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Little bit of advice needed..please

MrBungie

New Kit
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a little issue my bun has ?

When I went to feed and clean his hutch this morning I noticed that his right eye lids were pinker then normal and his fur seemed a little wet around them, I called my vet and they said to wash/rinse his eye with some saline solution once a day and take him to them if it hasn't cleared up by Wednesday they think its properly just an irritant than anything else. That was fun to do as he was given to me be a friend who decided they wanted a dog instead, he was never handled by them so its a work in progress between us for him to trust and be comfortable enough withe me to do anything like what was needed here.

This is what his eye looked like earlier,



Is there anything else I can do for him or is it just sit and wait ?
He was perfectly normal hopping around me as I cleaned his hutch and he's now chilling in the shade (honstly if you could see him you'd know what I mean he is chilled :lol:) Oh and if its relevant his bedding is wood shavings from p@H and his hay.

Thanks in advance.
 
Remove his wood shavings immediately, the wind may be blowing and irritating his eyes?

I know members on here say not to use wood shavings for various reasons. I just use a small amount to soak up urine in my bun's litter tray.

Hope your bun feels better soon
 
My goodness really ?
I never though of that (how bad does that make me sound :( ) I've been told over and over its good to give him a layer of shavings upstairs and downstairs of his hutch, just found the site so am digging through posts to find out more looks like some people I know don't know what they are talking about after all :censored:, right off to go remove it.
Thank you so much.
 
Can you make the photos bigger as they are too small to be able to see his eyes

Is he vaccinated against Myxomatosis ?
 
My goodness really ?
I never though of that (how bad does that make me sound :( ) I've been told over and over its good to give him a layer of shavings upstairs and downstairs of his hutch, just found the site so am digging through posts to find out more looks like some people I know don't know what they are talking about after all :censored:, right off to go remove it.
Thank you so much.

Your not the only one! I used to as well, then read that it's not a good idea for bunnys or G'pigs etc. Now my buns have Newspaper on the floor (can get them dirty feet :)) and personly i dont use straw (due to my now indoor bun having a prob with it. but outside bun has loads of hay for bedding and of cause eating,

I try to give the hay a good shake also before giving to both buns so there isnt to much dust, i think some people even wash it. Hope his eyes are better soon :wave:
 
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