MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
Is it likely that only one eye would show signs of being affected or would it be both eyes?
After seeing his vet only a few weeks ago and getting a good report, Mimzy is now practically swimming in goop coming from his down eye. He's always had a little in both, but the lower is picking up the pace. It's matting his fur at a disturbing level, I have to clean the whole side of his face almost daily. I am careful that he is not getting anything poked into his eyeball and use artificial tears/tri-abx ointments since it is drier than his upward eye according to the ophthalmologist he saw back in May or April. His vet confirmed it last month and also examined it thoroughly, finding no damage to the eye at all.
Still he gets this gluey substance stuck to his facial fur, to the point it makes spiny, hard chunks of it, and it is next to impossible to keep clean and dry. I am worried now that it doesn't have to do with irritants at all, but something in his jaw.
However, I thought that if a bunny has something going on with the teeth that both eyes are affected or at least he would have some discharge for the nasal area as well. Am I mistaken?
I know I have to get him in, but he will not be seeing a really bunny savvy vet when he does, as his doctor only comes in maybe once a month on weekends and she may or may not be scheduled anytime soon.
She did find a mild spur on that side, but we just had his teeth burred in May. So end June seemed a bit soon to do them again.
He is also showing favor to his foreleg on that side, but I attribute that to his hips having been bad for so long, primarily on his left where there is a bone spur, so I am guessing my poor little man is due for even less mobility than he has currently. (I suppose he could've had that buckle under him and then fell and his face/eye hit the floor, but I haven't seen anything like that and as far as I can tell the eye seems to be clear and undamaged. He definitely uses it to look around him.)
I cried for some time this morning fearing we may be closer to the end than I want to think about. He eats and eliminates well enough, but not as well as I would like for him and I want to be sure I don't miss that he is too tired to continue and if I have to let him go a bit early, then I will do. It's just going to hurt like hell.
Can we have some spare vibes for my soul bunny? I'm afraid for him and I love him so.
After seeing his vet only a few weeks ago and getting a good report, Mimzy is now practically swimming in goop coming from his down eye. He's always had a little in both, but the lower is picking up the pace. It's matting his fur at a disturbing level, I have to clean the whole side of his face almost daily. I am careful that he is not getting anything poked into his eyeball and use artificial tears/tri-abx ointments since it is drier than his upward eye according to the ophthalmologist he saw back in May or April. His vet confirmed it last month and also examined it thoroughly, finding no damage to the eye at all.
Still he gets this gluey substance stuck to his facial fur, to the point it makes spiny, hard chunks of it, and it is next to impossible to keep clean and dry. I am worried now that it doesn't have to do with irritants at all, but something in his jaw.
However, I thought that if a bunny has something going on with the teeth that both eyes are affected or at least he would have some discharge for the nasal area as well. Am I mistaken?
I know I have to get him in, but he will not be seeing a really bunny savvy vet when he does, as his doctor only comes in maybe once a month on weekends and she may or may not be scheduled anytime soon.
She did find a mild spur on that side, but we just had his teeth burred in May. So end June seemed a bit soon to do them again.
He is also showing favor to his foreleg on that side, but I attribute that to his hips having been bad for so long, primarily on his left where there is a bone spur, so I am guessing my poor little man is due for even less mobility than he has currently. (I suppose he could've had that buckle under him and then fell and his face/eye hit the floor, but I haven't seen anything like that and as far as I can tell the eye seems to be clear and undamaged. He definitely uses it to look around him.)
I cried for some time this morning fearing we may be closer to the end than I want to think about. He eats and eliminates well enough, but not as well as I would like for him and I want to be sure I don't miss that he is too tired to continue and if I have to let him go a bit early, then I will do. It's just going to hurt like hell.
Can we have some spare vibes for my soul bunny? I'm afraid for him and I love him so.