due to spores with endless washing, bathing and creaming) and then the new-fangled way with 30 piggies in the room on 2017. I was able to keep the infection to the one piggy who had started it (a vet surrender to really bad wrongly DIY treated ringworm) and only needed to do one deep clean of the whole piggy room and then at the end of treatment the quarantining area plus two baths for the infected piggy and his companion. With no return of ringworm over 4 years now. It has really made SUCH a difference - not just in the stress for the piggies but also the stress for myself.

 

[Poogiemyqueen]

Hi

Unfortunately for you, creaming is now very much considered an outdated way of treating ringworm. The issue is not so much ringworm itself but the hygiene to prevent a recurrence.

Our ringworm guide, which very much focuses on the transmission aspect has been born out of 15 years of dealing with LOTS of ringworm cases on this forum plus our own long term ownership and trying out about every possible treatment ourselves, so we have the practical collective experience on what works and what not reaching back to half a century in some of us.
You may want to read the guide for getting some new ideas and practical feedback. Learning is a life long ownership experience. We certainly work by the principle of giving new ways of treatment a try and pooling our own experiences in order to optimise and update our advice accordingly.
The problem with coconut oil is that it is not strongly antifungal and if it is causing problems with the eyes, it is also obviously not the best thing to treat your ringworm piggy with, ist it?

I would seriously recommend to consider oral fungal treatment that doesn't get anywhere near the skin or sensitive organs but reaches into every nook and cranny of the body and can kill off infected but not yey active spots. It's much less stressful for your piggies, too.
The cleaning bit will also get somewhat easier when you use a vet grade anti-fungal (and not just antibacterial) product for cages and hard furniture and know at which temperature to wash any fabrics (including your own in contact with ringworm piggies) to kill any ringworm spores - it really eases the work load and stress for you.

I have done the full ringworm the old-fashioned way with 16 piggies 10 years ago (and two recurring rounds of infection months later due to spores with endless washing, bathing and creaming) and then the new-fangled way with 30 piggies in the room on 2017. I was able to keep the infection to the one piggy who had started it (a vet surrender to really bad wrongly DIY treated ringworm) and only needed to one deep clean of the whole piggy room and then at the end of treatment the quarantining area plus two baths for the infected piggy and his companion. With no return of ringworm over 4 years now. It has really made SUCH a difference not just in the stress for the piggies but also the stress for myself.

What a epic win! Thank you for such detail advice. I did bring him into the vet today for a check up just to be completely sure. All is good, weight good and no signs of a uri return, so the vet saw his skin and said to continue the coconut oil since its helping and it could be just a break out of another kind of bacteria since his body is going through alot. worst cause, he can give me oral fungal meds. but he said he looks great!

 

[Wiebke]

What a epic win! Thank you for such detail advice. I did bring him into the vet today for a check up just to be completely sure. All is good, weight good and no signs of a uri return, so the vet saw his skin and said to continue the coconut oil since its helping and it could be just a break out of another kind of bacteria since his body is going through alot. worst cause, he can give me oral fungal meds. but he said he looks great!

Good to know that you can get oral meds in case there is a return - especially if he has other issues and a lowered immune system. All the best!