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Something on the eye - advice needed
- Thread starter Amelia
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It could be an ulcer. The vet can tell by putting some dye in her eye and that stains the ulcer green. If so some drops will clear it up.
It could be a cateract. This can occur in older rabbits or are sometimes a symptom of EC.
It could be a bit of muck, they tend to get whiteish goo around them but with move and can be flushed out with water.
Tam
Tamsin said:
She is two years old. There is no goo and the eye isn't weeping. I haven't tried opening and closing her eye.
I'm taking Gandolf (formerly known as Teasle) tot he vets next week for his jabs so will take Tigs in then to be checked out.
If it was a cateract, what would that mean??
Its most likely an ulcer though, they are caused by a scratch to the eye such as by a piece of hay.
Tam
