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- 01/30/2015 at 2:30 AM
  kinggoblin
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  So my rabbit went to the vet today for an eye infection. She stained both eyes to check for abrasions and he didn’t have any, but he has minor conjunctivitis in his left eye. She gave me vetropolycin (without HC) to put in his eye twice a day. He doesn’t fight me and lets me open his eye but I don’t know if I’m doing it right??? It doesn’t really rub onto the eyeball, the best I can do is gently rub it on the rim of his eyes. Will it still be effective???
  
  She said if it doesn’t clear up in 2 weeks to bring him back for sedation and xrays because then it might be something with overgrown tooth roots (ugh, I hope NOT more tooth problems!!!).
  
  He is acting fine though, like nothing is wrong. But he always acts like nothing is wrong when it IS!!! Like went he broke his incisors 3x (pretty sure on purpose) and just went back to eating while I had a meltdown.
  
  He is so tough and I’m such a paranoid worried bunny mom D:
- 01/30/2015 at 7:31 AM
  Sarita
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  Is this like an ointment or a drop?
- 01/30/2015 at 8:20 AM
  JackRabbit
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  When he blinks it will spread it around.
- 01/30/2015 at 1:07 PM
  RabbitPam
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  I once used an ointment that dropped into the corner of the eye, and with his body temperature it melted to a liquid which spread to the whole eye. This sounds like something similar, so I doubt you’re doing it wrong.
- 01/30/2015 at 1:59 PM
  LongEaredLions
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  My guess is that if you put it as close to his eye as possible, atleast some will end up in his eye? They always seem to get things in their eyes (mostly things they shouldn’t?)
  ((((Vibes))))
- 01/30/2015 at 9:20 PM
  kinggoblin
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  Its an ointment yes. He let me get it in better today than yesterday. I have to massage his ears and cheeks for a long time till he’s reeeeaaaally relaxed lol.
- 01/31/2015 at 8:45 AM
  Sarita
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  I hate doing ointments and it is a bit more difficult than drops but sometimes the ointment is the answer to the problem. It does sound like you are getting the hang of it – it’s more difficult to “place’ than eye drops but the heat from the eye does help dissolve it and spread it.
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