Eye injury?!

[CarlieL]

 I feel awful…a few days ago (3-4?) I did a bonding session with the buns, and they got in a quick scuffle before I could separate them. There weren’t any injuries that I saw, and I didn’t think much more of it. I was knocked out with a nasty cold that started that night and I’m barely getting over now, so I haven’t been able to do any more sessions. Today I was down on the floor playing with Rufus, when I noticed a bit of red in his eye. I lifted his eyelid a bit more, and it looks like he was bitten or scratched in his eye! It doesn’t seem to bother him at all, he’s been acting/eating/pooing normally…but I thought I’d post it here tonight to see what you guys think, and will call our vet in the morning. I feel so bad that I didn’t catch it earlier, poor guy!

[littlemissflip]

Ouch–poor bun! I’m guessing the vets will probably give you some drops and/or ointment for the eye to help it heal quickly and avoid infection. My bun had a corneal abrasion last summer, and that’s how we treated it. But we also disccovered that he had uveitis and a cataract (likely due to E. cuniculi infection), so… we’re still treating him! But his eye healed up very nicely with treatment.

[Sarita]

Not sure. Maybe all rabbits eyes are like that if you lift the lids. If in doubt, I would see a vet.

[CarlieL]

His other eye is clear other than a few light veins. I ended up taking him in this morning, and it is indeed a good scratch. But it missed his cornea, yay!! So it should clear up without any complications, the vet gave me antibiotic drops to put in 3 times a day. I’m glad it’s not too bad…we went through a bit of a nightmare last year with my oldest dog, he ended up losing an eye to a luxated lens (and is on 2 drops 2x/day in his other eye) so I’m a bit paranoid now about eye issues. Thanks for the reassurances littlemissflip and sarita!

[Sarita]

Glad you too him in! Healing vibes.

[littlemissflip]

Glad to hear the scratch missed the cornea! Hope he heals quickly!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

{{Vibes}} Comparing to the other eye was a great idea-perfect way to see if it was abnormal. Hope all is well-please let us know!!

[CarlieL]

Quick update, Rufus’ scratched eye looks soooo much better after 3 days of drops. Almost back to normal and ready to resume bonding haha. Fun. So $80+ for the first day of bonding…really makes me wish we had one of those centers that you can drop them off to be bonded at nearby! :p

[Ashley&Bing]

Bing had an injury on his cornea in December and it took 3 weeks of Tobramycin to heal up. He has a little scar on his eye, but it didn’t seem to bother him. My vet said she thinks he might be self-conscious about it around the ladies…LOL.

[littlemissflip]

Yay! Glad he’s healing so quickly!

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