Closed eye , help ASAP :(

[guineaguinea1998]

I need help ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My guinea pig eyes had fur missing round her eye, i thought it was mites or fleas , so i washed him yesterday and put him back in to the cage.But today i woke uo to check on my guinea pig and his eye was closed you couldnt even figure out where the eye was
And there is even more fur missing , where it is missing it is white and looks like dried blood , but i dont think it bled though

I dont know what to doo , cause i read that the vets are very expensive and i have a little money at the moment
I know everyone is gonna moan at me and say its your responsibility, but please keep it to yourself.
I only want some tips or if i can help it somehow
PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wpspecialists]

Is the eye swollen? Is it matted shut or... maybe oozing anything? If there's ooze, what color?

[Kayleigh]

Vets really arent that expensive. You could try just phoning them up and asking for advice.

I would suggest cleaning around the eye with warm water just so you can get a good look. Have you noticed if she had wounded the eye area.

A picture would really help. Hair loss could be mites, mange or ringworm. All are treatable at home and with products from pet stores. BUT as its near the eye you must make sure you treat correctly.

Best of luck

Kayleigh

[Orlaith]

I agree, give the vet a call and you could even ask them if they allow you to pay in instalments, so you could maybe just pay $10 a month or something like that.

Does your guinea pig live alone or with a friend? Just to know is it a skin problem or a falling out between your piggies.

You can buy sterile saline in small tubes quite cheaply from the chemist. You could get some of those and use it to gently rinse the area. That will help you assess how the skin looks underneath.

[guineaguinea1998]

The bit round the eye has got worse , we are taking him to vets soon,, it looks like he has scratched the bit where the fur was missing because there is blood , thanks for your support anyway

[chaoswolf]

i recomand calling the vet n explaing what is wrong with it. it if u can`t aford a vet mine i don`t even find them costly seeing how mine only costs me 20$ a vist >< but even then there are some vets that will accept payments if u are low income n can`t aford it. and i hope it works out for u.

[guineaguinea1998]

what about vets in uk ,, apparently they are more expensive.