Eye Infection in both eyes now! - HELP I'M SCARED!

[802Tyler]

Hey All,

My Chinchilla is 13, a male, and started with a sealed shut eye back in the very beginning of Feb. (now march first).

I took him to the vet right away in the beginning of Feb, got prescribed eye gel (terramycin). After a week he was worse so the vet also gave me some oral meds (pink, TriMeth Sulfa Sol Liquid - he loves it btw). He got all better, I ran out of both meds so I thought it was over. 5 days later I go to feed him and notice a LOT of white pus having from his left eye (the original bad eye) and now his other eye was also stuck shut with white pus / booger looking crust. I ordered more terramycin online (overnighted because he is like my child!) and have started to use it for a day now. There is no more pus, but his left eye (orig bad eye) has a cloudy blue haze to it.

Why would the infection spread to his other eye? My vet the first visit noticed a scratch on his eye, she thinks it is all from that but now both eyes?

I am scared for my lil boy, it is sunday now so I will be calling the vet in the AM, anyone have any tips / help?!

 

[Chinmama]

If he had conjunctivitis, it could easily spread to both eyes. Make sure you wash your hands very well before and after handling him, as you can spread it to his other eye and you can get it as well.

 

[ticklechin]

Eye infections can be a bear to get rid of, it may take another round of antibiotics.

 

[tunes]

I would treat with both drops (not gel) and the antibiotics simultaneously. I prefer the drops because they go right in the eye and don't make a huge freaking mess everywhere. The sulfa is good but I use Tobramycin antibiotic eye drops.