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- 06/11/2016 at 12:03 AM
  Bunni Juli
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  hi everyone,
  one of my floor fairies, Miz Tobie had a run in tonight with one of my cats. it appears that the eye is either punctured or abraded. no blood but very “teary”. tried to get a hold of my vets but they both have mesgs telling me the other one is covering emergencies tonight (arrghh). I have given her a dose of pain meds (bupernex & gabapentin) until I can get her in tomorrow,but I am hoping someone else might know if other ways to help keep her comfy till then.
  thanks so much
  bunni juli
  
  ps. the nearest emergency vet is several hours away & doesn’t really do bunnies or we would be in the truck now.
- 06/11/2016 at 1:41 AM
  Arson
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  I would go ahead and get her checked out with the emergency vet. Even if it is a little further away. Just to make sure it doesn’t get infected. Then schedule her to see her regular vet asap afterward.
- 06/11/2016 at 1:55 AM
  Azerane
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  Infection would be my main concern too, especially if the wound is caused by a cats claw, which can harbour lots of dirt and bacteria under it. You could wash out the eye with a saline solution, but I wouldn’t do anything else beyond that until you can see a vet.
- 06/11/2016 at 8:20 AM
  Bunni Juli
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  thank you very much
- 06/11/2016 at 2:42 PM
  Bam
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  Just rinse it with saline eye-wash for humans, by squirting the saline onto the eye and let it dip off. Don’t wipe or pat the eye etc. Just plain saline until you can see a vet. As Azerane says, cats can have some nasty bacteria on their claws, so the risk of infection is pretty high.
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