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Does My Rabbit Have A Cataract?

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Most common questions used to investigate

Is your rabbit's eye lens partially or fully opaque?

Is there a swelling of the iris in your rabbit's eye?

Are there any white nodule-like bumps on your rabbit's iris?

Is there any eye discharge?

Common conclusions

Your rabbit doesn't show any common symptom of having a cataract.

Your rabbit shows one common symptom of having a cataract. Cataracts are generally evident by the opaque (cloudy) appearance of the lens. The veterinarian may run tests if the bacterial infection is suspected. Cataracts are most commonly present at birth. If a lens is just partially covered then your rabbit has an immature cataract. Surgery to remove cataracts is the primary treatment method and can be performed on both congenital and spontaneous cataracts. The sooner the surgery is done, the better the prognosis. Various medications may also be prescribed, especially in cases of bacterial infection.

Your rabbit shows several common symptoms of having a cataract. Cataracts are generally evident by the opaque (cloudy) appearance of the lens. The veterinarian may run tests if the bacterial infection is suspected. Cataracts are most commonly present at birth. If a lens is just partially covered then your rabbit has an immature cataract. If the entire lens is covered your rabbit has a mature cataract. Surgery to remove cataracts is the primary treatment method and can be performed on both congenital and spontaneous cataracts. The sooner the surgery is done, the better the prognosis. Various medications may also be prescribed, especially in cases of bacterial infection.

Your rabbit shows all common symptoms of having a hyper mature cataract which means that lens liquefaction has occurred. Cataracts are generally evident by the opaque (cloudy) appearance of the lens. Surgery to remove cataracts is the primary treatment method and can be performed on both congenital and spontaneous cataracts. The sooner the surgery is done, the better the prognosis. Various medications may also be prescribed, especially in cases of bacterial infection.

References

https://www.petmd.com/rabbit/conditions/eyes/c_rb_cataracts

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/