Cataracts Treatment

Question by eminemz: please help m yguniea pig?
Pleae help my guniea pig.?
ok i wanna know whats wrong with my guniea ok
about one month ago his eye was swollen crusty and sometimes it was close shut and white stuff was coming out and round.
then i took him to the vet. the vet give eye drops.
then it got better. then about 2 weeks ago it came back.
so it wasnot that bad so i did not take him to the vet. so now about 3 days it was the same as before swollen smaller than the other eye crusty and white stuff.
and today i took at his eye in the middie i see a ittle white spot . i got scared my heart was beating really fast cuz i donot want him to go blind so is he going blind or no he is about less than one year he is a hairless gunieapig.
he plays jumps and runs around withmy hamster and my bunny he eats sleeps and drinkls he acts fine and normal. he is not in pain at all.
but i am worry cuz i donot get pay until friday i only have 140 i need it so i cannot afford to take him to the vet until friday.

so what is that white thing in the middle of his eye ? could it be a cataract? if so will he go blind or no?

if he has a cataract he would need surgey to removed it cuz i had it done on me before.

but how much will it be for a guniea pig cataract surgery.

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Answer by RobertPattinson<3
Gosh, write neater, I could hardly understand any of it. And how do you know that he’s not in pain? Did he tell you he felt fine -.-

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Question by the great: cataracts in dogs? Please help?
I recently took my dog to the vet and found out she has cataracts. Now he said it isn’t bad because you can barley make out if she has it or not. He made us of the light and showed it to us by putting a light to her eyes. But I still couldn’t see it , I think my parents could. Anyway my dog is a bichion and I read books of watched shows on animal planet about them. According to both books and shows bichion can live up to 20 years I just wanted to know if this will shorten her life or keep her healthy. Please answer with experience .

Thanks

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Answer by Lauren
It will just cause her to eventually go blind, not shorten her life. Blind dogs live full life spans, just blind. The only way this would shorten her life would be if the cataracts were a secondary issue due to a main problem like diabetes. Diabetes can cause cataracts, but chances are if she was just at the vet and had a thorough check up (blood work, etc) and she hasn’t changed her eating/drinking behaviour then it’s just cataracts nothing else.

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Question by Mike: Please HELP me with my family situation…?
My family need help…

My daughter has a cataract on one of her eye when we was 4 months and she went through an eye surgery to take the cataract out. After the surgery she has to wear a contact on that eye during the day. Without the contact she can go blind on that eye. Sometimes the contact fall out and we have to put it back in her eye immediately. because of that reason, my wife have to stay home and can’t go to work.

I’ve tried to keep this family above the water for the past 5 months but now I’m unemployed and we’re struggling through our everyday life.

I’ve applied for SSI (disability) for my daughter but has been deny.

What can i do now?

Is there any program out there that can help us? (private or gov’t)

Is there any program out there that can help family like us?

(contact lens for cataract is quite expensive)
lens, rent, food, bill bill and bills.. i’m in a black hole now.

Is there anything that my wife can do at home to make extra cash? like online job?

thanks,
Mike

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Answer by Qui
Good luck to your family. I hope you’ll be ok.

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Question by Sadf A: Please help, so much stress and depression, just cant take it anymore!?
I am a 20 year old college student and male. These past few years I have been through so much its not even funny. I am about to give up I need some help please!!! A few years ago my dad passed away. Then when I started college I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. A year later my vision went down hill and at age 19 I had cataract surgeries and vitrectomies to fix my vision, however one of my pupils is still dilated months later . I have been through so much I just can’t take it anymore. The stress has caused me a terrible TERRIBLE HORRIBLE HABIT, to rip my eyebrows out. Please don’t laugh at me that is already what my mom did when I told her. I used to be told I was good looking but now I have to wear glasses all the time do to my eye surgeries and now I have patches all throughout my eyebrows. I am embarassed to talk to anyone face to face. I have tried letting them grow back, but when they do the new hairs grow all weird, pointing outward instead of lying flat against my skin. They will not grow back the same for some reason. I am so depressed because of this. Along with being ashamed of how I look, diabetes is not making this any easier. My life is a living hell. I hate waking up in the morning. I have to fill in my eyebrows in the morning like a girl. I am so humiliated and sad. The only thing positive that has happened to me these past few years is that I got a full scholarship. That is the only thing keeping me going right now, the fact that someone is paying for my education. I am so sad right now I cry almost every day I hate life! Help me please! I have told my mom but she just tells me to man up. I feel physically and mentally scarred from what has happened to me and just dont know if I can recover!

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Answer by goofie
im really sorry that you are feeling this way. i can relate ive been depressed for a while to. but i get through it by talking to other people and my dr gave me anxiety meds that really help. theyll keep you from wanting to screw up ur eyebrows. but u can email me any time if u wanna talk.

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Question by Frank T: Help regarding catract surgery!!! Please answer!!!?
My grandmother had cataract srgey about 7 months ago and every since the surgery often times her eyes start to hurt. are there any eye drops or something she can buy to help her???

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Answer by xxx.xx x
She should see her doctor about her pain. She shouldn’t use any over the counter drops because it may make the problem worse. SEE THE DOCTOR!!!

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