So I currently have 4 Guinea pigs. 2 males in one c&c and 2 females in a c&c. A lady reached out to me yesterday about adopting her 2 females. I know I have the room and ability to care for 2 more, so there's no issue there.
Well last night she messaged me and said one of the girls seemed to have something wrong with her eye. It was a little crusty but she seemed fine otherwise and she thought it was just an accidental cut from hay, nails, something along those lines. She said her breathing was fine, still eating, walking fine, and no runny nose. It's only the one eye that's affected. I insisted she take her to the vet to see what was going on.
She took her to the vet today and the vet put her on antibiotics for a week and she's scheduled to have the eye removed next week! Seems a little strange to me. They didn't identify any underlying causes.
Does anyone have experience with having eyes removed? What kind of care will she need? I'm now concerned about taking these Guinea pigs from her. Is there any reason to believe they have something more going on that she isn't telling me? Advice, please!
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Well last night she messaged me and said one of the girls seemed to have something wrong with her eye. It was a little crusty but she seemed fine otherwise and she thought it was just an accidental cut from hay, nails, something along those lines. She said her breathing was fine, still eating, walking fine, and no runny nose. It's only the one eye that's affected. I insisted she take her to the vet to see what was going on.
She took her to the vet today and the vet put her on antibiotics for a week and she's scheduled to have the eye removed next week! Seems a little strange to me. They didn't identify any underlying causes.
Does anyone have experience with having eyes removed? What kind of care will she need? I'm now concerned about taking these Guinea pigs from her. Is there any reason to believe they have something more going on that she isn't telling me? Advice, please!
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