Hello,
This is (basically) my first post. I recently 'rescued' arabbit from a local Humane Society; he appears to be a Holland Lop andhe has short hair.
Anyhow, the day I got him we emptied a 10' x 12' room of our house thatis carpeted that we didn't use and deemed it the rabbit's training areaas we are moving soon. He was not very friendly as I believehe was given to the shelter from a bad home (I was told the reason theyhad him was because he was no longer wanted). He has sincewarmed up to me and my girlfriend quite quickly. His roomcontains training things like an older bed, a table, some sono-tubes,toilet paper rolls, plastic 'boards',, power cordes covered in varousprotectants (they're not plugged in) and other nick-knacks he mightfind around the house and will destroy. We're trying tofigure out what he likes.
Well, the reason I am posting is that, after about 3 days, he developeda 'weepy eye' where his fur around his left eye was wet. Iimmediately brought him to the vet and they said there was nothingwrong and his eye was not red at all. Well, he continues tohave weepy eye and my girlfriend is cleaning it every otherday. His 'home', which is the primary place he sleeps, is asmall plastic bottomed cage (maybe 2.5'x2') that is filled with hay(not sure of the type) that is very fresh. The carpet is shagand isn't particularly clean (read: it hasn't been shampooed in YEARSso it's a little dusty). He also has been digging through thecarpet and possibly eating it !! We stopped that though withsome careful placements of wooden boards.
Basically, what do I need to do to try and stop his weepyeye. I have had many rabbits (all outdoor) and none have evergotten sick in any way so this is kindof scary to me.If it isof any consequence, the day that I got the bunny I noticed that hisleft eye (the weepy one) is always closed more than the righteye. Of course, I can't show the vet because his eyes areopen 100% whenever he's in a foreign area.
His name was Wesley, now it's Ollie (Oliver). His favoritethings to do are to thump the ground and sleep. Eating isalso one of his favorite passtimes.
This is (basically) my first post. I recently 'rescued' arabbit from a local Humane Society; he appears to be a Holland Lop andhe has short hair.
Anyhow, the day I got him we emptied a 10' x 12' room of our house thatis carpeted that we didn't use and deemed it the rabbit's training areaas we are moving soon. He was not very friendly as I believehe was given to the shelter from a bad home (I was told the reason theyhad him was because he was no longer wanted). He has sincewarmed up to me and my girlfriend quite quickly. His roomcontains training things like an older bed, a table, some sono-tubes,toilet paper rolls, plastic 'boards',, power cordes covered in varousprotectants (they're not plugged in) and other nick-knacks he mightfind around the house and will destroy. We're trying tofigure out what he likes.
Well, the reason I am posting is that, after about 3 days, he developeda 'weepy eye' where his fur around his left eye was wet. Iimmediately brought him to the vet and they said there was nothingwrong and his eye was not red at all. Well, he continues tohave weepy eye and my girlfriend is cleaning it every otherday. His 'home', which is the primary place he sleeps, is asmall plastic bottomed cage (maybe 2.5'x2') that is filled with hay(not sure of the type) that is very fresh. The carpet is shagand isn't particularly clean (read: it hasn't been shampooed in YEARSso it's a little dusty). He also has been digging through thecarpet and possibly eating it !! We stopped that though withsome careful placements of wooden boards.
Basically, what do I need to do to try and stop his weepyeye. I have had many rabbits (all outdoor) and none have evergotten sick in any way so this is kindof scary to me.If it isof any consequence, the day that I got the bunny I noticed that hisleft eye (the weepy one) is always closed more than the righteye. Of course, I can't show the vet because his eyes areopen 100% whenever he's in a foreign area.
His name was Wesley, now it's Ollie (Oliver). His favoritethings to do are to thump the ground and sleep. Eating isalso one of his favorite passtimes.