[Tori0824]

Hi all! My rat Milo had what I thought was blood on his eye from a scratch. I noticed it two days ago when it was time to put him away and thought nothing of it. Today I noticed a white/yellow goo in it. That particular side of his head does smell while the other doesn’t. Is this an eye infection? What should I do? There was more goo earlier but I didn’t think anything of it and just wiped it out and it’s taken a few hours for more to show up

 

[NannyToRats]

Oh dear, that looks very uncomfortable. I would certainly assume an infection. If you have any baytril to hand, and you know the dosage, I'd try giving him that, and use sterile water to gently wash the eye area. But get him to a vet asap.

 

[Brian and Patches]

Polysporin antibiotic and pink eye drops. They are not painful and should help.