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Cloudy eye

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GrunBunMum

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Vet appointment being made for Boris tomorrow but in the mean time any ideas/advise. One of his eyes is cloudy and grey looking. I think I noticed this few weeks back, no where near as bad, hubby said I was imagining it!!! He's a dental bun. Tooth root which can't be pulled due to deformed jaw. It's on the other side though :(
 
GrunBunMum said:
Vet appointment being made for Boris tomorrow but in the mean time any ideas/advise. One of his eyes is cloudy and grey looking. I think I noticed this few weeks back, no where near as bad, hubby said I was imagining it!!! He's a dental bun. Tooth root which can't be pulled due to deformed jaw. It's on the other side though :(
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Rabbits can get cataracts just like humans, as they age. A vet can usually diagnose that easily. There is nothing much conventional medicine can do about a cataract.

Another possibility is Uveitis, which can be a side issue of the parasite Encephalitozoon Cuniculi (E.C.)

If the vet thinks it's more than a simple cataract, he may refer you to a specialist who can make a diagnosis, and more importantly, make sure your rabbit isn't in any pain.
 
Does it look as if it's on the surface of the whole eye or is it only the pupil which is cloudy? If it's the pupil, then it is most likely a cataract, and at age 7 it's unlikely to be EC related (although it's possible). One of my older buns has cataracts in both eyes and he still gets around very well. He has a dazzle reflex so he can see light from dark and he can see movement, but my vet says it must be like looking through a heavily frosted window. He mostly uses his whiskers to navigate his way around and I try not to move things too much so he doesn't bump into stuff. Hope things go well at the vets. x
 
Yeah just over the pupil. I'm scared about his sight as he sleeps on settee or our bay window seat, don't want him hurting himself jumping up x
 
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