hi guys, sorry i know i should be posting this in the chinchilla section but im sure all the animal owners on here will be able to help me.

my chin has got a problem with his eye. its started to get dischared, so ive been cleaning it daily, rang the vet today and cant get in as its only emergency's today. but he told me to clean his eye with salt water ?

well wouldnt this sting his eye?
i dont wanna try it if it will hurt him!

any suggestions please

I believe salt water is used to get rid of infection (or at least bring it out). I used it on my rabbit's sore hocks when she had infection in her feet, and it brought the pus out of her feet. I would use salt water on her eye, it won't hurt and it should help.

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Tears are basically saline anyway. As long as you dont make it really strong then it should be fine.

I was always told to use cold (black) tea to bathe eyes - there's something in tea that can soothe the eye and I used it with good success in emergencies in my dogs - without complaint from them. Perhaps have this in reserve if the salt water is sore!

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yea i heard that too, its just that chins cant get water on their fur as it damages it. i know it already is a tiny bit from the discharge but i dont want to damage it anymore.

i have used optrex on my animals eyes but im not sure about chinchillas.
i think anything we can use on our eyes wont burn a animals eyes out
but if unsure stick to weak saline solution.