URGENT rabbit eye closed

Question
hi,
I have a 5 month old girl bunny, she is a lion head dwarf.  Yesterday I noticed that she is squinting in her left eye.  The lower lid seemed red also the area above the eye seemed inflamed.  It is not closed the entire time when she is out of her cage both eyes are fully open.  It seems when she is in her cage she keeps that one eye shut.  I have been doing research online and I am worried about it being something major, always thinking the worst.  My main problem is it is a Saturday night here and I wont be able to get her to rabbit vet until Monday.  I had to take her to a ER last month because she was limping on her front leg.  The only vet that will take her on emergency around RI is 45 mins away because she is an exotic, and they treated me awful.  And I can not afford $250 to take her there just to walk in, never mind the visit.  I am struggling to make ends meet, I lost my job 3 weeks ago and currently, and unemployed.  My vet is only 50 to walk in, and they will let me do a payment plan.  I wanted to know your opinion on what i should do, or what I could do to help my bunny comfort wise, to get through to Monday.  I am wondering if she may have poked her eye or got something in it, or scratched it.  Is there anything I can do at home such as a warm compress or saline solution?

Also she is drinking and eating fine.  She is running around like normal.

Answer
Hi,

a flavored baby aspirin once a day can help with inflammation and reduce pain a little.  Make sure she has eaten and drank beforehand, try to give to her after she has taken a drink.

You can try using regular neosporin (not the plus version) on the lid of the eye (not on it or inside) until tomorrow at the vet.

You can also use eye drops to wet/flush the eye a little if it appears dry.

Keep a little notepad with what care you've given her, and when, and any reactions to it, with you and bring to the vet.  That way they can know what you've done for her and how long ago.

Make sure she keeps eating and drinking normally.  To keep her strength up and prevent dehydration and the gi tract from shutting down.

Lionheads have problems with teeth and sinuses and eyes because all of that is interconnected and they have flatter faces which compacts it all even more.  Vet should do an xray to make sure the teeth roots are not the source of the problem.  They will most likely prescribe chloramphenicol topical ointment to place on/around the eye and probably some oral antibiotic as well to get the infection under control first.  If there's anything else causing it like tooth roots or a blocked tear duct they may discuss what needs to do about that with you.

And prayer. Don't forget prayer.