Possible cherry eye?

[Shaynalee96]

My girl is two years old and a mini rex. She has been treated for syphilis and was treated just over a year ago. I noticed her eye last night, but brushed it off as my English lop tends to show his third eye lid a lot. Today though, I really noticed how abnormal it looks and it has not went away. It protrudes from her eye when closed. I am currently quarantining but do plan to take her to the vet as soon as I can. Anyone has experience with this? Advice? This is my baby so I'm very worried.

 

[helena]

Yes, that looks like Cherry Eye, but the protrusion of the third eyelid could have other meanings. Maybe this can help you Medirabbit

 

[JBun]

It could possibly be cherry eye(prolapsed gland) or it could be a protruding third eyelid. If it's cherry eye, because it's not severely prolapsed, there's a possibility it could correct on it's own, but if it doesn't then it may need to be surgically fixed by an experienced rabbit vet.

If it's a protruding third eyelid, stress, pain, and fear would be the most common cause, but that is usually a temporary thing which goes away when the rabbit calms down. If this isn't going away with your bun, then I would be concerned about the health issues that can cause something like this. More serious ones being a heart problem or a thymoma. In which case, you would need your bun examined by your vet, likely needing xrays done.
Medirabbit (prolapsed gland)

Medirabbit (protruding third eyelid)

Medirabbit (congestive heart failure)

http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Thymoma
https://www.theveterinarynurse.com/...bbits is a,advanced imaging and tissue biopsy.

https://rabbit.org/vet-listings/

 

[Shaynalee96]

Update: The vet isn't available. until the 30th. Her eye has gotten worse since that was scheduled on Friday, therefore I will be calling the emergency vet tomorrow. It's definitely bothering her now because she wouldn't eat much last night. I broke out the critical care and she's eaten a little today but not as much as her chunky self normally does.
Hopes that it isn't anything major, but my guess is that they will say surgery.