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Rochelle Newman wrote:
>One of our ferrets has a watery eye. There's absolutely no goop, or
>stickiness, as I'd expect from an infection, and no crustiness - its just
>watery.
The tears that are normally keeping the eye moist drain through the
nasolacrimal ducts (out the nose). That's why your nose runs when you cry-
more liquid drains. If these ducts get obstructed, the tears overflow
instead of draining. I know in horses it can get gunked up and can be
cleared, I don't see why it wouldn't also occur, and have similar treatment
in other animals. However, clearing it might be more of a challenge due to
the small access area in a ferret vs a horse.....talk to your vet. If a
blocked duct is the problem I don't think it's actually harmful to leave it
alone, just a bit messy.
[Posted in FML issue 1919]
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