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>Well, Katie, he is a beautiful boy, other than his >swollen eye. And what you describe, the sticking >together, sounds like what children have that we call >"pink eye", although I have not seen that kind of >swelling with pink eye before. Questions: is he an >only flyer? Is he around young children? Can you >handle him easily? If so, get a q-tip and just dampen >it with a dab of water, enough to make it easy to >remove the infection that is "stringing" the eye >closed--this may make it possible for you to see >inside a bit better. (I never put anything in the eye >that is not an opthalmic solution from my vet.) Do >you have a vet that treats flyers? If so, I would >take him, just so she can see if he has damaged the >eye or pupil and perhaps a bit of infection has >started and he needs some antibiotic salve or drops or >medicine. Our babies are so small and things happen >so quickly to them, so I probably would make a vet >trip. > > >>My lil flyer is about 4 and a half years old now and >>this is the first time i have seen this. I noticed >>just tonight that his eye was puffy and he seems to >>have a bit of fluid of something stringing the middle >>together. I do not know if he just got something stuck >>that has irritated it or if he has some sort of >>infection. Does anyone have any advice? Should i just >>wait it out or should i take him to a small animal >>vet? Are flyers prone to eye infections? >> >>heres a picture for a better diagnosis >> >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g180/KTfrance0 >6 >>/myspace%20pics/?action=view¤t=charlie.jpg" >>target="_blank"><img >>src="<a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g180/KTfrance06 >/">http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g180/KTfrance06/</ >a> >>myspace%20pics/charlie.jpg" border="0" >>alt="Photobucket"></a> >> >>this isnt a "blinking" look it's just swollen. thanks >>for any advice - Katie
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