Friday 4 January 2013

Cloudy eye in Rabbits

Cloudy eye in rabbits (aslo known as cataracts)  is when the bunnies eyes have or develop a cloudy film on the lens of an eye. It could be completely cloudy, or only partially.


Types:

Immature - This is when the lens of the eye is only part cloudy
Mature - This is when the lens of the eye is completely cloudy
Hyper-mature -  This is when the lens of the eye starts to liquify


Symptoms:

Lens of eye is partially or fully opaque
The eye produces a discharge
The iris swells


Causes:

Most commonly occurs at birth, and can suddenly become worse.
Normally related to bacterial infection
Can happen from nutritional deficiency
Can also develop with no known cause - could be from older age

Treatment:

The primary method would be to have surgery to remove it.
There is also various medications which can be prescribed.

Prevention: 

There isn't a certain way to get rid of this, as there is no known cause and is always changing.

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