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Rabbit eye

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Help1234

Young Bun
Evening all,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice. One of our rabbits has a bit of ‘eye bogey’ on his eyeball, and I have tried wiping gently with a damp piece of kitchen roll and I can’t get it off. He’s not bothered by it that I can tell. He’s still happy and binkying!! I don’t want to go to the vets at this current time (and with a small issue), but I also don’t want it to become an ulcer or anything like that. Does anyone have any tips of trying to get it off? I should add he is quite flighty and definitely not a cuddly bun!!
 
Help1234 said:
Evening all,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice. One of our rabbits has a bit of ‘eye bogey’ on his eyeball, and I have tried wiping gently with a damp piece of kitchen roll and I can’t get it off. He’s not bothered by it that I can tell. He’s still happy and binkying!! I don’t want to go to the vets at this current time (and with a small issue), but I also don’t want it to become an ulcer or anything like that. Does anyone have any tips of trying to get it off? I should add he is quite flighty and definitely not a cuddly bun!!
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Trying to remove it may cause damage to the cornea. Flush with sterile saline if you think it is a foreign substance. It may be your bunny has minor damage (scratch?)to the cornea so what you see is that damage.
 
I agree with bunny momma's advice. Is Bunny moulting ? Sometimes a Rabbit in moult can get a sticky eye/eyes if a lot of lose fur gets into the eyes and irritates them.
 
He is moulting profusely. I don’t think it is a scratch as it moves around his eye when he blinks etc.

I’ll see if I can get some saline in Tesco’s on my next shop (that sounds bizarre but they have bottles that are used for contact lenses! I use them to wash my piercings)

Thank you for replying x
 
Help1234 said:
He is moulting profusely. I don’t think it is a scratch as it moves around his eye when he blinks etc.

I’ll see if I can get some saline in Tesco’s on my next shop (that sounds bizarre but they have bottles that are used for contact lenses! I use them to wash my piercings)

Thank you for replying x
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Try getting something like this, easier to use than the big bottle of saline

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/257012713
 
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