Wilber and Grady
Grady has that runny eye which comes and goes. It'll run for a day and then it's ok for a week or longer. It doesn't seem to be any kind of infection. It doesn't cause him any discomfort either. He eats, drinks and plays normally so we're going with it and keeping watch on it. I clean it for him when it dries and gets crusted on his cheek. Well today was one of his runny eye days and before I could get him and clean it, Wilber did it for me. He went over and licked it clean and Grady didn't seem to mind. I've never seen paired guinea pigs take care of each other like that.
Sure, they comfort each other and play together, but cleaning each other on a personal level like that is something I never thought I'd see. I'm not sure if Grady's eye fluid is bad for Wilber to be licking, but it was actually cute to see him taking care of his brother like that.
Sure, they comfort each other and play together, but cleaning each other on a personal level like that is something I never thought I'd see. I'm not sure if Grady's eye fluid is bad for Wilber to be licking, but it was actually cute to see him taking care of his brother like that.
I have antibiotic eye drops for him. It clears up after a day whether I use the drops or not. It comes back anywhere between a week or as long as 3 weeks and it's gone by the next day. There's really no pattern so I think it's probably a tear duct. It's also not puss and it dries a very light yellow, almost clear crust that you can barely see. None of the signs are present as far as decreased appetite, activity levels or fecal production.
I should probably clarify that I haven't put the drops in Grady's eye for quite some time and I'm positive that Wilber hasn't ingested any of it. If Wilber is going to keep it clean for him, maybe he will clear up the tear duct in the process. Wouldn't that be something?
- Lynx
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That would be great!
I bet those little tongues can do at least a little massaging!
[NOTE: Sorry for the below but I wanted to add it to the forum in so it might be searchable for eye information - I might move it later.]
I was looking around to see if I could find any kind of illustration of the nasolacrimal duct. At the moment, all I can find is one for a dog in the Merck manual (see illustrations, first one):
https://www.msdvetmanual.com/eye-diseas ... -apparatus
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652637/
And a very accessible article on the lacrimal system in a human:
https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/organs ... mal-gland/
Perhaps not helpful for locating the duct but interesting nonetheless is this article, which touches on several species and regrets the lack of information on guinea pigs:
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Eye_diseas ... rabbit.pdf
This 2009 post on a UK forum notes that, "There is a test the vet can do to determine if the tear ducts are actually blocked - it involves putting fluorescene dye in the eye and monitoring it's appearance down the nostrils and in the throat"
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/thr ... st-1329809
I bet those little tongues can do at least a little massaging!
[NOTE: Sorry for the below but I wanted to add it to the forum in so it might be searchable for eye information - I might move it later.]
I was looking around to see if I could find any kind of illustration of the nasolacrimal duct. At the moment, all I can find is one for a dog in the Merck manual (see illustrations, first one):
https://www.msdvetmanual.com/eye-diseas ... -apparatus
And an article on how important lacrimal fluid is to the health of the eye. This gets very technical but the summary is informative.The tear production and drainage system is vital for health of the outer eye. Tear glands within the orbit (lacrimal and in some species Harder gland) as well as the superficial tear gland of the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) produce the collective preocular or precorneal tear film. This film consists of three layers: outer lipid (from the Meibomian glands), middle aqueous layer (from lacrimal and third eyelid glands), and deep layer (mucus) from the goblet cells within the conjunctiva.
The tear drainage system consists of two lacrimal puncta (except in the rabbit and pig, which have only one punctum), two canaliculi, the lacrimal sac (within the bony lacrimal fossa), and the long and often tortuous lacrimal duct (to empty tears within the forward nasal cavity).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652637/
And a very accessible article on the lacrimal system in a human:
https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/organs ... mal-gland/
Perhaps not helpful for locating the duct but interesting nonetheless is this article, which touches on several species and regrets the lack of information on guinea pigs:
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Eye_diseas ... rabbit.pdf
This 2009 post on a UK forum notes that, "There is a test the vet can do to determine if the tear ducts are actually blocked - it involves putting fluorescene dye in the eye and monitoring it's appearance down the nostrils and in the throat"
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/thr ... st-1329809
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
Sure! Actually a better place. I'll go for the Records forum since it should be easier.
[Edit] Here you go:
https://www.guinealynx.info/records/view ... f=22&t=308
Renonvsparky, if you'd like me to remove this from your topic, I'd be happy to do so. I get sidetracked sometimes when medical issues show up.
[Edit] Here you go:
https://www.guinealynx.info/records/view ... f=22&t=308
Renonvsparky, if you'd like me to remove this from your topic, I'd be happy to do so. I get sidetracked sometimes when medical issues show up.