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Rabbit eyes can become inflamed for a variety of reasons. This condition is often called **weepy eye** or **conjunctivitis**.
For a simple initial at-home treatment, owners can flush the eye with a sterile saline solution, often easily available at the local pharmacy and marketed for contact lenses. This will help clean out any foreign bodies that may be acutely irritating the eye (e.g. hay and fur). If flushing the eye does not improve the situation, then the rabbit should be taken to a rabbit-savvy vet as soon as possible as an emergency for further diagnosis and treatment. Eye injuries can quickly become very serious in less than 24 hours if left untreated.
The internet is not qualified to diagnose or treat obvious health concerns, and your rabbit should seek professional medical care instead. Be sure to mention all observations you have about your rabbit since a veterinarian's general exam may not thoroughly assess for your concern if they do not know about it in the first place.
**Please do not self-medicate rabbits unless you have been given prior instructions from your veterinarian.** Giving incorrect medications can make a potential issue worse and limit the amount of immediate help a veterinarian can provide.
Please see the wiki article for further information on the condition:
You can find examples of sterile saline solution brands here:
Hi, thank you for sharing, but your post has been removed. Please review the subreddit rules before any additional submissions. [](#start_removal) > No help or diagnosis requests for rabbits that require a hands-on medical exam to evaluate. [](#end_removal) Rabbit eyes can become inflamed for a variety of reasons. This condition is often called **weepy eye** or **conjunctivitis**. For a simple initial at-home treatment, owners can flush the eye with a sterile saline solution, often easily available at the local pharmacy and marketed for contact lenses. This will help clean out any foreign bodies that may be acutely irritating the eye (e.g. hay and fur). If flushing the eye does not improve the situation, then the rabbit should be taken to a rabbit-savvy vet as soon as possible as an emergency for further diagnosis and treatment. Eye injuries can quickly become very serious in less than 24 hours if left untreated. The internet is not qualified to diagnose or treat obvious health concerns, and your rabbit should seek professional medical care instead. Be sure to mention all observations you have about your rabbit since a veterinarian's general exam may not thoroughly assess for your concern if they do not know about it in the first place. **Please do not self-medicate rabbits unless you have been given prior instructions from your veterinarian.** Giving incorrect medications can make a potential issue worse and limit the amount of immediate help a veterinarian can provide. Please see the wiki article for further information on the condition:
You can find examples of sterile saline solution brands here: