Eye Infections
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Eye infections can be caused by a wide range of things.
"Nest Box Eye"
Sometimes kits can get eye infections. Their eyelid often gets sealed shut and puss builds up behind the lid.
Cleaning the eye infection daily is imperative. You can use a warm, CLEAN, damp rag to clean the crusty bits off of the eyelid, then force the eyelid open gently. Express any puss out of the eye. I recommend a chamomile compress- you can take a chamomile tea bag and steep it for a minute in hot water, then let it cool until it's comfortable to touch. Squeeze most but not all of the water out (think damp not drippy) and hold the tea bag over the eye for several minutes. Chamomile has natural healing properties, is a natural pain reliever, and the warm damp heat will also help loosen the crusted on bits that will often be stuck in and on the eyelashes. Remove the compress and finish cleaning every bit of crusty or goopy infection from inside and outside the eye. Apply terramycin by smearing it into and over the eyelid. If you don't have terramycin, then you can use an antibacterial ointment. Be sure your ointment does NOT have pain reliever in it. I do not recommend creams, as the mama bun is just going to easily groom it off. The ointment sticks better. Repeat daily until cleared up.
Sometimes the eye turns cloudy during an infection. This is typical, and most of the time the eye will clear up once the infection is cleared up.
Cleaning the eye infection daily is imperative. You can use a warm, CLEAN, damp rag to clean the crusty bits off of the eyelid, then force the eyelid open gently. Express any puss out of the eye. I recommend a chamomile compress- you can take a chamomile tea bag and steep it for a minute in hot water, then let it cool until it's comfortable to touch. Squeeze most but not all of the water out (think damp not drippy) and hold the tea bag over the eye for several minutes. Chamomile has natural healing properties, is a natural pain reliever, and the warm damp heat will also help loosen the crusted on bits that will often be stuck in and on the eyelashes. Remove the compress and finish cleaning every bit of crusty or goopy infection from inside and outside the eye. Apply terramycin by smearing it into and over the eyelid. If you don't have terramycin, then you can use an antibacterial ointment. Be sure your ointment does NOT have pain reliever in it. I do not recommend creams, as the mama bun is just going to easily groom it off. The ointment sticks better. Repeat daily until cleared up.
Sometimes the eye turns cloudy during an infection. This is typical, and most of the time the eye will clear up once the infection is cleared up.
Entropian
Entropian is caused by a rolled eyelid. This is often genetic and usually cannot be corrected. The best option is to cull and remove this problem from your herd.
