My guinea pig has a white bluish spot on his right eye. There are no doctors for guinea pigs in my area. I need help. Since the spot appeared on his eye, he has been lazy and sleeping a lot. He is 4 years old.
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White bluish spot
- Thread starter lama
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You can add a picture but I’m afraid we can’t actually diagnose anything.
An eye injury will require a hands in check to find out what had happened - it could be something like a hay poke injury which requires antibiotics, lubricants and painkillers (or there could still be hay caught in the eye, under the eyelid) or cataracts, or a different kind of issue - I’m afraid it’s not something we can guess.
Is there any vet you can get to - even if it is a cat or dog vet? Eyes are the same across all species so any vet can actually help
An eye injury will require a hands in check to find out what had happened - it could be something like a hay poke injury which requires antibiotics, lubricants and painkillers (or there could still be hay caught in the eye, under the eyelid) or cataracts, or a different kind of issue - I’m afraid it’s not something we can guess.
Is there any vet you can get to - even if it is a cat or dog vet? Eyes are the same across all species so any vet can actually help
My guinea pig picture is in my profile picture, Can you diagnose his condition?
Hi and welcome
I am very sorry. Your guinea pig has likely got an ulcerating (infected) hay poke - a piece of hay has gone into his eye.
Diagnosis treatment for eyes is actually the same as for cats and dogs so any vet should be able to do it if they can treat a kitten. Eyes are the one thing where guinea pigs are not different.
Your guinea pig will need veterinary antibiotic drops or gel (like for instance chloramphenicol) and additionally metacam (meloxicam) for the pain and inflammation.
What you can do right now is get human eye gel or drops from a pharmacy (say it is for yourself). Gel is much better because it is longer lasting and penetrates deeper. It cannot heal by itself but it can add to the comfort through the added hydration and create an ideal healing environment inside the eye to speed up the healing process.
Give the tear gel three times daily, as evenly spaced over 24 hours as you can around your normal life and sleeping rhythm but always wait at least half an hour after the application of any antibiotic eye drops or gel in order to allow them to be fully absorbed before you give the tear gel or drops to help soothe the eye.
Tear drops you can give up to 6 times over 24 hours.
In order to apply any drops, you gently pull down the lower lid and aim the drops into the gap.
Any gel you aim at the surface of the eye. You may have to pry the lids apart for that. Make sure that the gel is melting on the eye surface and not stuck to a lid. It may take two people and several attempts but please persevere.
All the best! Hay pokes are unfortunately very common in guinea pigs.
I will try that! thank you
All the best.
Ramia
Adult Guinea Pig
Salam my guinea pig has hay poke and was prescribed eye drops for a week