How do you check your rabbit for moon eye and for watery eye?

Answer 1

Your rabbit may have a cut on or near its eye or it may have a Pasteurella infection. In either case, your rabbit requires veterinary attention to take care of the problem before it gets worse.

Answer 2

It could be a stye or other eye/eye gland infection. Oftentimes bacteria from the environment or feces can get into an animal's eye and cause this sort of reaction. The vet should be able to prescribe some sort of medication/daily-rub on medicine if you can see one.

Answer 3

You will know if the eyes is weepy. You can buy some eye ointment from a rabbit supply store and put it in the eye for a few days until it clears up. Eye irritations can be caused by unsanitary conditions and dusty bedding. I dont suggest using pine shaving for this reason. It is dusty and can cause a weeping eye. Try cleaning the cage more regularly. Use yesterdays news for bedding or pine pellets for the bunny litter box. Also the rabbits can scratch their eyes if you dont clipper there toenails monthly and this I have seen cause weeping in rabbits that were not clippered regularly. Clippering them monthly and applying the eye ointment cleared the issue in one rabbit that was brought to me.

Moon eye is a genetic defect in bunnies that cause this small white dot to appear. It should not be bred and is a showing dq. It is some form of Glaucoma.

Answer 4

=== === It's very difficult to tell if a bunny is sick. Rabbits are prey animals. Their natural instinct is to hide and not show that they are sick lest they be eaten by a predator.

Look for changes in rabbit behavior. This is very difficult to do if you keep your rabbit in a hutch or a cage since the rabbit has nothing to do and nowhere to hide. If you have a house rabbit, look for changes in its routine. A big sign is if your rabbit has gone into hiding somewhere and is not coming out. Another sign is if your rabbit has become lethargic or is not engaging in its usual activities.

If you have lived with a rabbit, you will begin to learn its usual habits and activities. For example, it might come to greet you when you get up in the morning or you may have a daily food or treat ritual. If the rabbit suddenly changes its habits, that is a sign that something is wrong.

A single sneeze is not a problem. But repeated sneezing can be a danger sign. Look for any discharge from the nose. It may be difficult to see, so you might want to use a tissue. A rabbit's nose should be dry. If there is any discharge, that is a very serious symptom and you should see a vet. Look for discolored fur around the eyes and the nose, this is also a sign of discharge that should be called to the attention of a vet.

And, very importantly, monitor the rabbit's food intake. If a rabbit does not eat for more than 12 hours, that is a very serious emergency. Rabbits are designed to each constantly. Very serious liver damage can result if a rabbit does not eat for an extended period of time. Call a vet immediately.

You may have heard that rabbits get hair balls. This is what veterinarians thought until about ten years ago. They now know that rabbits do not get hair balls. The condition that they misdiagnosed as hair balls is a condition known as Gastro Intestinal Statis. Basically, the rabbit's GI system shuts down and the rabbit stops eating and pooping. This can be treated if treatment begins early, but is a life-threatening condition if not treated promptly. Vets who are not experienced with rabbits and used to dealing mainly with dogs and cats will still misdiagnose this condition as a hair ball.

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Answer 5

Some signs of sickness in rabbits are obvious: bleeding, crusty scabs on the ears, paralysis or "head tilt," seizures, or maggots around the bum, for example.

Mostly rabbits hide their sicknesses, though. Rabbits are predators, after all: the sooner they're identified as sick, the sooner they're picked off by a hawk or stoat. Because they're secretive, it's important for rabbit owners to get to know their rabbits really closely. When you know how your rabbit acts and looks when she's healthy, then any change in behaviour is usually a sign that something's wrong.

You should find a good "rabbit-savvy" vet for your rabbit before he gets sick. Rabbits are uncommon and unique animals, and many vets don't know how to treat them -- some vets have even killed rabbits accidentally by treating them like cats or dogs. If your rabbit falls ill, and you don't know a nearby "rabbit-savvy" vet, it might be too late to help your bunny at that point!

A healthy rabbit will eat lots of food, drink water, interact with you in some sense, and have a clean, even coat of fur. Their eyes should be clear and bright with no discharge, and there noses should also be free from any mucus like substance.

There are some key things to look at when you're trying to gauge your rabbit's health:

• Drinking and eating
• Peeing and pooping
• Activity levels
• Fur, eyes, and nose

Eating and drinking Unlike cats, dogs, humans, and many other animals, rabbits can't safely fast - not even overnight. All sorts of different things might cause a rabbit to stop eating (even simple gas pain), but as soon as she stops eating she's at serious risk of even worse illness and even death (GI stasis). If your rabbit has stopped eating - if she's not even interested in her favourite treat (like a raisin or bite of apple), or if she doesn't eat for over a day - then she needs immediate emergency vet care: she needs pain drugs, motility drugs, and sub-Q fluids at least, or else she might not survive.

If your rabbit's appetite has just gone down a little, or if she's started eating selectively (for example, if she still eats her pellets, but won't touch her hay), then she should see her usual "rabbit-savvy" vet as soon as possible - there could be something wrong in her mouth or throat, and this can quickly lead to serious illness. Dehydration is also very serious in rabbits. If you think your rabbit is drinking less than usual, or is drinking way more than usual (could be a sign of kidney disease), find out for sure (for instance, draw measure lines on the outside of her bottle or bowl) and consult your vet.

Peeing and pooping Irregular litter habits are often an early sign of illness. For example, straining to urinate, blood in the urine, crying out while urinating, dribbling urine, or having stained and messy fur around the genitals - these can be signs of ovarian cancer, urinary infection, a bladder stone, or disability (Arthritis, partial paralysis, etc). Mushy or runny stool, or misshapen stool (for instance very small, pea-sized, hard, and round; or perhaps discoloured, yellowy-brown, or black) could be a sign of parasites, or a dietary problem. Their wastes are the number one indicator. Dark, round pellets that are a little larger than a pea show that your rabbit is healthy. Small, hard turds or diarrhea show signs of illness or improper diet. These can quickly lead to serious health conditions and the rabbit should see his "rabbit-savvy" vet as soon as possible.

Activity levels If the rabbit looks "depressed," if he isn't showing interest in the world around him, if he doesn't seem aware of you being there, if he's is hiding, if he's crouched in an usual and uncomfortable position, if he's dragging a limb behind him, if he's "walking" rather than hopping (one foot at a time, rather than the two front feet followed by the two back feet), if it is breathing hard like a panting sort of look when it hasn't been running around, if it is limping, if it lies on it's side for a long time - any of these are bad signs, and your rabbit should see the "rabbit-savvy" vet. A rabbit with dull eyes who grinds his teeth noticeably loudly and seems withdrawn and in pain is very sick as well.

Fur, nose, and eyes Rabbits are clean animals. If your rabbit isn't cleaning himself, something is wrong and she should see a vet. If she smells badly, if her fur is stained with urine or faces, if her eyes or nose are gunky with snot -- these are all signs of ill-health. If your rabbit is sneezing, this could be a sign of an infection or of dental disease, and she needs a "rabbit-savvy" vet as soon as possible. If her fur is patchy (aside from moulting), if her skin is showing anywhere - especially if it's red and irritated, if there's bumps, if she's very sensitive there (you touch the area and she pulls away or bites you), if there's puss or discharge - this is not good; or if there's any crustiness anywhere on the fur, this could indicate parasites; if the eyes are dull and glassy (usually accompanied with "depression" and other signs of ill-health), or if there is fluid coming out of the nose, she's not healthy! Feel its ears, are they really really boiling, it usually has a temperature. Bring her to the usual vet as soon as possible.

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Your rabbit will lay in the back of the cage when you approach the cage.

If your rabbit's tongue feels very cold, then its sick. If it is injured it will start licking the area where the pain is. It will also limp if a leg is injured.

Answer 6

One option is to go to your local feed store and ask for Terramycin. It is a GREAT help!

However, you really should bring the rabbit to a vet. Terramycin or other drugs may help the eye infection, but not necessarily whatever caused the infection. For instance, sometimes eye problems in rabbits are actually caused by dental problems, where the tooth grows up into the sinuses and the eye area. If this is what's wrong with your rabbit, the tooth needs to be treated immediately: treating the infection itself won't help, and will only prolong your bunny's suffering.

It's also important to treat pain in bunnies, because rabbits in pain are at risk of going into GI stasis. Even if it just an eye infection, the vet might advise putting the bunny on pain meds, too.

It's important to bring your rabbit to a vet who has experience and knowledge in treating bunnies, because rabbits are very different from cats and dogs, and a vet can actually hurt your rabbit if he or she treats the rabbit like a dog.

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Answer 7

The eye would have discharge coming out of it and probally be swollen and red. If it is I would take it to the vet.

Answer 8

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. An eye infection is obvious, it is swollen, red, and pus filled. This is usually caused by a viral infection.