Hay Poke, probably not a serious problem but still...
Note please I attempted to use the forum's search function but got the following error message: "Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 16 bytes) in /home/guinea2/public_html/forums/db/mysql4.php on line 214".
At any rate, we just noticed that Going Merry, our 3 1/2 year old girl, has an eye problem that seems to me to be a hay poke. As her eye looked fine a short while earlier this evening, this obviously just happened.
She does not seem to be in any pain, and in fact came over to me earlier with her best "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a few blueberries today" look. Of course, I gave her a few. (She thinks she fooled me but I am smarter than she realizes.)
What do we need to do, other than watch for any signs of infection? And what are the signs of infection for which we must watch?
Thanks in advance!
(And as I said, we first tried to use the forum's search function but it only returned an error message.)
At any rate, we just noticed that Going Merry, our 3 1/2 year old girl, has an eye problem that seems to me to be a hay poke. As her eye looked fine a short while earlier this evening, this obviously just happened.
She does not seem to be in any pain, and in fact came over to me earlier with her best "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a few blueberries today" look. Of course, I gave her a few. (She thinks she fooled me but I am smarter than she realizes.)
What do we need to do, other than watch for any signs of infection? And what are the signs of infection for which we must watch?
Thanks in advance!
(And as I said, we first tried to use the forum's search function but it only returned an error message.)
- skinnypigs1
- Supporter in '12
You'll need to take her to a vet asap.
Eye injuries are serious.
You don't want her to go blind or to lose her eye, she'll need eye drops of some kind to help heal it.
This is not something that you can just watch, she needs to be seen by a vet!
Eye injuries are serious.
You don't want her to go blind or to lose her eye, she'll need eye drops of some kind to help heal it.
This is not something that you can just watch, she needs to be seen by a vet!
- skinnypigs1
- Supporter in '12
That's great!
You don't want anything to happen to your lil cutie.
I was given Cirpofloxacin drops when my piggy needed them and they healed up the eye injury quickly.
You don't want anything to happen to your lil cutie.
I was given Cirpofloxacin drops when my piggy needed them and they healed up the eye injury quickly.
- PinkRufus
- Contributor in 2020
Ditto skinnypigs1. Eye injuries are serious.
I have used Gentamicin Sulfate drops/ointment prescribed by my vet to treat hay pokes, with good results as well.
Here is some info on eyes:
https://www.guinealynx.info/eyes.html
I have used Gentamicin Sulfate drops/ointment prescribed by my vet to treat hay pokes, with good results as well.
Here is some info on eyes:
https://www.guinealynx.info/eyes.html
I am a little hesitant to recommend to the vet what medication that she should prescribe. OF course I will post here as soon as we get back from the vet. (I would be very surprised if we were unable to see the vet tomorrow.)
Are there any particular advantages or disadvantages to either Gentamicin Sulfate or Cirpofloxacin? As for the Gentamicin, guinea pigs do not strenuously object to having ointment applied to their eyes?
Are there any particular advantages or disadvantages to either Gentamicin Sulfate or Cirpofloxacin? As for the Gentamicin, guinea pigs do not strenuously object to having ointment applied to their eyes?
- skinnypigs1
- Supporter in '12
We weren't telling you what to recommend to your vet, just letting you know what we've used as a reference :)
I think it would depend greatly on the temperment of your piggy.
Out of my pigs, the one with the eye drops was the worst for doing things with, just the way it had to go of course.
Other pigs of mine have been amazing for doing things you'd think they'd hate.
I think it would depend greatly on the temperment of your piggy.
Out of my pigs, the one with the eye drops was the worst for doing things with, just the way it had to go of course.
Other pigs of mine have been amazing for doing things you'd think they'd hate.
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- Little Jo Wheek
Whoa! That looks like a huge ulcer to me! Definitely painful. Definitely see a vet by tomorrow, at the latest. Don't think you need to go on emergency tonight, but it is a serious one!!!
Ointments in general stick around the eye longer, so usually don't have to be applied as often. Antibiotic drops usually need to be used every 6-8 hours (or more often, depending on the med and problem).
Ointments in general stick around the eye longer, so usually don't have to be applied as often. Antibiotic drops usually need to be used every 6-8 hours (or more often, depending on the med and problem).