Eyes/Non-crusty whitish dishcharge under eye and greenish poop

guineagirl7 · Sep 8, 2013

Hi everyone, I was wondering if this should be something I should be worried about and het our girl to a vet. They had a bath today and I noticed as I was drying one f our female guineas off that she had a whitish liquid under her eye. My daughter said she noticed it a few days ago as well. Also when she just pooped after the bath it was a bit green looking instead of black? If I do need to take her in do most vets know how to care for guinea pigs or do I need to specifically find one that specializes in small animals as well?

CavyMama · Sep 8, 2013

The whitish liquid around the eye is most likely just cleaning solution. They use it to groom themselves.

As for the vet, yes find one that is a small exotics vet. Not all vets are trained (or trained very little) in guinea pig care.

bpatters · Sep 8, 2013

Ditto CavyMama about the cleaning solution. And the greenish tint to the poop means it's probably one of her cecotropes that she normally eats rather than just a regular poop pellet.

I doubt this needs a vet visit, but do keep an eye on her and make sure she's eating/drinking/peeing/pooping normally. But yes, you definitely need a vet that specializes in exotic vets -- most dog and cat vets are woefully ignorant about guinea pigs, and we've seen many a mistreated pig on these forums who've been to a "regular" vet.

guineagirl7 · Sep 8, 2013

Thank you so much CavyMama

guineagirl7 · Sep 8, 2013

Thank you so much bpatters

She is definitely eating, peeing , pooping fine

I looked up the white liquid on the web and yea I guess it is just her eye "milk" Thank you for all the info to both people who responded. I will definitely try to find a good vet in our area who specializes in exotics

Artista · Sep 8, 2013

My girl had excessive white fluid in her eye. I took her to her vet and it turned out she had conjunctivitis (pink eye) probably caused by a hay poke. A week of eye drops cleared it up. Definitely keep an eye on it. It was on and off with her and when I saw it was causing a sticky eye one day I decided not to chance it.

bruna · Sep 11, 2013

This was helpful! I've noticed Coralee has this white discharge and came here to research what it could be. I'm glad to know its normal (I have never noticed it on my other girl Gina - do you guys think it can be related to the color of the eye? Gina has red eyes.)

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