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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Bloodshot Eye? Cataracts??? URGENT

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    • WinnieBunBun
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        So this is my first post…. but basically i have a threee year old holland lop named winnie. We recently got back from a long vacation where we left her with a sitter. We arrived late, so i checked in on her in the morning. However, her right eye is shut. The fur around it is dirty and sticky and wet. I gently pried open her eye, and it is bloodshot and very red, and her eye is sunken in. This is today, sunday, and alas no vets are open around us. She has a general check up appointment with her vet on tuesday, and our vet is pretty much booked so we really can’t move it. What do i do in the meantime? She seems to be in discomfort?.

        *UPDATE**** Her eye is naturally open but is slightly cloudy and blue, and we think it’s a cataract. The earliest appointment is tomorrow at 5, and i’m afraid she might have to get surgery. is there anything else this could possibly be besides a cataract? Help! How much will surgery cost?!!??thanks -prayers appreciated ?


      • Bam
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          There’s not a lot you can do, you can rinse the eye to get some of the sticky goo that keeps it “glued” shut out. Eyewash for humans (0.09 saline) will work. You should call your vet as soon as they open tomorrow though, because this should not wait until Tuesday. Explain the situation to them, if they can’t see her, they should be able to direct you elsewhere.


        • LittlePuffyTail
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            Poor bunny. Hope you can get her in sooner.


          • WinnieBunBun
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              Hi all-just wanted to update you/she managed to open her eye, and we’ve been putting on warm compresses-we are hoping that a spot opens up on monday-we are calling right away once i wake up. Thanks for the advice?


            • WinnieBunBun
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                We just got back from the vet. She confirmed that Winnie does have an infection or trauma to the eye that has caused a thick film to glaze over it. We’re pretty sure she can’t see out of it. We were given eyedrops. Is there any chance that she could gain her vision back???


              • LittlePuffyTail
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                  Sorry to hear that. As for her vision, really impossible for us to say. Did you ask the vet his/her prognosis?


                • Q8bunny
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                    No way to tell how Winnie’s vision will be affected this early in the treatment regimen, but I’m hoping for the best for her. It’s possible she will recover vision through that eye; but even if not, buns can cope very well with just one eye or limited vision of some sort (or even total blindness). They just need their hoomins to make some accomodations and then time to learn how to navigate their world while sensing more acutely with their other senses. ((((((Winnie))))))


                  • Hazel
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                      I’m sorry this happened to your poor bun.

                      Have you talked to the pet sitter? If I came back from my vacation and my bunny had her eye wrecked, there would be hell to pay. I think you should make them tell you what the heck happened. Don’t let them get away with “We don’t know”. Why didn’t they tell you about this when you picked her up? To avoid being blamed I assume? Have your vet write up a statement detailing when you first brought her in, what the condition of the eye was at the time and how long they estimate this must have been going on for before you got her back, so the sitter can’t claim it happened after you picked her up. A written statement from your vet will make it much harder for them to wriggle out of this. If this is something they caused (and they at least partially did by not letting you know right away and thus denying her immediate vet care), they should be paying for your vet bills (if she has to have surgery, it will be expensive).


                    • WinnieBunBun
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                        Hi Hazel-i wish we could put the blame on someone but we had an older friend who has had buns check in her the night before the day we arrived, and all was well with her eye, and this was after the sitter(who has 3 buns) has already finished her work. Luckily she is getting better, with weekly shots of pennicillin and daily eye drops. She is very happy! ( it’s just a struggle to get her in her carrier lol)


                      • LittlePuffyTail
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                          Glad to hear she is improving.

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                      FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Bloodshot Eye? Cataracts??? URGENT