Poorly eye :(

[hanna]

This evening i have taken my pig to the vets, to be told she has a protruding eye which is swollen and she has gone blind in it..
Thing is the vet did not give me much on options either -

1 - to have an operation to remove the eye
2 - to have her put to sleep

Just wondering did anyone have any advice on this or ever been in the same situation??
My pig is 7 years old, she seems ok in general eating, drinking and pottering about her cage. It's an awful position to be in.

[piggylover]

I know someone who's had a guineas eye removed guineas doing great, thing is I think she's younger, its a hard call, has she a infection in it, I have a blind guinea and she copes fine, also got one who's eye never formed and she's fine too, why did they wanna op on her

[Kayleigh]

If there is no infection in or around the eye then i dont see why it should be removed. At 7 years of age i wouldnt risk surgery. I have a 6 and a half year old sow who is blind in one eye and she copes great.

Aslong as shes eating. Drinking and her normal self i would leave the eye unless of course the vet says theres infection or what not.

Kayleigh

[Orlaith]

I agree, if the eye is not infected and it's not causing your guinea pig any pain then I would leave her as she is. I wouldn't put her through an operation at her age but I wouldn't put her to sleep if she's otherwise healthy.