Mandy
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Anyway,
Just got back from the vet.
She just has a chronic infection in her eyes. He told me he didn't think we should xray her at the time due to unnecessary stress and he was also able to feel her teeth under her jaw and said they felt normal. That this sort of infection doesn't seem to be one to spread into her skull or blood stream. That they can, but this one looks like a local infection if it's been going on this long -- that eye infections can stay local. If by next week something still doesn't look right, we will of course take an x-ray. Head x-rays aren't easy awake he told us, so the stress wasn't necessary.
He rinsed her eyes and put an antibiotic drop in them. I have this and have to give it 3 times a day for the next week then we go back in to see him again. Also use a warm compress to help with cleaning the drainage and crust. (The antibiotic is Ciprofloxacin Opth Drops) I was told to raise the eyelid as much as possible and get on good drop under the top lid.
He told me we need to get rid of the infection first so we can then go in and see if she has eyes/if they are functioning/etc because right now they're sort of a mess.
He told me he sees this in leopard geckos as well.. that the owners will keep them in the sand and when they get an infection, it stay for so long that when they're brought to the vet, he has to first clear the infection up and then he can nearly pull a 'plug' of dirt,sand, and what not out from behind the eyelids..then low and behold..there are eyes.
Other than that, he looked her over and she's fine. She weighs 430 grams. (I'm sure switching from Zupreem to the Mana Pro Show Formula will put some weight on her. He really wants me to let him know about the feed as he was very leary about me feeding rabbit food.)
Funny though, when we were standing and switched subjects to our dogs..Baby decides to pee on me. Time to get cleaned up.
Here's a picture. (Before the drops were put into her eyes)
Will see how this goes over the next week until she gets another check up.
Just got back from the vet.
She just has a chronic infection in her eyes. He told me he didn't think we should xray her at the time due to unnecessary stress and he was also able to feel her teeth under her jaw and said they felt normal. That this sort of infection doesn't seem to be one to spread into her skull or blood stream. That they can, but this one looks like a local infection if it's been going on this long -- that eye infections can stay local. If by next week something still doesn't look right, we will of course take an x-ray. Head x-rays aren't easy awake he told us, so the stress wasn't necessary.
He rinsed her eyes and put an antibiotic drop in them. I have this and have to give it 3 times a day for the next week then we go back in to see him again. Also use a warm compress to help with cleaning the drainage and crust. (The antibiotic is Ciprofloxacin Opth Drops) I was told to raise the eyelid as much as possible and get on good drop under the top lid.
He told me we need to get rid of the infection first so we can then go in and see if she has eyes/if they are functioning/etc because right now they're sort of a mess.
He told me he sees this in leopard geckos as well.. that the owners will keep them in the sand and when they get an infection, it stay for so long that when they're brought to the vet, he has to first clear the infection up and then he can nearly pull a 'plug' of dirt,sand, and what not out from behind the eyelids..then low and behold..there are eyes.
Other than that, he looked her over and she's fine. She weighs 430 grams. (I'm sure switching from Zupreem to the Mana Pro Show Formula will put some weight on her. He really wants me to let him know about the feed as he was very leary about me feeding rabbit food.)
Funny though, when we were standing and switched subjects to our dogs..Baby decides to pee on me. Time to get cleaned up.
Here's a picture. (Before the drops were put into her eyes)
Will see how this goes over the next week until she gets another check up.