Infected eye

[PaulaB]

I got a new baby yesterday. Only one eye was opened. Today I noticed the unopen eye looked swollen. I used a warm wet washcloth and wiped the eye. It opened and had a yellow discharge. The eye itself looks cloudy.
I have Terramycin eye ointment on hand. Does anybody know if this is okay to use in a squirrels eye?

[Mars]

:wave123 :Welcome :wave123

I would flush the eye with sterile saline solution. I would use Terramycin. Just make sure it has no steroids in it before using it.

[PaulaB]

Thanks! I went and bought sterile eye wash and was able to use that and flush her little eye. I applied the Terramycin ointment. She wasn't too happy when I flusher her little eye, :nono
I work at a vet's office but am off today. I will be bringing her to work with me and will let them check her out.

I still have James, he is probably a few weeks older than this little girl. Hopefully we can get her eye cleared up and I can introduce them soon.

[PaulaB]

here's a few pictures of her eye.

The bad eye.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/lucky8/IMG_0528.jpg

You can see how cloudy it is in this picture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/lucky8/IMG_0526.jpg

The good eye.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/lucky8/IMG_0527.jpg


I notice she is really thin. :(

[TexanSquirrel]

Precious baby! I hope she feels better soon!

[susanw]

What a sweet baby! Keep us posted on what the vet. says about the eye, please.:thumbsup

[PaulaB]

Wednesday Update

I have decided to name her Jayden. Her eyed hasn't had any more discharge since I started treating it. It's still cloudy and she still keeps it closed most of the time.
She ate really great this morning. She seems more active too.

[Sarabi]

AWWW what a litttle precious girl:Love_Icon Good luck with her, and I hope the eye heals ok :Love_Icon