weaseldropping
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Cavy Gazer
- Joined
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- Joined
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This is a rabbit question, but I know some of you have rabbits, and would like to run this by you...
My rabbit, Sooty, has had a series of serious (i.e. life-threatening) eye infections since last November. We have battled to keep on top of them, but the current infection is not just the tear duct/ tooth roots, but inside the eyes itself. We are giving her a week or so on the strongest antibiotics available, but are going to have to consider removing both eyes if it doesn't heal as the vet says there is a danger the infection will spread up the optic nerve into her brain.
She has been completely blind for the last two months - no response at all to any visual stimulus - and she is behaving exactly the same as always - jumping up on boxes, eating well, finding the water bottle.
Has anyone had any experience of an "eye-ectomy", and has anyone any advice for us?
My rabbit, Sooty, has had a series of serious (i.e. life-threatening) eye infections since last November. We have battled to keep on top of them, but the current infection is not just the tear duct/ tooth roots, but inside the eyes itself. We are giving her a week or so on the strongest antibiotics available, but are going to have to consider removing both eyes if it doesn't heal as the vet says there is a danger the infection will spread up the optic nerve into her brain.
She has been completely blind for the last two months - no response at all to any visual stimulus - and she is behaving exactly the same as always - jumping up on boxes, eating well, finding the water bottle.
Has anyone had any experience of an "eye-ectomy", and has anyone any advice for us?
