REW Matted hair

milehigh777

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i Have a REW that has got her hair all matted up over her left eye. its so bad i cant even see her eye and when i touch it, it feels like its super glued together. she dont seem to be in any pain but i cant get it clear of her eye. if someone could please help thank you!!!
 

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milehigh777 said:
i Have a REW that has got her hair all matted up over her left eye. its so bad i cant even see her eye and when i touch it, it feels like its super glued together. she dont seem to be in any pain but i cant get it clear of her eye. if someone could please help thank you!!!
First thing I would do is rinse the eye with sterile saline solution to get the eye open. Keep treating till you loosen up the fur around the eye. May have an eye infection. And it's the discharge that has glued the fur. Find out whats underneath. Very important. Hope this helps. :)
 

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Thanks for the info, where can i find some sterile saline solution? there is some discharge out of her nose i think thats what has got her hair all tangled up!
 

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milehigh777 said:
Thanks for the info, where can i find some sterile saline solution? there is some discharge out of her nose i think thats what has got her hair all tangled up!
Saline solution I use is what my DH uses for his contacts, when he wears them. Get it at any drug store or supermarket. But if the discharge is coming from her nose, this could be Snuffles, which is a cold for rabbits and very serious. Do you have a Rabbit vet? If so, if she was mine, I would take her immediately to the vet and have her checked out.

Please keep us posted.
 

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milehigh777 said:
Thanks for the info, where can i find some sterile saline solution? there is some discharge out of her nose i think thats what has got her hair all tangled up!
Is she your only rabbit? If not, you need to isolate her from any others until you find out what that discharge is. Pasteurella or "snuffles" is a highly contagious bacterial infection. If you take her to a rabbit savvy vet, they can do a nasal swab culture to find out what it is. Good luck!
 
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