First, the cause of rabbit eye congestion
If the owner wants to find out the cause of the rabbit’s red and swollen eyes, he needs to check the rabbit’s eyes. Check the eyes carefully to check if there is any hair loss around the eyes? Check the orbits for small scabs or dander? If all of the above are present, the rabbit is likely to have conjunctivitis or a mite infection.
Treatment of mite infection:
1. Clean the eyes well. Wash the eyes of the sick rabbits with sodium chloride solution every day. Cleaning method: fully open the upper eyelids of the rabbits, then use a 5ml syringe to pull out the needles, suck the diluted sodium chloride solution to rinse the eyes of the rabbits, and loosen them after rinsing. Open the rabbit’s eyelids to give it some relief.
2. Apply medicine. After rinsing the eyes, open the rabbit’s eyelids again after 5 minutes, and then drop 2 drops of tobramycin eye drops on the rabbit’s upper eyelid, then open its lower eyelids, and then place the eyelid close to the anterior canthus of the rabbit. Drop 2 drops of tobramycin eye drops in the gap between the eyeballs
, then gently cover the rabbit’s eyes with hands, let it close the eyes, release it after 1 minute, so that the liquid is fully distributed.
2. Other reasons:
1. Caused by foreign body irritation
If The place where the rabbit lives is very dirty and there is dust accumulation, it is very likely that some dust and small particles will float into the rabbit’s eyes, thereby irritating its eyes. In addition, if the rabbit’s hair is relatively long, it is easy to irritate its eyes. In this regard, the pet owner can drop 2 drops of anti-inflammatory eye drops specially for rabbits after disposing of the secretions from the eyes of the rabbit. Clean the rabbit’s eye area with a damp towel.
2. Eye inflammation
It is very normal for rabbits to have secretions from their eyes, but it is usually not a lot, but it also needs to be cleaned up. If the rabbit does not clean up by itself, and the owner does not help the rabbit to clean up, it will cause its secretions to stay in the eye area for too long and form a breeding ground for bacteria, causing eye inflammation. In this regard, the pet owner can first clean up its secretions with a wet towel, then drop 1-2 drops of rabbit drops into its eyes, and repeat the trick every day until the rabbit’s eyes recover.
3. Caused by improper diet
The rabbit itself is most suitable for hay or special rabbit food, but if the owner always feeds it some soft food or liquid food, it will As a result, the rabbit’s teeth are not fully ground in. When the rabbit’s tooth root is too long, it will stimulate its nasolacrimal duct and affect the rabbit’s eyes. To this end, pet owners must help rabbits develop good eating habits. If the rabbit’s teeth are seriously broken, the pet owner needs to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment.
The above is our analysis of the rabbit eye congestion problem, the corresponding method has been given, I hope it can help!
