Eye problem

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majahawt

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Hi guys, a few weeks ago I noticed a white glob in Cannoli's eye. He's about 10 months old and eats well (though a little picky). It looked like it was just something he'd gotten in there so I tried flushing it to no avail. I took him to the vet, who couldn't see the glob but prescribed antibiotic eye drops either way. He took those twice a day for a week and his eye looked like it was getting clear. Then today, 4 days after stopping the medication, the glob is back. It looks exactly the same so I guess it maybe just keeps hiding under his eye lid. He blinks quite a lot and keeps the eye closed when he's chilling out. I don't know what to do - I don't have money to take him to the vet again the same month. Is there anything I can do at all?

He's gotten used to me giving him eye drops now so he shuts his eye tightly whenever I hold him (which is why I can't really get a photo of it). It looks like... a tiny bit of sunscreen, yanno. He's on tile and all, eco earth in his hide, poops well but is really horny just now. I wish I could flush his eye REAL well but he just sucks it into his head if I try :(
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Hi Maja ~

What type and brand of supplements are you using on a regular basis? A wee bit of vitamin A acetate on a regular basis is necessary for eye health.

Here's a quote from Hilde on post 22 which follows my Leo Care Sheet:

VITAMIN A:
: Promotes bone growth, teeth development.
: Helps form and maintain healthy skin, hair, mucous membranes.
: Builds body's resistance to respiratory infections.
: Essential for normal function of retina. Combines with purple pigment of retina (opsin) to form rhodopsin, which is necessary for sight in partial darkness.
: Necessary for proper testicular function, ovarian function, embryonic development, regulation of growth, differentiation of tissues.

  • 19 March 2016: "The vitamin A from animal sources is called retinol, while plant source vitamin A is carotenoids, such as beta-carotene.

    "Animal sources of retinol are bio-available, the gecko can use it 'as is', no extra processing needed. The vitamin A from plant sources, has to be converted to retinol before it can be used.

    "This is what the geckos have trouble with - they don't absorb beta-carotene very well, so they don't have enough to convert to the 'finished' vitamin A. Some species also seem to have trouble converting it to pre-formed vitamin A (retinol).

    "You can increase the beta-carotene rich content of the gutload as much as you want, but it won't benefit the geckos any. They still can't convert it properly, no matter how much you stuff into a cricket."
 
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majahawt

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He gets food every other day and my dusting schedule is

calcium - undusted - reptivite - undusted - calcium D3

I initially thought that he was perhaps getting calcium in his eye when he was tossing it around from his dish so I removed it but problem persists :/
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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majahawt said:
He gets food every other day and my dusting schedule is

calcium - undusted - reptivite - undusted - calcium D3

I initially thought that he was perhaps getting calcium in his eye when he was tossing it around from his dish so I removed it but problem persists :/
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Plain Reptivite lightly dusted?

Over the years I've had occasional tiger geckos develop "cloudy" eye/eyes. Once I even took one of those tiger geckos to a vet opthamologist. No answer. :( That was before I started using Reptivite without D3.

However, right now I have a velvet gecko whose right eye is 1/3 cloudy (lower third) even though I've been using no D3 Reptivite for awhile. Her cloudiness is advancing. :( Perhaps it is a cataract like in humans? I have not found a cure once this develops.

A good eye flush would be a normal saline solution like that in Blink contact lens wetting solution, NOT contact lens cleaning solution. Find a squeeze bottle that would gently direct the flow onto her eye (like the type shampoo comes in or a small plastic travel bottle).

I've started a new thread right here: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...ack-re-cloudy-eye-eyes-geckos.html#post462508
 
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majahawt

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I have been thinking about it but it's more like a... Thicker, small white glob than it is cloudiness :/ I'm using the plain reptivite, yeah. The vet that I saw didn't have a lot of experience with reptiles so I think perhaps when I get paid, I'll call in and ask what days the one that's more reptile-savvy is in
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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majahawt said:
I have been thinking about it but it's more like a... Thicker, small white glob than it is cloudiness :/ I'm using the plain reptivite, yeah. The vet that I saw didn't have a lot of experience with reptiles so I think perhaps when I get paid, I'll call in and ask what days the one that's more reptile-savvy is in
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Please keep this thread updated. :)
 
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majahawt

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So it's been a little while now - last time we saw the goop in his eye was about half a week ago or something. Since then he has shed, so we're basically just checking on him every day to see if perhaps he was able to clear it out himself or not. It's so hard to tell since it can disappear under his eyelid for days at a time but I think he's been blinking a bit less and opening his eye wider. I'm hoping that it's gone for good because the next step would really just be to have him put under so the vet can flush his eye properly and I'd rather not do that unless it's absolutely necessary
 
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majahawt

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Sigh, the eye thing is back. Since we've had no luck flushing it out, I tried clearing it out with a wet q-tip but I'm pretty sure it just went back in under his eye lid when he sucked his eye in angrily.

Gonna see if any of the reptile savvy vets are in on Saturday
 
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majahawt

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I finally found a photo that looks exactly like what he's got!

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The source was suggesting it was a foreign object or shed (like I thought) so hopefully a vet will be able to flush it out
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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majahawt said:
I finally found a photo that looks exactly like what he's got!

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The source was suggesting it was a foreign object or shed (like I thought) so hopefully a vet will be able to flush it out
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Good wishes for Cannoli's eye. If the object moves around like you say. it is probably a foreign object or shed. I hope that you can connect with the reptile-savvy vet soon.
 
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majahawt

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The goop was sitting right in the middle of his eye today so I got a photo of it

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He's gonna see the vet tomorrow so hopefully they'll be able to flush it out. I feel really bad for the little guy!
 
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majahawt

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Last night I thought we'd try to flush it one last time ourselves and... I think we got it! It was sitting right in the middle of his eye and after I flushed we couldn't see it anymore and he's stopped blinking and licking his eye so much! I live quite far from the vet and have to take public transport so I just wanted to see if we could at all avoid taking him and it looks like it worked! We'll be keeping a close eye on him to make sure that we actually did get it but I'm pretty optimistic :3
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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majahawt said:
Last night I thought we'd try to flush it one last time ourselves and... I think we got it! It was sitting right in the middle of his eye and after I flushed we couldn't see it anymore and he's stopped blinking and licking his eye so much! I live quite far from the vet and have to take public transport so I just wanted to see if we could at all avoid taking him and it looks like it worked! We'll be keeping a close eye on him to make sure that we actually did get it but I'm pretty optimistic :3
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Oh my goodness! My positive vibes worked for Cannoli. :biggrin: I've been away for several days and just now read your good news!

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My fingers are crossed that the speck is gone for good, Maja!
 
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