Last night my two were out in the lounge.. i didnt notice anything wrong when i let them out and htey did their usual thing which is to hide behind the sofa for most of the evening. When it was bedtime Nala came running to her cage and hopped in but Simba sat by the room door which is odd. I went up to get him and found that one eye was shut and the fur on that side of his face was soaking wet! :shock: Ive no idea when he did it or how long it had been like that. Anyway i got some cotton wool and warm water and tried to bathe it a little.. he didnt like it but eventually i managed to open his eye and could see a strand of something. It took a while but eventually got it out and it was a very fine strand of hay about an inch or more long! :shock: OUCH! Well today his eye is still a little runny but he does seem to be opening it ok now. Should i just keep bathing it with warm water or should i just leave it be? There is slight white goo along the bottom of his eye but nothing yellow or green so hopefully that means its not infected. His appetite hasnt gone anyway!! :roll:
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Simba got hay in his eye
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