Caviesgalore (EPGPR)
Adult Guinea Pig
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Poor old Ruby has had a bit of a sore eye recently. It started with what I thought was the arrival of "fatty eye". Some time ago a slight bulge appeared on the lower inside lid of Ruby's right eye, it didn't seem to bother her and wasn't at all sore. About two weeks ago I noticed that she had a runny eye, still no redness, the fur around her eye was just wet looking. After a couple of days it seemed to get worse and she seemed to have more discharge and a little bit of redness. As I had to take the cat to the vet I took Ruby along with me. The vet checked Ruby over and has given me some Maxitrol eye drops to put in twice a day - they are combined anti-inflamatory/antibiotic drops. Her eye looks much better almost a week on, but not 100%. It doesn't appear anywhere near as red anymore but she still seems to have a collection of "cleaning fluid" around the eye sometimes - it might just be that I happen to catch her in mid clean of course!
The first photo shows the eye, you can just about make out the "bulge" along the lower lid
The second photo shows Ruby head on, the eye appears pretty normal from this view
No discharge or obvious wetness just before I took the photos (sorry they are awful quality, it was almost impossible to get any decent ones as I am by myself and just had to point and click and hope for the best!).
My main worry is something the vet said. He wants to see her back in the next couple of days to recheck the eye, but he was pretty pessimistic during our last visit, saying it could well be the roots of Ruby's teeth growing up behind the nasal/eye cavity. I am sure he is only doing his job and covering all bases, but he always gives me the worse case scenario! Ruby is eating well, appears happy in herself and is bossing everyone around as normal. I am tempted to leave the eye for a little longer and continue using the drops to see if it clears up rather than rushing back. I have also received a vet recommendation from a GPF member so might get a second opinion if things don't improve - what do you think?
The first photo shows the eye, you can just about make out the "bulge" along the lower lid
The second photo shows Ruby head on, the eye appears pretty normal from this view
No discharge or obvious wetness just before I took the photos (sorry they are awful quality, it was almost impossible to get any decent ones as I am by myself and just had to point and click and hope for the best!).
My main worry is something the vet said. He wants to see her back in the next couple of days to recheck the eye, but he was pretty pessimistic during our last visit, saying it could well be the roots of Ruby's teeth growing up behind the nasal/eye cavity. I am sure he is only doing his job and covering all bases, but he always gives me the worse case scenario! Ruby is eating well, appears happy in herself and is bossing everyone around as normal. I am tempted to leave the eye for a little longer and continue using the drops to see if it clears up rather than rushing back. I have also received a vet recommendation from a GPF member so might get a second opinion if things don't improve - what do you think?