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- 01/16/2019 at 7:05 PM
  Ryan
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  My Holland Lop, Walter, is about 9 months old.
  He lives indoors.
  On Christmas we noticed he wasn’t opening his eye.
  The next day we noticed some redness and white spot in his eye.
  
  We took him to the vet and have been treating him with Tobramycin and Remend since. He also has a scratch on his cornea that the vet is looking to heal before starting on NSAIDS.
  
  Has anyone had anything similar with their bunnies?
  Walter is our first rabbit and was purchased for 4H showing.
  
  I’ll add a picture once I figure out how to resize on my phone.
  
  Thanks everyone!!
- 01/16/2019 at 8:14 PM
  Ryan
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  Sorry for the duplicate of images!
- 01/16/2019 at 8:27 PM
  LBJ10
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  I fixed your picture for you.
  
  I know he has a corneal abrasion, but there definitely looks like some trauma going on there. Uveitis can result from trauma, bacteria or EC. Unfortunately, topical antibiotics (if it’s bacterial) do not work well. Did you talk to the vet about treating with an oral antibiotic as well? I’m doubting this is the result of EC since this is accompanied by a corneal abrasion. But I am curious why the vet wouldn’t treat with a NSAID.
- 01/17/2019 at 5:02 AM
  Ryan
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  She said treating with NSAIDS while there is an abrasion could cause a rupture. So we are waiting for that to heal before any other meds.
- 01/17/2019 at 5:47 AM
  Ryan
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  Also we are noticing that the white spot seems to be breaking up, it looks like 3 or 4 small pieces clumped together.
- 01/18/2019 at 7:42 AM
  Ryan
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  Updated picture from this morning.
  
  [Images inserted by Wick]
- 01/18/2019 at 8:44 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  The image was broken, but I fixed it for you.
  
  I recommend calling the vet to let him/her know about the visual change, because it looks significant. It would be good to ask is this something the vet expected to happen, what does/did the vet expect to happen, etc… Vets, like us pet owners, understand rabbits can’t verbalize their issues, so giving them updates about what you can observe directly can be extremely helpful in figuring out what’s going right/wrong.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 01/19/2019 at 3:04 PM
  LBJ10
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  The uveitis is definitely changing. I don’t know if that’s a good sign or a bad sign. I agree with Wick, this is probably a question for the vet.
  
  Also… there was a bit of discussion among us forum leaders. When I think of a NSAID for a rabbit, I generally think of things like Metacam. It didn’t occur to me at first that you were perhaps referring to an eye drop. So if you were referring to NSAID eye drops, then we can understand the vet’s apprehension. There are reports of certain NSAID eye drops causing a perforation when a corneal ulcer is present. Oral NSAIDs like Metacam, however, are often prescribed for eye injuries. All medication have their risks though, so perhaps that is something you can talk to the vet about. The vet can help you weigh the risks and decide what the best course of treatment is.
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