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rabbit eye infection

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Question
I have a 2 week old rabbit and its eye is swollen I put warm water on it and it opened up and a chunck of white started to come out. Its not runny just a chunck is it a infection or could it be its eye.

Answer
First, how did you get a 2 week old rabbit? Is it in a litter that you have? Their eyes normally open at 10 to 14 days. It could be infection, (nestbox eye. You need to have a vet look at it if you are concerned. Or you could get some terramycin ointment and apply thet to the eye after flushing with warm water. Hope this works for you.