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Post by andie on Aug 8, 2019 13:01:45 GMT -8
Hello,
For a while now (at least a few months), my gerbil Vanilla has had one eye that bulges out slightly. I've been monitoring it and it wasn't getting worse and didn't seem to bother him. But in the last couple weeks the eye has started to turn cloudy - sort of a white spot in the center - and it's bulging more. I will take him to the vet, but I wondered if anyone has seen this before? Maybe it's glaucoma? I took him to the vet a few months ago for mites, and she thought it might be glaucoma. Vanilla is somewhere between 1.5 and 2 years old.
Andie
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Post by betty on Aug 13, 2019 9:32:19 GMT -8
Sorry we missed this - how is the little guy doing?
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Post by tuftsnfluff on Aug 13, 2019 9:56:17 GMT -8
Hey there! Hmm..could it possibly be, like you mentioned, glaucoma? But I've never known glaucoma to cause eye bulging. Perhaps its the beginning of a cataract? |
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Post by andie on Aug 21, 2019 15:08:30 GMT -8
Vanilla's eye is still the same. I have an appointment with the vet on Monday. She might prescribe eye drops. Any tips on giving eye drops to a gerbil?!
Andie
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Post by andie on Aug 26, 2019 13:27:33 GMT -8
We saw the vet today. She's not 100% sure what is causing the eye problem, but thinks it might be a tumor. But in case it's just some kind of inflammation, we are going to try an anti-inflammatory for a bit.
Vanilla doesn't seem bothered by his eye, so that's good.
Andie
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Post by londongerbils on Aug 26, 2019 13:54:44 GMT -8
I hope the medicine works. Glad to hear Vanilla’s not in any pain.
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Post by catnut on Aug 26, 2019 15:04:08 GMT -8
always good to try something and see if it works, I've taken gerbils not sure if something would work and luckily, it did and it made my pet better.  Hope it helps Vanilla so be hopeful, at least he doesn't seem to be bothered by it. I have an older gerbil who's had a lump since Feb. and it's still the same, doesn't bother her and the vet wasn't sure what it could be. |
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Post by betty on Jul 3, 2024 4:20:28 GMT -8
We saw the vet today. She's not 100% sure what is causing the eye problem, but thinks it might be a tumor. But in case it's just some kind of inflammation, we are going to try an anti-inflammatory for a bit. Vanilla doesn't seem bothered by his eye, so that's good. Andie I know it has been a while and that Vanilla might no longer be with us - but do you have an update and any treatment plans you tried and whether a formal dianosis was ever made. One of my duprasi gerbils has just been diagnosed with glaucoma (by an eye specialist vet) and I want to learn more about it. (They prescribed Isathal eye drops). Also in reference to above - it is very swollen. It swelled up within 48 hours - but possibly only 24 hours, and she can't close her eyelid so - yes - glaucoma can cause considerable swelling, sadly. |
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Hope it helps Vanilla so be hopeful, at least he doesn't seem to be bothered by it. I have an older gerbil who's had a lump since Feb. and it's still the same, doesn't bother her and the vet wasn't sure what it could be.