Eyes

[Cammyron]

Hello all,

My 2 year old female leopard gecko has not been eating very much for the past 5 months (hopefully brumation-related). She is housed with another 2 year old female.

This morning though, I woke up and noticed she has got a watery right eye which was closed (the left is normal), and on closer inspection, she seems to have what looks like a small scratch on her cornea, and the eye is cloudy compared with the other.

I imagine it might have been caused by the other leo's claw (they do climb over each other all the time!), and hopefully it's only irritating her and not infected, but I don't want her to lose her eye. Has anyone had any problems like this before, and how was it managed?

Thanks x

 

[Cammyron]

http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=74117

Just found this one, doesn't paint a good picture. I don't have a herp vet :main_robin: anywhere nearby, would a normal vet be able to prescribe the relevant eye drops? What is the active ingredient that they use anyway, do they use chloramphenicol?

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Why would you want to go to an inexperienced vet? Not only is it a waste of time and money, it doesn't help the gecko. If there is cornea damage, it will get infected without proper treatment.

 

[Cammyron]

Fair point, it's difficult to get to a herp vet, the nearest one is 70 miles away but you're right, it won't get better without treatment

 

[fl_orchidslave]

My vet is 120 miles away.

 

[Cammyron]

Ok, that's good to know... Road trip it is then, thank you