
Originally Posted by
Paula
Do you know where the puncture wounds actually are? Was he bit in the eyeball itself (this is pretty unlikely for a variety of reasons) or just somewhere near the eye?
Personally, I've seen a number of eye issues/injuries heal up with medicated ointment. If it gets cloudy, he starts holding it shut, it gets really gunky, etc., I'd take him in. Otherwise, just a bit of gunk can mean the eye is healing - not necessarily that it's gotten infected. If he's got it open and it looks good, for me, I wouldn't race him in right away. It would probably be good to get him on some kind of pain med if you have any on hand. If you don't and the pain seems to be getting worse for him, even if the eye looks just fine, that in and of itself warrants a vet visit.
Have you separated him from the pig who caused this injury?
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