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truffle_truffle
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My rat today has something really wrong with this eye. I took him to the vet.
1. one of his eyes bulges out, as if due to high pressure in the eye
2. his eye is so bulged out that he can't blink over it. he's developed a corneal ulcer as a result, and I'm applying antibiotic eye drops regularly to prevent it from drying out.
3. his third eyelid is sticking out and visible over about a third of his eye.
4. he has a large white-ish/gray-ish region on his eye.
Does anyone know what might have caused these symptoms? The vet mentioned that it could be an injury to the eye, but that an injury doesn't explain why his eye is bulging out. She mentioned other possibilities including glaucoma or a tumor, but both are strange because symptoms appeared so suddenly.
Thanks so much for any help. I'm so worried for the little guy... I've scheduled two appointments with vet eye specialists, but they're not for five whole days. I feel like by that time, either he's all better or his eye has already fallen out....
1. one of his eyes bulges out, as if due to high pressure in the eye
2. his eye is so bulged out that he can't blink over it. he's developed a corneal ulcer as a result, and I'm applying antibiotic eye drops regularly to prevent it from drying out.
3. his third eyelid is sticking out and visible over about a third of his eye.
4. he has a large white-ish/gray-ish region on his eye.
Does anyone know what might have caused these symptoms? The vet mentioned that it could be an injury to the eye, but that an injury doesn't explain why his eye is bulging out. She mentioned other possibilities including glaucoma or a tumor, but both are strange because symptoms appeared so suddenly.
Thanks so much for any help. I'm so worried for the little guy... I've scheduled two appointments with vet eye specialists, but they're not for five whole days. I feel like by that time, either he's all better or his eye has already fallen out....