MY ABBIT HAS A EYE PROBLEM.

Question
HI, I HAVE HAD MY RABBIT FOR ABOUT 3 & HALF YEARS NOW. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT MY RABBIT HAS LIKE A WHITE STREAK THOUGH HIS EYE BALL. LOOKS LIKE LIGHTNING I WHITE STRIKE. I TOOK IT TO THE PET SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND HE SEEMS OK AND HAPPY ENOUGH SO I LEFT HIM. TODAY I HAVE JUST SEEN THAT HE'S EYE SEEMS TO BE ALL BLURED AND A SORT OF WHITE CLOWED IS OVER THE TOP. IT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL HORRIBLE NOT KNOWING WHATS WRONG WITH HIM OR IF HE IS SUFFERING. CAN YOU HELP ME IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE.

THANKS LOUISE

Answer
It sounds like a cataract. As long as one eye is still good, he should be just fine. It shouldn't be causing him any pain. He may need to adjust for some loss of sight, though. If he starts acting jumpy, it may be that he is not seeing you when you approach. It this starts happening, be sure to make some soft noises so he knows you are coming and is not frightened.