At the emergency clinic last night...

[Marlene]

Hope Skittles is feeling better soon. Hope it isn't serious.

 

[Lauren]

She's happy to be back in her cage at home <3

I took out her toys from the cage with pokey things (her shredding blocks and foraging stuff) and she's comfortably sleeping on her stick. I am leaving Marley out, he tends to groom her eye rings and I don't want to irritate it more.


Snapped a photo of her at work, she wasn't too thrilled to have bright light AND a camera in her face

 

[Birdiemarie]

Ohhh...poor little girl. She looks so uncomfortable. Hope she's all better soon.

 

[southernbirds]

I'm sure she will be better before the weekend is over. She is a pretty girl and will be fine.

 

[Jeddy]

Poor Skittles. It sure does look swollen. I would be the same way as you. Other then the swollen eye Skittles is one beautiful baby.

Many healing vibes coming your way.

 

[Lauren]

You guys are wonderful <3 thank you so much for all the positive thoughts <3

 

[kcbee]

Poor Skittles That looks so uncomfortable. It does look like conjunctivitis to me. Hopefully you can get her to your vet on Monday and get her some antibiotics!

 

[birdlvr466]

Poor baby. How could this vet say her eye wasnt swollen. I hope she can be seen sooner than later by a competent vet so she can be treated.

 

[suncoast]

What is he? A blind idiot???!!! I'm mad all over again. I would most certainly find out who's in charge of that emergency clinic and send your photo over of your obviously sick little girl and ask for a friggen refund. Why is he even practicing? She needs to get to a real vet ASAP. I would put warm compresses on that eye with sterile water until you can get her in.

Ginger

 

[meaggiedear]

That poor baby! I hope she gets better soon!

 

[birdlady]

OMG how could the vet say it is not swollen? Obviously the poor baby is not feeling well and yes, the eye is not normal I hope she feels better soon....

 

[southernbirds]

It is so obviously swollen. Sorry that you both had such an unpleasant experience at the ER Vet. Let us see another photo tomorrow. She will start to respond to the medication by then.

 

[Lauren]

I will post another photo before I do her eye drop in the morning!!

Thank you again everyone <3

 

[Dana Lee]

I hope Skittles feels better soon. Ug, I feel your pain about emergency vets, I used to have 5 ferrets and had to venture over to the ER vet in the wee hours of the morning twice. They knew absolutely nothing about ferrets and charged me hundreds of dollars (Xrays etc). One trip cost me a bundle and the following day at our normal experienced ferret vet it turned out to be just gas pain

 

[Renae]

Jasper had an eye infection which looked a bit like that:

I hope her eye is much better soon.

 

[Lauren]

Significant improvement today. Thank GOODNESS!!

I've been keeping her out of the cage from Marley (he tends to enjoy grooming her eyerings )

I'm going to continue the drops until it's 110% better:

VS


The first hour I noticed it:

Renae <3 How is Jasper now?! And how long did it take him to heal up?

 

[southernbirds]

Definite improvement from yesterday! I am so happy for both of you. It was something she must have gotten when she used her little foot to scratch her head and caught her eye. Glad the medicine worked and all be be well for the weekend and beyond.

 

[Lauren]

Thank you!!

I almost threw up when I saw how big of an improvement it was from yesterday.. I've been lacking so much sleep because I've been worrying... Now I know how EVERYONE feels when their birds are ill or injured..

 

[southernbirds]

It is really torture to see a being you love in distress. Now you can exhale!!

 

[Lauren]

*takes a deep breath*

She's face first in her food dish om nom'ing a nutriberry. She's going to be extra spoiled I tell you.