Eyelid red and swollen

[stone soup farm]

Last night my husband moved one of our AM Chin girls to a lower and larger cage. She was fine when we moved her. This morning when I was feeding them I noticed her right eye is swollen. Upon further investigation it seems to actually be her eyelid. It is really red and bulging. Not sure what to do or if leaving it alone would be better. If often seems that the eye can heal itself pretty well from trauma, but an obstruction or infection would be a different story.

Getting pictures to show how it looks. Will post soon.

 

[OwnedByTheBuns]

My doe has the same thing going on... except her eye is crusty. Looking forward to the replies.

 

[stone soup farm]

I was planning on breeding her this weekend. That plan may be shot. I am heading to work soon but my husband may be around. It looks more swollen than from when we first noticed about 1 hr ago. Pictures are about 15 minutes old.<br /><br />__________ Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:56 am __________<br /><br />Hey owned, is this what your looks like?

 

[OwnedByTheBuns]

Gosh, that is odd. That is her inner eyelid... bulging. Hmmm. What does it look like when closed?

No, mine is not like that at all. It is like the bottom eyelid of mine being reddish colored...

 

[Bad Habit]

I'd flush it with a sterile solution(I use contact lens solution), and then check to make sure she didn't get any hay or anything in there. I'd apply polysporin eye drops as well, and re-evaluate this evening, to see if swelling has gone down at all.

 

[stone soup farm]

Thanks Bad Habit. I was thinking of saline flushing but didn't want to make it worse. I will have my husband do that. I don't have the eye drops you are taking about. Where do you get it. I do have a antibiotic powder specifically for eye of rabbits. Would that due?

Owned, she hasn't closed it all the way, only half. It actually bulges about half as much less when her eye is half closed.

 

[Bad Habit]

I would think that powder would do. I got the polysporin drops at the local pharmacy, they're for people but I have successfully used them on cats, dogs and rabbits.

 

[stone soup farm]

A group I am part of suggested it might be an injury from wire or feeder. I saw that we did have one of the feeder wires poking in and not turned out like normal. I have flushed it and will check later tonight. If it isn't looking better I will use the antibiotics