ellisa
Cavy Star, Photo Contest Winner
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2011
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- Joined
- Mar 29, 2011
- Messages
- 2,009
Hey guys! I haven't been on in quite some time, hope everyone is well!
So, for the first time in quite a while Sheldon's eye is acting up again. This time it started while I was away on vacation and he was in the care of my family. They took awesome care of him, but I hated not being there while it was starting.
Initially the conjunctiva was quite swollen, very red, and on the verge of bleeding. It seemed to have happened over night. He was put on 8 days of Baytril and twice daily drops of BNP. He finished treatment on Wednesday and although did make a bit of difference it didn't fully cure it.
We then noticed that his cornea was starting to get the slightest bit cloudy. So we were off to the vet this morning where she did a stain of his eye. We all agreed that it was slightly florescent so he was then diagnosed with an ulcerated cornea. She sent us home with Metacam for 2 days, as well as Ciloxan every 3 hours for 2 days to start.
We were told to stop if his eye gets more red, which it has now so I'm not sure whether to continue or not. Of course the vet is closed until Monday now.
I'm not sure what to do. The sclera itself is slightly pink with a red ring around his iris. However, the conjunctiva is also red and swollen. I have no experience with this but should the conjunctiva be red and swollen if it's a corneal ulcer? Mind you, his conjunctiva in both eyes are normally slightly prolapsed. That's just his normal.
I am hoping for any advice and/or feedback on his treatment. My heart breaks every time I look at his eye. I'm attaching photos.
Thanks in advance!
Here's a link to his GL thread, which documents all of his eye issues:
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/...&start=60&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
So, for the first time in quite a while Sheldon's eye is acting up again. This time it started while I was away on vacation and he was in the care of my family. They took awesome care of him, but I hated not being there while it was starting.
Initially the conjunctiva was quite swollen, very red, and on the verge of bleeding. It seemed to have happened over night. He was put on 8 days of Baytril and twice daily drops of BNP. He finished treatment on Wednesday and although did make a bit of difference it didn't fully cure it.
We then noticed that his cornea was starting to get the slightest bit cloudy. So we were off to the vet this morning where she did a stain of his eye. We all agreed that it was slightly florescent so he was then diagnosed with an ulcerated cornea. She sent us home with Metacam for 2 days, as well as Ciloxan every 3 hours for 2 days to start.
We were told to stop if his eye gets more red, which it has now so I'm not sure whether to continue or not. Of course the vet is closed until Monday now.
I'm not sure what to do. The sclera itself is slightly pink with a red ring around his iris. However, the conjunctiva is also red and swollen. I have no experience with this but should the conjunctiva be red and swollen if it's a corneal ulcer? Mind you, his conjunctiva in both eyes are normally slightly prolapsed. That's just his normal.
I am hoping for any advice and/or feedback on his treatment. My heart breaks every time I look at his eye. I'm attaching photos.
Thanks in advance!
Here's a link to his GL thread, which documents all of his eye issues:
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/...&start=60&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
