Poor soul has an ulcer on her eye 
Her usually lovely black shiney eye is red with an opaque indentation. Yesterday it was lack with a bit of opaque clouding, we bathed in salted water looking for lurking hay . This morning it seemed a bit better , still opaque .
I've had loads of guinea-pig hay poke situations , normally they settle with some salt water sluicing and making sure its clear.
Her eye is red, bulging .
So , emergency vet visit today , her eye was numbed and checked , nothing found in it . Gel and drops now for a week then we see . (She could lose the eye )
She just licked my fingers while her eye was being checked , these animals are so gentle . She could've done a bloody great bite but she didn't .
So , DD and I are on Pig Duty . GP7 has no hay for sleeping , just solid hay .
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Oddly enough the Vet didn't mention blueberries or parsley ( probably thought I should go and pick grass'n'lions as he presented the bill . ) 
(Not giving away the price but it was over 6x what I paid for Piggy )
Hopefully it will improve. This has happened to 2 of my gps over the years'.
Big hug to GP7
I may check myself in at your vets EastMids - it sounds lovely
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Currentbun is due a visit soon for his vaccinations and a health check. I'll have to stock up on his special biscuits to compensate.
How's the patient 70? Is she okay?
She's wheeky and lively , eating and poohing.
Her eye is less red but there's still the sloughy bit in the middle (I am used to ulcers in my line of work, just not on my poor cavy )
We are not out of the woods at all.
If she does improve dramatically and the eye heals she'll likely be blind.
If it doesn't and they suggest removal, would she survive the surgery ?. She's nearly 5yo and gone through two partner losses in the last 6 months.
I'm hoping for the best but preparing for the worst ,
woodhill did your piggies keep their eye/eyes or did they need surgery?
GP7 's eye is less red , still got a sloughy centre .
If the eye can be saved and she can avoid the risks of surgery and recovery then hopefully she can cope with reduced vision.
I know piggies hide their illnesses so we are keeping a really close check on her . She still demands her breakfast and supper (loudly) and gives the waterbottle a 3am rattle
She's accepting her drops/gel and all the extra attention. Little toad peed on DD , then I took her thinking "Oh she's empty" but she managed to save some for me and after stamping her back legs twice , just peed .
Droppings at an amazing rate (I have a unhealthy obsession with my guinea-pigs' output but it gives you a huge insight into their health)
I will put a photo up (with a warning) later but she does look a tad Marilyn Manson
GP7 accepted some grazing time late this afternoon, I'm convinced she came in heavier . We only let her have 45 minutes then when she went into her cardboard box that the the cue to bring her indoors.
Her eye looks a load better but still opaque . She seems to know when the drops are landing so I'm hoping she's got a bit of peripheral vision back at least .
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