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Glaucoma/sight problems

MichG

MichG

Mama Doe
So with the on going saga with Minky and her EC, it seems that she is in the early stages of Glaucoma. The pressures are slightly up in both her eyes so they have to be re tested in 2 weeks.

I just windered if anyone has any tips for a bun with eye problems? She has a cataract in one of her eyes which the vet says she now has very very very limited vision - if any at all and the other eye has a slight cataract so she is losing sight in that one too. She is only 8 months old. Does anyone know if cataracts can be halted or is it definite her other eye will get worse.

My poor girl. She is an out door bunny and lives with 4 other buns, she seems to be coping ok, just a bit quiet, but I just have no experience with buns who can't see very well. Should I be taking any special measures for her?

I HATE EC!!!!
 
Poor Minky :cry:

Rabbits can cope with total loss of vision. Keeping their environment consistent with no new obstacles etc is necessary. Having a Rabbit friend is also very beneficial. I have no experience of having a blind Rabbit within a bonded group, just with one other Rabbit. But I would imagine that you would need to be very mindful re any potentially bullying within the colony. Should this become an issue then it may be necessary to remove Minky and one other Rabbit and have them as a bonded pair.

Glaucoma can be very painful, is she on any treatment to get the intra-occular pressure down ?

In some cases advanced and uncontrolled Glaucoma may result in the Rabbit having to lose the eye/eyes. That is what happened with the late Mr Bean once drug treatment failed to keep things under control. He was MUCH happier after surgery, so I think that even on treatment the glaucoma was giving him a degree of discomfort. Sadly EC had effected his Kidney's too though and it was cystic kidneys/renal failure that ended his life, not his eye problems.
 
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