Mucus in the eyes! Help

[winterkid]

Hello guys and girls...
I am from malaysia.
I have a gecko that wont open her eyes.
She just shed 3days ago,actually she got a problem sheding, and I had to soak her in a bath then help her peel off her skin.
Then yesterday I found mucus / slime in one of her eye...
Her eyes had been closed for three days...
She is totally blind...she didnt even open her eyes for once.
Pls help.
And I cnt find a vet.
There is no vet near me.

 

[tiedxupxinxknots]

Hello guys and girls...
I am from malaysia.
I have a gecko that wont open her eyes.
She just shed 3days ago,actually she got a problem sheding, and I had to soak her in a bath then help her peel off her skin.
Then yesterday I found mucus / slime in one of her eye...
Her eyes had been closed for three days...
She is totally blind...she didnt even open her eyes for once.
Pls help.
And I cnt find a vet.
There is no vet near me.

I don't think that there is a home remedy for something like this, your gecko is probably going to need meds, which only a vet can recommend and dose..

 

[grboxa]

^. hes right, a vet is in order. There must be a vet in Malaysia... even if its extremely far, you must take the trip...remember...you took the reptile in .. now its up to you to take care of it. Some side advice, i dont know what substrate you are using, but if its sand or something lose take it out and put in something like papertowel to decrease chances of infection.

 

[winterkid]

Hi thx for. The reply
I am using saline solution and a cotton bud to gentlely clean the eyes...
I will go and get gentamicin to clean the eye...
Honestly I think that there is no vet that threats gecko or any exotic animals
So if there is any vet or gecko doctor out there pls guide me through the procedure
I can Try to find the meds if I have the name.....
I am using newspaper as substrate....^^

 

[chrisherp]

I think it's dangerous to try and treat yourself at home without vetenarians supervision.

 

[nater]

There is no vet near me.

What state are you in?

 

[winterkid]

i am in penang state....^^
but i see that there is improvement in the conditions of the eye.....^^
and i didnt started to use the gentecimin yet...
i am just using saline water to treat...
but if the condition worsen i will sure use the gentemicin..........
it finally opened both of its cute eyes.....^^
but if there is stuck shed how do i remove them?
in malaysia there are many LG keepers and they treat the infections themselfs...
i dont know y ???? but there is no exotic pet vet i have heard of and seen....
i even googled and all that turned up was vet for dog or cats... T.T
if there is any kind person out henre pls guide me through this porcess ....T.T

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Sterile saline and a q-tip is all that's needed to remove stuck eye shed. Saline can be safely streamed into the eye from the bottle, then worked off with the q-tip. It gets infected if it's not all removed. It also helps to give the gecko a warm shallow bath in a closed container for 10-15 minutes prior to treating the eye. I suggest you contact other gecko owners in your area and ask for vet referrals so you will be prepared should it be needed. It's not a good idea to use any medications unless you are certain it's necessary. It sounds like you jumped on the eye issue right away so it should be fairly simple to clear up with a bit of patience.