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Hey, try not to worry Sooz is right, cataracts shouldn't bother your bunny, in fact you probably won't even notice any changes in him. Lots of rabbits start to lose their sight as they get older.
Just remember to keep his bowls and stuff in a familiar place, and don't move furniture around (if he's a house rabbit).
It can't hurt to put him on a course of Panacur, although I think EC cataracts are supposed to look like star bursts rather than proper opaque cataracts.
Amy
The news at the vets wasn't good at all. Harvey's 'good' eye now also has signs of cataracts although nowhere near as bad as the other. The vet seems to think it's a hereditary condition. I explained I thought it might be EC as he does have wobbly moments but he said it didn't look like that. I stood there waiting for him to prescribe something or offer us some hope but he said there's nothing that can be done so my poor little man is going to go blind.
I'm taking him to see the specialist we usually see next week (that's the earliest I could get him in) so hopefully he'll be able to do some tests - particularly for EC.
I don't mind travelling to another city to see a good vet but I find it really poor that there are no rabbit vets in Leicester.
Are there any pictures of an EC cataract compared to glucoma? I will look myslef in the morning but too tired and tipsy now
That's interesting - my perception is that EC cataracts are reasonably common :?
Maybe EC is less prevalent in the USA, where Dana is?
I've certainly heard of lots of cases over here - and ones where it is pretty much the only symptom.
How quickly did the cataract appear? Again my perception would be that an EC cataract would come on much more suddenly than a glaucoma one.