flushed rabbits eyes with water

Question
Hi
there was something in my dwarf rabbit's eye and I flushed it out using tap water. I managed to get whatever it was out but now my rabbit's eye is smaller compared to the other untouched one. Is there something wrong? Shld I bring it to the vet? What should I do?  

Answer
Dear Syu,

I'm not sure what you mean by saying one of the rabbit's eyes is "smaller" than the other. Do you mean he's squinting?  If so, he might have scratched his cornea, and this will need veterinary attention.

If the eye is actually punctured and losing fluid, then this *definitely* needs to be seen by a good rabbit vet:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Tapwater should not be harmful to the eye, but whatever was in the eye might have done some damage.  If this were my bunny, I'd call up the vet and have it checked, just to be sure it doesn't need additional treatment.

Hope this helps.

Dana