Weepy eye

Hey my newer bunny Carlo is going in for his dental check tommorrow as he has a bit of a teary eye! I just wondered if anyone else has bunnies that eyes do this? And what sort of care do you have to give them?

I try and clean it every day as it seems to need it.. as I mentioned before he's getting checked by the vet anyway so I should know either way whats causing it!

I'm just hoping it's nothing too serious

Get your vet to check his teeth. Sometimes a weepy eye is an indication that there is problems there.

My bun Felix has a blocked tear duct, his teeth aren't causing it, but it is always weepy. I just keep an eye on it to make sure it's clean and leave it alone.

Thanks hun! Do you clean it with anything? I have just been using a cotton bud really gentlley and some warm water. I am soo nervous for the little man he hasn't had the best start in life

Good luck for tomorrow. hope they can find out what is wrong with it. x

I have a dental bunny who also has a permanently damaged tear duct on one eye, it is usually caused by a tooth root interfering with the duct or by an infection or irritation. Long-term damage results if irritation is persistent as the duct will scar and then the opening narrow.

For Fiver I have found the best thing to keep his eye clear is a companion who grooms it for him, but if this is a new condition treatment with a antibiotic drop such as Tiacil or an antibiotic and steroidal drop such as Fucithalmic may be all that is needed.

me too Thanks sweets

My vet said to use cold tea to clean it.

You can also smear Vaseline on the fur/skin the tears track down to stop the salt rotting the fur and making the delicate surrounding skin sore from constant exposure to the wet.

Sooz wrote:I have a dental bunny who also has a permanently damaged tear duct on one eye, it is usually caused by a tooth root interfering with the duct or by an infection or irritation. Long-term damage results if irritation is persistent as the duct will scar and then the opening narrow.

For Fiver I have found the best thing to keep his eye clear is a companion who grooms it for him, but if this is a new condition treatment with a antibiotic drop such as Tiacil or an antibiotic and steroidal drop such as Fucithalmic may be all that is needed.

Well he is bonded with my big doe Bobby! However he grooms her and she is much to important to groom him .. he gets a lick if he is scared of something, but otherwise he is the one doting on my premadonna

Thanks for responding I have only kept buns as an adult for about 11 months And i wanted to be armed with as many questions as I can get when I go in tommorrow. Instead of just going blank

Vasilne and cold tea! Right got it.. he just has a little crusty bit when I get home usually.. and I get rid of it and he grooms me cos I think he is relieved to get rid

My old bun had this and when I took her to the vets, they gave me eyedrops to give her once a day. she soon got over it
Hope he is ok!

hi guys well I had a bit of a day of it yesterday as my other bun Bobby got out and ate loads of dandelions which gave her a bad tummy, she had runny poop and wouldn't eat

Took her and Carlo straight to the vets and they gave her recovery food and something to get her gut going, she is fine and back home now.. Carlo has a few high bits in his mouth which may or may not be the cause of his weepy eye, so they gave me a course of eyedrops to try and if doesn't clear up then he will have a proper dental.

He eats and poops fine, so his teeth don't seem to be bothering him, I just am making sure he eats lots and lots of hay,

Thanks for the advise given, will let you know how we get on with the eye drops

Glad Bobby's pulled through, it's such a worry when they stop eating. I hope the eye drops help

Thanks thankfully Carlo is a good boy and getting the eyedrops into his eye shouldn't be too much of a problem!

Bobby is almost there now ust eating a little slower than she was, but it takes a while for them to get back to normal

Bobby couldn't bear to be left out obviously, the old drama queen!

Felix had eye drops but they didn't really help. I found him as stray and he had a runny eye then. I think it is for life so just keep a check on it.

Hope Carlo is feeling happier soon. At least you know that his teeth are OK.

Sometimes the eye drops work wonders, it really does depend on the cause. Catswhiskas' Chance had a really bad runny and infected eye recently and once he went onto Fucithalmic three times a day it drastically improved and the fur has started to grow back now.

NickieM wrote:Bobby couldn't bear to be left out obviously, the old drama queen!

Felix had eye drops but they didn't really help. I found him as stray and he had a runny eye then. I think it is for life so just keep a check on it.

Hope Carlo is feeling happier soon. At least you know that his teeth are OK.

I think your right about Bobby she is a drama queen... erm I think I may be to blame for that

well his eye actually looks a little better but I have only been using for two days so will see.

His sister had very very bad dental problems thats the reason I was a little concerned as the poor darling has literally twisted teeth