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In-Grown eye lash problem

K

kdsgermanlops

New Kit
Dear all

I have a litter oif 4 week old German Lops and unfortunately one of them has an In-Grown eye-lash. I have been to the vets today who confirmed this, but wondered if anyone else has experienced this with their young rabbits? Also, does anyone know if there maybe a chance that as the rabbit grows that the in-grown eye lash may sort itself out?

There has been no damage to the eye at the moment and I have been given some eye drops to keep the eye protected.

Many thanks.
 
I've never had a youngster with this problem, but I've got an adult rabbit who underwent an operation to correct it. The op is pretty quick and easy to do, but you'd obviously need to be cautious about having an op done on a very young rabbit.

One of my oldies gets his lower lashes turning in slightly because he's lost the plumpness in his face as he's aged. His problem is easily sorted by getting the vets to sedate him and pluck the offending lashes out.
 
I have heard of baby guinea pigs having this when born and then it goes away when they grow a bit bigger . My french lop boy had the op to correct this only a few months ago
 
Many thanks for your reply - I will wait and see if the problem will rectify itself as the rabbit grows bigger, so fingers crossed.
 
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