Discharge from rabbits eyes?

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- 08/21/2020 at 9:42 AM
  Vanessa95
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  My bunny has been getting the occasional discharge from his eyes. He seems to be acting the same as always so I’m not sure if this is a problem that I need to go to the vet or not?
- 08/21/2020 at 10:57 AM
  Bam
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  Is it a clear discharge or is it gooey and white (or other color)?
  
  Are the eyes red, are the eyelids red and/or swollen?
  
  Are both eyes affected?
  
  Is there any discharge from the nose and/or excessive sneezing?
  
  If its a clear discharge you can start by rinsing the eyes with saline eyewash for humans. Pat cheeks dry (or dry-ish, rather), repeat rinse the next day and see if that takes care of the problem. Buns can get hay dust etc in their eyes.
  
  Buns can also get plugged-up tearducts. Some buns need their tearducts flushed (by a vet).
  
  If the discharge is gooey and/or the eyes are red, a bacterial infection would be suspected.
- 08/21/2020 at 9:30 PM
  Vanessa95
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  The discharge is more gooey and white and coming from both. His eyes aren’t red at all. I have an appointment with the vet for Monday so I’m not really sure what I should do until then.
- 08/21/2020 at 10:32 PM
  LBJ10
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  White discharge suggests something is going on in there. You may need an antibiotic.
- 08/22/2020 at 12:17 AM
  Bam
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  You can still start by rinsing with saline. Do one eye at a time and don’t use the same tissue or compress to collect the rinsed out goo with.
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